Egypt - Society Divided Over Recent Niqab Ban at Schools Egyptians talk to Al Jazeera about the recent government decision to prohibit students from wearing niqab. By Umut Uras 12 September 2023 - The Egyptian government has banned female students from wearing the niqab, a face-covering veil, at schools, according to state-owned . Learn More
Beyond Gender: Why Feminism Benefits Everyone
BEYOND GENDER: WHY FEMINISM BENEFITS EVERYONE Feminism is everyone’s business, requiring a whole-of-society approach. It is not only women’s work, and it certainly is not a women’s club. Feminism is for anyone of any gender. By Cristiana Badulescu July 24, 2023 - Feminism challenges power imbalances and the discriminatory practices and . Learn More
A Woman’s Place – Song & Video by Sara Thomsen
A WOMAN’S PLACE - SONG & VIDEO BY SARA THOMSEN http://www.sarathomsen.com/ WUNRN Video & Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnVMwPuehoI&feature=youtu.be . Learn More
Nagorno-Karabakh Region, Armenia & Azerbaijan – Tensions & Conflict
Nagorno-Karabakh Region, Armenia & Azerbaijan - Tensions & Conflict - Gender By Kathryn Armstrong September 28, 2023 - The leader of the self-declared Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh has said it will cease to exist in the new year. Samvel Shahramanyan announced on Thursday that he had signed an order dissolving all state institutions . Learn More
Women & Hunger – Gender Inequality Is Fueling the Food Crisis
Women & Hunger How gender inequality is fueling the food crisis Here’s what you need to know about women and hunger. November 4, 2022 - There’s no way around it: Hunger is sexist. More women and girls around the world go hungry every day than men and boys. In many countries, that’s by design. Women and hunger: Fast . Learn More
Stockholm Syndrome – Complex Attachments of Victims to Their Captors, Abusers
STOCKHOLM SYNDROME – COMPLEX ATTACHMENTS OF VICTIMS TO THEIR CAPTORS, ABUSERS By Cari Nierenberg Psychiatrists use the term Stockholm syndrome to describe a set of psychological characteristics first observed in people taken hostage during a 1973 bank robbery in Stockholm. In that incident, two men held four bank employees hostage at gunpoint . Learn More
Saudi Arabia – Women Can Now Take Islamic Pilgrimages Without a Male Guardian
Saudi Arabia - Women Can Now Take Islamic Pilgrimages Without a Male Guardian, But That Doesn’t Mean Traveling Alone By Iqbal Akhtar July 25, 2023 - Saudi Arabia has changed its decadeslong rule that mandated single women be accompanied by a male relative when performing an Islamic pilgrimage, facilitating the participation of thousands of . Learn More
Cuba – Growing Feminization of Migration in Cuba Poses New Challenges
Cuba - Growing Feminization of Migration in Cuba Poses New Challenges By Luis Brizuela HAVANA, Aug 25 2023 (IPS) - Emigrating from Cuba was an agonizing decision for Ana Iraida. She left behind family and friends; in her backpack she carried many hopes, but also the fear of facing dangers on the journey to the United States. “My salary . Learn More
Every Woman’s Song – Video
EVERY WOMAN’S SONG – VIDEO Every woman is a storyMight not always have a happy endingAnd every story has a historyAnd the past is always worth rememberingTo all the women who have gone before meTo all the women who have yet to comeWe all weave our separate storiesBut from a distance they are oneWe are a rainbow of faces and a tapestry of songsWe . Learn More
EU – Make Europe a Safe Place for All Women & Girls! – PETITION
Make Europe a Safe Place for All Women & Girls! To the European Commission, European Parliament and Council of the European Union SIGN THE PETITION ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WEBSITE LINK PAGE: https://act.wemove.eu/campaigns/violence-against-women#:~:text=We%20have%20an%20historic%20opportunity,or%20shelters%20free%20of%20charge! We . Learn More
Mexico – Nation Set for the First Female President in 2024 Election
Mexico Set for the Nation’s First Female President in 2024 Election Former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum and senator Xóchitl Gálvez were selected as the candidates for the two major electoral groups. Thomas Graham in Mexico City September 6 2023 - Mexico will almost certainly have its first female president in 2024, after the . Learn More
MENA – Ways Women Can Help End the Middle East Water Crisis
MENA - WAYS WOMEN CAN HELP END THE MIDDLE EAST WATER CRISIS We know women have to be at the heart of designing and delivering the response to the region’s water problems, says Oxfam MENA’s Sally Abi Khalil. She sets out four principles for a fresh, feminist approach to managing water. July 3, 2023 - Women In the Middle East and North Africa . Learn More
IFA Statement on Ageing for UN Human Rights Council 54 + Spirited Photos
INSPIRATION FOR AGEING WOMEN – PHOTO BEFORE AND AFTER 71 YEARS …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Written Statement Submitted by the International Federation on Ageing (IFA) 54th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council 11 September – 13 October . Learn More
International Indigenous Women’s Day – September 5
Indigenous Women's Day is celebrated on September 5 to honor the Aymara warrior Bartolina Sisa, who led a rebellion against Spanish colonizers in Peru in 1780 and was killed in 1782. This day also recognizes the role of indigenous women in preserving their culture, biodiversity, and ancestral knowledge, as well as their fight against violence and . Learn More
France – Top French Court Upholds Ban on Muslim Abayas in Schools
Top French Court Upholds Ban on Muslim Abayas in Schools France's highest administrative court ruled Thursday that a school ban on abayas, traditional over-garments worn by some Muslim women, was legal. By:FRANCE 24 September 7, 2023 - The State Council, France's highest court for complaints against government authorities, said it had . Learn More
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