There is a substantial need to bring marginalized voices into our climate change responses and rebuild eco-feminist archives, as that will impact not only our society but also the planet. The new ordinance passed by the Uttarakhand state government, first of its kind in India, gives co-ownership rights to women in their husband's ancestral . Learn More
China – Population Demographics – Ageing Society & Fewer Babies
China – Population Demographics Data show the country is facing a demographic crisis, with an ageing population and young couples having fewer children. Yvaine Ye 25 August. 2022 - When will China’s population, the world’s largest, peak? It’s a point that demographers say is fast approaching. The country’s health department announced this . Learn More
Why Women Should Involve Themselves in Politics
WHY WOMEN SHOULD INVOLVE THEMSELVES IN POLITICS By Elizabeth Shriver Posted August 30, 2021 - Politics is completely understandable, given the different roles and responsibilities of men and women in our society. Women have a pivotal role in supporting and fueling the engines of societies and economies year-round. However, for doing so, they . Learn More
Women at the UN Security Council
Women at the UN Security Council October 21, 2022 - For much of its 76-year history, the Security Council barely heard from women. Most of the diplomats and policymakers seated there were men. From 1990–2022, a mere 8 per cent of its Permanent Representatives were women, and more than a third of them were appointed only in the last four years. In . Learn More
UN Needs a Sea Change in Its Handling of Sexual Exploitation & Abuse (SEA) – Ambassador Chowdhury
UN Needs a Sea Change in Its Handling of Sexual Exploitation & Abuse (SEA) – Ambassador Chowdhury By Anwarul K. Chowdhury* (New York) - Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Nov 08, 2022 (IPS) - Calling it “so disappointing and disheartening” in social media on 17 October, Dr. Rosie James, a British medical expert, announced that “I was . Learn More
The Case for Gender Equal Parenting: Vital for Early Childhood Development & a Transformative Tomorrow
THE CASE FOR GENDER EQUAL PARENTING: VITAL FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND A TRANSFORMATIVE TOMORROW At MMM, we believe that sharing the invisible work of caring and educating children more equitably is a quadruple win: essential for early child development (ECD), beneficial for both men and women, as well as foundational for peaceful . Learn More
Greta Thunberg – Author of THE CLIMATE BOOK & Activist Against Capitalist Systems.
Greta Thunberg - Author of THE CLIMATE BOOK & Activist Against Capitalist Systems From a climate change campaigner to presenting a new Far-Left political agenda against “racist” capitalism - meet the new Greta Thunberg. By India McTaggart November 4, 2022 - The 19-year-old Swedish activist has announced that as well as tackling her . Learn More
Africa – How Women Grow & Stabilize Economies in Africa
AFRICA – HOW WOMEN GROW & STABILIZE ECONOMIES IN AFRICA By Anzetse Were, Senior Economist at FSD Kenya Women’s contributions to economic output and baseline economic welfare tend to be underestimated due the double injustice of unpaid care work and unpaid work. This double injustice denies women of the compensation, reward, recognition . Learn More
Yemen – Warring Sides Fail to Agree on Extension to UN-Backed Truce – Continued Trauma & Crises for Women & Girls
Yemen - Warring Sides Fail to Agree on Extension to UN-Backed Truce Continued Trauma & Crises for Women & Girls HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?? – SCROLL DOWN BELOW WEBSITE TO SEE DOCUMENTARY VIDEO. October 3, 2022 - The UN-backed truce initially took effect in April and raised hopes for a longer pause in fighting. The devastating conflict . Learn More
Ukraine – How War Affected Ukrainian Orphans – The Highest Number in Europe
Ukraine - How War Trapped Ukrainian Orphans More than 100,000 children in Ukraine live in the care system, the highest number in Europe. By Sofiia Kohut 15 October 2022 - As fears of an imminent Russian invasion grew in early 2022, Kostiantyn Zemlianskyi, the director of Regional Orphanage 3 in the city of Kharkiv, began planning how best . Learn More
Diwali – Festival of Lights – Women
Diwali in 2022 - The five-day event began on Saturday, October 22, and ends on Wednesday, October 26. The Diwali illuminations with lighted diyas bring the supernatural brightness and joy with the hope of finding light in darkness, achieving knowledge where there is ignorance, and spreading love amidst hatred. Diwali is also known as the . Learn More
Women & Transitional Justice
WOMEN & TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE “Why should a fight be played out on my body?” - Jacqueline Mutere, Founder of Grace Agenda, Kenya In periods of conflict or authoritarianism, women often become targets of human rights violations because of their gender and the marginalization they suffer in many societies. They may suffer physical and sexual . Learn More
North Korea – New UN Special Rapporteur to DPRK Will Focus on the Situation of Women & Girls
September 2, 2022 - Elizabeth Salmon, the newly appointed United Nations special rapporteur on the human rights situation in North Korea, said during her first press conference on Friday in Seoul that she would use her mandate to better protect the rights of women and girls in North Korea. “I am particularly determined to bring more attention to . Learn More
Gender & Climate Change: An Important Connection
Climate change has a greater impact on those sections of the population, in all countries, that are most reliant on natural resources for their livelihoods and/or who have the least capacity to respond to natural hazards, such as droughts, landslides, floods and hurricanes. Women commonly face higher risks and greater burdens from the impacts of . Learn More
Afghanistan – Woman Commits Suicide Before Taliban Could Stone Her for Running Away
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 16, 2022 (ANI): A woman in Afghanistan’s Ghor province died by suicide before Taliban forces could kill her for running away from home, local media reported citing local Taliban. According to Khaama Press, the Taliban planned to stone the woman, who ran away from home with a married man, on Friday, but before that, . Learn More
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