Iran - ‘Women, Life, Freedom’ Revolution Has a Manifesto. Here Are the Next Steps. By Shadi Sadr* On February 13, when I saw the Manifesto for Minimum Demands of Independent Trade Union and Civil Organizations of Iran on Twitter, I was sent back to the early 2000s. I noticed some of the women’s rights organizations I used to work with among . Learn More
Every Two Minutes a Woman Dies During Pregnancy & Childbirth – UN
Every Two Minutes, a Woman Dies During Pregnancy or Childbirth 23 February 2023 - Maternal health setbacks in many parts of the world have contributed to the worrying finding that a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth around every two minutes, UN agencies said. According to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO), maternal . Learn More
Egypt – Cabinet Approves Draft Law on Criminalizing Underage Marriage
Egypt: Cabinet Approves Draft Law on Criminalizing Underage Marriage On April 12, 2022, the Egyptian Cabinet approved a draft law on criminalizing underage marriages in Egypt. The draft law would punish the parents of the underage bride and groom, the officiator conducting such a marriage, and any adult over the age of 18 who marries a minor. . Learn More
USA – Black History Month – Women of Color Contributions to American Women’s History
USA - Black History Month - Women of Color Contributions to American Women's History Black History Month is an annual celebration in the United States that recognizes the history, culture, and contributions of Black Americans every February. The 19th Amendment did not enable all women of color to vote. Black, Asian, Native American, and . Learn More
Turkmenistan – Women’s Unmet Needs as in Health, Domestic Violence, Patriarchal Culture
TURKMENISTAN – WOMEN’S UNMET NEEDS AS IN HEALTH, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, PATRIARCHAL CULTURE Abortion, contraception, domestic violence: none of these are publicly discussed. One website, Saglyk, tries to give women the information they desperately need. Aynabat Yaylymova 31 January 2023 - Turkmenistan has two faces. The first is the one we . Learn More
Mexico – Women Film Directors Take the Lead
Mexico - Women Film Directors Take the Lead After decades of struggling for the recognition long granted their male peers, female filmmakers in Mexico are setting the industry ablaze. By Oscar Lopez Leer en español MEXICO CITY — As a young girl growing up in 1980s Mexico, the idea of becoming a filmmaker was almost unthinkable for . Learn More
Nepal – Women Survivors of an Isolated Village in a Remote Himalayan Region of Nepal
Nepal - Women Survivors of an Isolated Village in a Remote Himalayan Region of Nepal Poverty, climate change, underdevelopment, migration, loss of identity and history, women left behind — all the realities Nepal’s corner people face seemed distilled in the life, and slow death, of one village. By Tulsi Rauniyan – Autumn 2022 I passed . Learn More
Denmark & Sweden Offer Asylum/Refugee Status to All Women & Girls from Afghanistan “Soley Based on Their Gender
Denmark, Sweden Offer Protection to All Women, Girls from Afghanistan EU Member States Should Follow as Taliban Crackdown Continues In a noteworthy decision, last week, Denmark’s Refugee Appeals Board announced in a statement that it will grant asylum to all women and girls from Afghanistan “solely based on their gender.” The appeals board . Learn More
North Korea – Succession Questions Raised by Kim Jong-Un’s Daughter Appearances
North Korea - Succession Questions Raised by Kim Jong-Un's Daughter Appearances By Jean Mackenzie February 9, 2023 - On Wednesday night lines of monster missiles rolled through the North Korean capital Pyongyang. But it was not just his weapons that Kim Jong-Un was parading. On show too, was his daughter. As the North Korean leader took up . Learn More
Single Parent Challenges – Leave No Single Mother Behind
LEAVE NO SINGLE MOTHER BEHIND Make Mothers Matter has long highlighted the inequitable distribution of unpaid family care work and how it prevents women, in particular when they are mothers, to access decent work and fully participate in the labour market, an issue which came under the spotlight during the Covid-19 crisis. The situation is . Learn More
Iran – How Iran’s Ayatollahs Could Lose to the Champions of “Women, Life, Freedom”
How Iran’s Ayatollahs could lose to the champions of ‘women, life, freedom’ The movement that has grown around Mahsa Amini’s memory is unlike any other in Iran’s history. Clerical rulers, and the world, are watching to see where it leads. BY SALLY ARMSTRONG - SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL Sally Armstrong is a journalist, author and . Learn More
International Women’s Day 2023: “Digit ALL: Innovation & Technology for Gender Equality”
International Women’s Day 2023: “DigitALL: Innovation & Technology for Gender Equality” 22 DECEMBER 2022 - The theme for International Women’s Day, 8 March 2023 (IWD 2023) is, “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. This theme is aligned with the priority theme for the upcoming 67th Session of the Commission on the Status . Learn More
First Woman Pastor in the Holy Land Is Ordained
First Woman Pastor in the Holy Land Is Ordained By Yolande Knell - BBC News, Jerusalem In many parts of the Christian world, female church leaders are no longer unusual. But until now, the Holy Land - where events in the Bible are set - had not seen a local woman ordained. On Sunday, a Palestinian from Jerusalem, Sally Azar, became its . Learn More
6 Matriarchal Societies That Have Been Thriving with Women at the Helm for Centuries
6 Matriarchal Societies That Have Been Thriving With Women at the Helm for Centuries In these communities around the globe, women oversee everything from politics, economics, and the broader social structure. BY SARAH MADAUS If you look far enough back into history, you'll find that women were revered and honored for their ability to bear . Learn More
The Age of the Grandparent Has Arrived!
The Age of the Grandparent Has Arrived! The ratio of grandparents to children is higher than ever before. Jan 12th 2023 - The most saccharine song of 1980 was “There’s No One Quite Like Grandma”, performed by the St Winifred’s School choir from Stockport, England. It shot to the top of the British charts as kids everywhere gave it to granny . Learn More
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