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The Gambia – Isatou Touray, Women’s Advocate, Appointed Vice President of The Gambia

Vice President Isatou Touray I was born in Banjul where I received my education. I initially trained as a teacher, and was posted in various parts of the country, including the rural areas. I observed that women were working for over 18 hours and walking for long distances to collect firewood with their children on their back. As a home craft . Learn More

Venezuela – Addressing Risks of Exploitation for Venezuelan Women & Children Seeking Refug

More than 3 million people have fled Venezuela since 2015 due to widespread insecurity, the collapse of the economy, lack of food and medicines, and fears of violence, discrimination, and persecution. They have sought safety throughout Latin America and the Caribbean region. Ecuador and Peru are two of the countries hosting the largest number of . Learn More

To Achieve Gender Equality, We Must First Tackle Our Unconscious Biases

By Beatrice Alba – March 7, 2018 People often argue that most Western/Northern Europe societies have achieved gender equality – women have all the same legal rights as men, and workplace discrimination based on gender is illegal. Despite this, feminists continue to argue that the battle for gender equality is not yet won. So what do we mean when . Learn More

Iran – Woman University Student Speaks Out Against “Virginity Tests” & Interrogation Methods – Current Prison Sentencing Appeal

Parisa Rafiei, a student at the University of Tehran, was pressured to take a “virginity test” while in state custody and then blocked from lodging a complaint against the inhumane practice, she revealed in an open letter published on May 9, 2019. May 11, 2019 -“In a totally unlawful action during my detention, my interrogator with the approval of . Learn More

USA – Why a Women’s Foundation Is Backing Male Leaders in the Challenge for Gender Equity

December 02, 2018/ - By Julia Travers The organized struggle for women’s equity has persisted throughout much of U.S. history. Even with important, staggered wins, society still treats women unjustly in many ways, with some forces continually seeking to roll back gains. Additional barriers existed and persist for women of color, women who are . Learn More

International Day of the Midwife – Saving Lives of Mothers & Babies

UNICEF/Vishwanathan - An Auxiliary Nurse Midwife performs critical ante-natal services in Shrawasti, India. 5 May 2019 - Why are midwives important? What impact have they had on mothers’ and babies’ health? As the United Nations celebrates midwives across the world on Sunday, here are five things you should know about the critical role they play . Learn More

Sudan’s Female Revolutionaries Must Beware of Fate that Befell Women in Libya

Women wave national flags and chant slogans during an April demonstration against Khalifa Haftar in Martyrs Square, in the LIbyan capital Tripoli. Photograph: Mahmud Turkia/AFP/Getty Images By Zahra’ Langhi - CEO of the Libyan Women’s Platform for Peace 3 May 2019 - At the same time that images of female Sudanese revolutionaries were going viral, . Learn More

Bangladesh – Girl Student Burned to Death for Reporting Sexual Abuse by Teacher

Bangladeshi women hold banners and photographs of schoolgirl Nusrat Jahan Rafi at a protest in Dhaka [AFP] 19 April 2019 - A schoolgirl was burned to death in Bangladesh on the orders of her headteacher after she reported him for sexually harassing her, police said on Friday. The death of 19-year-old Nusrat Jahan Rafi last week sparked protests . Learn More

Unsafe on the Streets – Girls & Young Women Share Experiences of Group Harassment

1 April 2019 - This report looks at street harassment perpetrated by groups of men and boys across five major cities: Lima, Madrid, Kampala, Delhi and Sydney. Why is street harassment by groups of men towards women often viewed as harmless, part of normal, permitted, male behaviour when in fact for girls and young women it can be frightening, . Learn More

Northern Ireland – Lyra McKee: Murdered Belfast Journalist “Committed to Truth”

AFP/Jess Lowe - Lyra McKee was a "hero" to the LGBT comminity in Northern Ireland, says a friend By Laura McDaid BBC News NI - 19 April 2019 "Kid, it's gonna be okay... it's going to get better. "You're going to join a scheme that trains people your age to be journalists... for the first time in your life you'll feel like you're good at . Learn More

Spain – Citizens Stopping Housing Evictions in Spain’s Cities

Protest against evictions in Spain. Source: 20minutos By Melissa García Lamarca – April 18, 2019 As Spain's unemployment rate climbs above 25 percent and its social welfare system is meticulously dismantled, around 500 eviction orders are issued each day. Banks are repossessing the homes of those who can't meet their mortgage payments. This . Learn More

EU – Gender Employment Gap in the European Union

March 7, 2019 - In 2017, the employment rate of women aged 20 – 64 (66.5%) was 11.5 percentage points (pp) lower than that of men aged 20 - 64 (78.0%) in the European Union (EU). In other words, the gender employment gap in the EU stood at 11.5 pp. Among the EU Member States, the gender employment gap was lowest in Lithuania (1.0 pp), Finland (3.5 . Learn More

Afghanistan – Woman Whipped by Taliban for No Burqa Face Mesh, Lost Consciousness

The Taliban beat Aziza because the burqa she was wearing did not have a mesh to cover her eyes, like the one shown above. Photograph: Fayaz Aziz/Reuters Aziza’s story reflects the growing number of violent public assaults on women deemed to be in breach of sharia law in Afghanistan By Haroon Janjua – 18 April 2019 One of four women who was . Learn More

Saudi Arabia-Georgia – Runaway Saudi Sisters Apply For Asylum In Georgia

The Saudi sisters after arriving in Georgia By RFE/RL's Georgian Service – April 10, 2019 Two Saudi Arabia sisters, who say they fled their own country because of “oppression,” have applied for asylum in Georgia but still feared they could be reached by their family and forced back to Saudi Arabia. The sisters, Wafa al-Subaie, 25, and Maha . Learn More

Include Women in Nuclear Security & Policymaking Fields – End Male Gender Bias – Note Women’s Leading Roles in Peace Movements

Foreign Policy illustration By Xanthe Scharff - April 15, 2019 Nearly three decades after the end of the Cold War, nuclear conflict remains the single greatest immediate threat to global security. The United States, Russia, China, France, the United Kingdom, India, Israel, Pakistan, and North Korea are currently nuclear-armed states, and Iran, . Learn More