Girls and young women feel undervalued, undermined and underestimated – this is not new. From an early age, young girls are forced to reckon with harmful stereotypes and harsh gender norms. But today's girls are redefining what it means to be authentically represented across politics, media, business and all corners of daily life. They are . Learn More
Iran -Tehran Hosts First International Congress for Women of Influence
Tehran Hosts First International Congress for Women of Influence Story by Tehran Times TEHRAN – January 20, 2023 - The First International Congress for Women of Influence was held in Tehran on Friday with female guests including wives of heads of state, ministers, vice presidents, and parliamentarians from Burkina Faso, Kyrgyzstan, Serbia, . Learn More
Afghan Girls & Women Made Focus of International Education Day: UNESCO – January 24
Afghan Girls & Women Made Focus of International Education Day: UNESCO – January 24 UNESCO is calling for immediate and non-negotiable access to education and a return to school for all girls and young women in Afghanistan. 19 January 2023 - Barring girls and young women from classrooms in Afghanistan could wipe out huge gains made in . Learn More
Mexico-USA Border Migrants in Record Numbers – Risks & Dangers for Migrant Latina Women
Why Migrants Are Crossing the USA-Mexico Border in Record Numbers MARIA IN NOBODY’S LAND – FILM - DANGEROUS JOURNEY FOR MIGRANT WOMEN - VIA MEXICO TO USA Women Make Movies - Film Segment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-g1hjtFM5Y A film by Marcela Zamora Chamorro Spanish, Subtitled in English MARIA IN NOBODY’S LAND is a classic . Learn More
Pakistan – Rights Experts Urge Action on Coerced Abductions, Religious Conversions, Child Marriage
Pakistan - Rights Experts Urge Action on Coerced Abductions, Religious Conversions, Child Marriage 16 January 2023 - Top independent human rights experts expressed alarm on Monday at a rise in abductions of girls as young as 13 in Pakistan, who are forced to marry and convert to Islam. In their appeal to the authorities to stop the alleged . Learn More
Burkina Faso – Suspected Jihadists Kidnap 50 Women
Burkina Faso - Suspected Jihadists Kidnap 50 Women Many of the women had been picking fruit ‘because there is nothing left to eat’ as long-running insurgency hits food supplies. 15 Jan 2023 - Suspected jihadists have abducted about 50 women in insurgency-wracked northern Burkina Faso, local officials and residents say. Roughly 40 were . Learn More
Why Men & Boys Are Needed for Women’s Empowerment
WHY MEN AND BOYS ARE NEEDED FOR WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT As the United Nations sexual and reproductive health and rights agency, UNFPA works to empower every woman and girl to reach her fullest potential. Alongside becoming allies in women’s empowerment efforts, men and boys also benefit greatly from standing up for reproductive rights. We work to . Learn More
Media Gender Equality in the Era of Diversity
Media Gender Equality in the Era of Diversity November 28, 2022 - Seems like you can’t fight for recognition of women in discussions about diversity without being drawn into TERF wars. The TERF—trans-exclusionary radical feminist—label is increasingly being applied to disparage voices urging protection of the modest gains for women in the steep . Learn More
Gender Bias Busters for When People As sume You’re Not In Charge Because You’re a Woman
Gender Bias Busters for When People Assume You’re Not In Charge Because You’re a Woman By Amy Diehl & Leanne M. Dzubinski Summary. Role incredulity is a form of gender bias where women are mistakenly assumed to be in a support or stereotypically female role — an administrative assistant, nurse, wife, or girlfriend, for instance — . Learn More
Ending Violence Against Women & Girls: Bridging the Gap Between Multilateral Aspiration & State Practice
Ending Violence against Women & Girls: Bridging the Gap between Multilateral Aspiration & State Practice Despite global normative commitments by UN member states, violence against women and girls in myriad forms is prevalent in every country and culture. This issue brief focuses on how governments have committed to global norms to end . Learn More
Bolivia – Skateboarder Women Use Indigenous Attire to Battle Discrimination
Bolivia – Skateboarder Women Use Indigenous Attire to Battle Discrimination February 2, 2022 - Colorful polleras are symbols of cultural identity in Bolivia’s countryside. The history of the voluminous, traditional skirts worn by Indigenous Aymara and Quechua women is complex: Dating to the Spanish conquest in the 16th century, polleras . Learn More
Syria-Jordan – In Jordan Camp, Syrian Refugees Choose School Over Child Marriage
In Jordan Camp, Syrian Refugees Choose School Over Child Marriage By Lin Taylor A decade since the Zaatari camp opened, a growing number of girls are challenging family pressure for them to marry early. Early marriage, teenage pregnancy common in Zaatari camp Rates of child marriage much higher among Syrian refugees More girls are . Learn More
Barbara Walters, Media Pioneer, Passes Away at 93
Barbara Walters, Media Pioneer, Passes Away at 93 By The Associated Press December 30 2022 - NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Walters, the intrepid interviewer, anchor and program host who blazed the way as the first woman to become a TV news superstar during a career remarkable for its duration and variety, has died. She was 93. Her legacy as a . Learn More
Children with Albinism at High Risk of Abuse & Attacks for Witchcraft Accusations
Albinism is a rare, non-contagious, genetically inherited condition which commonly results in the lack of melanin pigment in the hair, skin and eyes, causing vulnerability to sun exposure. The physical appearance of persons with albinism is often the object of erroneous beliefs and myths influenced by superstition, which foster their . Learn More
Afghanistan – Without Women, Afghanistan Has No Future
Afghanistan - Without Women, Afghanistan Has No Future By Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab December 25, 2022 - In December 2022, the Taliban, the de facto authority in Afghanistan, banned women from public and private universities until further notice. Reportedly, this decision was partly due to female students allegedly not adhering to the Taliban . Learn More
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