Chief Mwanza has put women and girls at the top of her agenda since rising to power. © UNFPA Malawi/Henry Chimbali 24 January 2019 - UNFPA MWANZA, Malawi – Chief Mwanza knows all too well the opportunities that are lost when girls are married off as children. She was married when she was only 14 years old. Born Chalendo MacDonald in 1952, she . Learn More
Habitat for Humanity: Women’s Rights & Lives in Today’s Slums – Urbanization Realities for Poor Women in City Slums
Urbanisation spells both hope and despair to the lower class, unskilled Indian woman. For many women, migration to the mega-cities seems like the best way to earn some more money to be able to save, create a less busy life and to provide their families with a more certain future. The desire to move is great, so great that in rural areas it is . Learn More
Man Box Culture & The Backlash Against Women’s Equality
How the brutal suppression of boys’ authentic connection drives our culture of inequality By Mark Greene Nov 28, 2018 - The fight for women’s equality is creating upheaval that is explosive in its implications for men’s core sense of identity. #MeToo is a particularly timely earthquake, coming at a liminal moment in history when much of what . Learn More
Self-Care from the Frontlines: Women Human Rights Defenders on How They Stay Motivated to Keep Fighting
Women human rights defenders are at the forefront of advancing rights. They mobilize to create more just and less violent societies—and often at great cost. As a group they face attacks, death threats, travel bans, and surveillance. Their safety and the safety of their families is often at risk. 44 were killed just last year. Yet they keep . Learn More
Saudi Arabia – No More Secret Divorces by Men – Women Must Be Notified
AFP/Getty Photo 5 January 2019 - A new regulation in Saudi Arabia is set to stop Saudi women from being divorced without their knowledge. Starting from Sunday, courts will be required to notify women by text on rulings confirming their divorces. Local female lawyers suggest the measure will end what are known as secret divorces - cases where men . Learn More
Korean Peninsula – Gender Equality Analysis
By Eun Ha Chang, O Son Hwa and Hwang Su Yon FOCUS ASIA November, 2018 Issues of gender equality and women’s participation can often be neglected in peace building processes and thus far it has certainly not been a driving agenda in the current negotiations on the Korean Peninsula. To seek to fill this policy gap ISDP (Institute for Security & . Learn More
Universal Health Coverage, Gender Equality & Social Protection: A Health Systems Approach
Authors: Gita Sen, Veloshnee Govender and Salma El-Gamal - Publisher: UN Women - Date: December, 2018 This paper is one of two background papers commissioned by UN Women for CSW 63 (March, 2019) on “Social Protection Systems, Access to Public Services and Sustainable Infrastructure for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and Girls”. . Learn More
Child Marriage in Refugee Camps – Lebanon
The ongoing Syrian conflict has generated one of the largest refugee crises in recent history forcing over 5.5 million people to flee their homes and escape to neighbouring countries. Lebanon, one such neighbouring country, now is home to approximately 1.5 million Syrian refugees. The situation for children, especially for girls, is of great . Learn More
Critical Role of Civil Society in Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
Arguing that the inclusion of civil society is essential for the implementation of any viable strategy to combat human trafficking, this publication can serve as an additional tool to assist the OSCE (Organization for Security & Co-operation in Europe) participating States strengthen their responses to trafficking in human beings, especially in . Learn More
Declaration on the Rights of Peasants & Other Workers in Rural Areas Adopted by UN General Assembly – Gender
UN Adopts Declaration on the Rights of Peasants The Third Committee of the UN General Assembly approved the Declaration on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas, expressing the widespread support for the promotion and protection of human rights for an often neglected population. It was approved by a recorded vote of 119 . Learn More
What to Do About Climate Change? Ask Women – They Have the Most to Lose
Photo: A refugee in the Lake Chad Basin - UNICEF Text by Winnie Byanyima - Executive Director of Oxfam International A fight for climate justice is a fight for gender justice. 18 December 2018 - Climate change has always been a political issue. At its root are huge imbalances of power and inequality, which were on display at the recent UN . Learn More
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