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Freeing the 51%: Women Remain the World’ s Largest Oppressed Nation

Freeing the 51%: Women Remain the World’s Largest Oppressed Nation Published by jlweber on June 27, 2023 This post is authored by Dr. Shilan Fuad Hussain, Marie Sklodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellow and Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Law and Politics and the Social Policy Research Centre at Middlesex University. In many nations . Learn More

Salam Sisters – Dolls Empowering & Inspiring the Next Generation of Muslim Girls

Dolls Empowering & Inspiring the Next Generation of Muslim Girls Friendship. Faith. Fun. Empowering and inspiring young girls Meet the Salam Sisters! A group of loveable, fun, culturally diverse, and incredibly motivated girls. Welcome to our world of confident characters, stories, and delightful experiences that our young girls can . Learn More

Women’s World Cup 2023 – UN Women & FIFA Join Forces for Gender Equality

Women’s World Cup 2023 – UN Women & FIFA Join Forces for Gender Equality July 20, 2023 - New York UN Women and FIFA are coming together during the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand 2023 (20 July to 20 August 2023) to celebrate the skills and achievements of the teams and players, to advance gender equality in football, . Learn More

Arctic Nomad Tundra Women – Pregnancy & Childbirth – Video

ARCTIC NOMAD TUNDRA WOMEN – PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH - VIDEO VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_XMJ7TiTwg To get to the hospital, a helicopter is required as the distance is too far. While it was scheduled to arrive the next day to pick up Vera, a severe blizzard hit and it was not possible for the aircraft to get to the family's . Learn More

Iran – Women Face Increased Violence as State Resumes Forced-Veiling Patrols

Iranian Women Face Increased Violence as State Resumes Forced-Veiling Patrols July 18, 2023 – Women and girls in Iran face increased violence, arbitrary arrests and heightened discrimination as the Islamic Republic re-activates its forced-veiling police patrols, said the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) in a statement today. The UN and . Learn More

Extreme Heat, Rain, Fires, Flooding, Cause Pervasive Destruction Worldwide

EXTREME HEAT, RAIN, FIRES, FLOODING, CAUSE PERVASIVE DESTRUCTION WORLDWIDE Extreme rainfall accompanied by deadly flooding hit the United States and several other countries over the weekend and last week. This follows last week’s relentless flooding in India, Japan, China, South Korea, Turkey, and the U.S. Although the destructive floods are . Learn More

World Bank’s Financial Inclusion Agenda Blind to Growing GENDERED Over-Indebtedness

World Bank’s Financial Inclusion Agenda Blind to Growing GENDERED Over-Indebtedness SUMMARY · World Bank’s financial inclusion programme celebrates latest banking data, papering over issues of over-indebtedness and moral hazard as banks post record profits · Cost of living crisis, financialisation and austerity create . Learn More

Women & Girls Bear the Brunt of Global Eater & Sanitation Crisis

Women & Girls Bear the Brunt of Global Eater & Sanitation Crisis July 6, 2023 - Women and girls are primarily responsible for water collection in seven out of 10 households that lack supply, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report . The study provides the first in-depth analysis of . Learn More

WOMEN – Poem

Poem by Federico Mayor, Former Director General of UNESCO: WOMEN Woman You brought with you A new song. But we did not let you Speak out Although yours Is the voice of half the earth. Woman, Your eyes Saw the world Another way. But we did not want To know the meaning And warmth Of . Learn More

Afghanistan – Taliban Say They Banned Beauty Salons Because They Offered Forbidden Services

Afghanistan - Taliban Say They Banned Beauty Salons Because They Offered Forbidden Services The ruling is the latest curb on the rights and freedoms of Afghan women and girls, following edicts barring them from education, public spaces, and most forms of employment. July 6, 2023 - Women's beauty salons were banned in Afghanistan because they . Learn More

Barbie Movie Is Banned in Vienam…Philippines? China?

BARBIE MOVIE IS BANNDED IN VIETNAN…PHIIPPINES? CHINA? BY JONAH VALDEZ - STAFF WRITER JULY 5, 2023 - The upcoming movie “Barbie” has been banned in Vietnam. Now, the Philippines is considering its own ban on the Warner Bros. film. And it has nothing to do with the film’s excessive use of pink, or Ryan Gosling’s Ken-doll spray . Learn More

Latin America Foto Festival – Gender

GASLIGHTING Abuse – Creates Self-Doubt – Women’s Vulnerability – Video & Analysis

“GASLIGHTING” ABUSE – CREATES SELF-DOUBT – WOMEN’S VULNERABILITY – VIDEO & ANALYSIS Gaslighting By Kristin Meekhoff * - June 4, 2022 KEY POINTS People you know and love may look the other way and act as though gaslighting didn’t or isn’t happening. Experiencing gaslighting can create trauma. Sharing your secrets with a . Learn More

Latin America & Caribbean – Children Free of Inequality, Discrimination, & Violence

Gender Equality Enjoying the same rights is the best way to promote a life free of inequality, discrimination and violence for children in Latin America and the Caribbean Available in: Español & English Latin America and the Caribbean is the region with the most inequality, discrimination and violence on the planet. The situation . Learn More

International Widows’ Day – June 23 – Invisible Women, Invisible Problems

Invisible Women, Invisible Problems For many women around the world, the devastating loss of a partner is magnified by a long-term fight for their basic rights and dignity. Despite the fact that there are more than 258 million widows around the world, widows have historically been left unseen, unsupported, and unmeasured in our . Learn More

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