Why Swedish & Finnish Children Celebrate Easter by Dressing Up as Witches Each year in Sweden and Finland, young children continue a centuries-old tradition marking the night that witches celebrated Sabbath with the devil before Jesus’s resurrection. By Emma Cieslik March 29, 2024 - As children in Värmland, Sweden, Fredrik Skott and . Learn More
Sudan – In Darfur, Genocide Fears Rise Again
SUDAN – IN DARFUR, GENOCIDE FEARS RISE AGAIN By Gabriele Steinhauser March 22, 2024 - Her chest tightening in panic, Taiba Hassan Adam watched as a group of men splashed gasoline on the small brick and grass house. Their comrades kept their rifles trained at her. Hassan Adam’s three youngest children—10-year-old Mohamed, 8-year-old Awadia and . Learn More
Sweden -Greta Thunberg & Activists Call for Climate Justice NOW
Greta Thunberg, 40+ Other Climate Activists, Block Entrance to Swedish Parliament Greta Thunberg and over 40 other activists blocked the entrance to the Swedish parliament, demanding action on the climate crisis. March 12, 2024 - The activists held signs that said “Climate Justice Now,” and Thunberg expressed her dissatisfaction with how the . Learn More
Gloria Steinem, Feminist Activist, Turns 90
Gloria Steinem Turns Age 90 “We are living out the unlived lives of our mothers, because they were not able to become the unique people they were born to be.” BY LORI SOKOL March 24, 2024 - “I’m 90?!” my mother horrifyingly exclaimed the day I told her she reached this extraordinary birthday milestone. “Ooooh, don’t tell anybody!” she . Learn More
CUTIES-MIGNONNES -French Film of Pre-Teen Girls “Coming of Age”
CUTIES-MIGNONNES - French Film of Pre-Teen Girls "Coming of Age" & the Popularity Pressures vs. Cultural Contrasts MIGNONNES - CUTIES is a French Film, with English Subtitles, that tells the story of Amy, an 11-year-old immigrant girl who joins a group of French girl dancers named THE CUTIES at school. Amy rapidly grows aware of her . Learn More
Positive Ripple Effects of Investing in Women
The Positive Ripple Effects of Investing in Women When we invest in women, we invest in a stronger and healthier future for everyone. We invest in longer, more fulfilling lives and more prosperous economies, with billion-dollar returns. By: Emma Schwartz March 26, 2024 - Women spend 25% more time in poor health compared to men. The gap isn’t . Learn More
Women’s Rights Caucus Statement on CSW68 Conclusions
Women’s Rights Caucus Statement on the CSW68 Agreed Conclusions The 68th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the main intergovernmental body dedicated to gender equality, came to a close on Wednesday, 27 March 2024 The Women’s Rights Caucus (WRC)—a global intersectional feminist coalition of more than 400 . Learn More
Bangladesh – Cooperative Farming Makes Women Farmers Climate-Resilient
Cooperative Farming Makes Bangladesh’s Coastal Women Farmers Climate-Resilient By Rafiqul IslamReprint | PATUAKHALI, BANGLADESH , Jan 10 2024 (IPS) - In the past, Salma Begum, 40, lost her crops every year due to natural disasters. She lives with her five-member family in Ashabaria village under Rangabali upazila, a remote coastal island in . Learn More
25 Million Women’s Stitches for Each of the World’s Refugees
25 MILLION STITCHES – ONE STITCH FOR EACH OF THE WORLD’S 25 MILLION REFUGEES The world is in flight. 25 million people* across the globe have been forced to flee their homelands as a consequence of genocide, war, poverty, natural disasters, targeted violence, and other grave threats. They leave behind everything they’ve known and possessed in . Learn More
Online Predators Coerce Children into Self-Harm
On Popular Online Platforms, Predatory Groups Coerce Children Into Self-Harm Vulnerable teens are blackmailed into degrading and violent acts by abusers who then boast about it. By Shawn Boburg, Pranshu Verma and Chris Dehghanpoor March 13, 2024 - The person in the online chat introduced himself as “Brad.” Using flattery and guile, he . Learn More
Women’s Marital Property Law Reform Needed in MENA
Marital Property Law Reform Is Needed In MENA (Middle East & North Africa) Countries To End Discrimination Against Wives Lebanon, Beirut, November 29, 2023: Divorced women and widows are frequently denied a fair share of marital assets in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) because of discriminatory family laws and practices. This often . Learn More
COVID Update Analysis, 4 Years Later
COVID Update Analysis, 4 Years Later By Nicholas Christakis March 8, 2024 - In March 2020, at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the U.S. went into lockdown. Four years later, Covid has receded into the background of our lives. As is typical after serious epidemics, people are now seeking out pleasures they had to forego. Domestic air . Learn More
Ramadan – Holy Month of Islam – 2024
RAMADAN – HOLY MONTH OF ISLAM - 2024 March 8, 2024 - In 2024, the holy month begins on Monday, March 11 and is expected to end on Tuesday, April 9. The timing of Ramadan follows the lunar cycle and is dependent on the sighting of a crescent moon at the first and end of the month. The fasting period typically lasts between 29-30 days. What is . Learn More
A Woman’s Place – Song & Video by Sara Thomsen
A WOMAN’S PLACE - SONG & VIDEO BY SARA THOMSEN Video & Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnVMwPuehoI&feature=youtu.be WUNRN http://www.sarathomsen.com/ . Learn More
FGM – Female Genital Cutting Continues to Increase Worldwide
Female Genital Cutting Continues to Increase Worldwide Campaigns in some countries have reduced the practice, but it remains widespread in those with high rates of population growth. By Stephanie Nolen - Leer en español March 7, 2024 - More than 230 million women and girls around the world have undergone female genital cutting, according . Learn More
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