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Kenya – Accused of Witchcraft & Murdered for Land

Accused of Witchcraft Then, Murdered for Land 7 July 2024 - BBC Africa Eye investigates a shocking spate of elderly people accused of witchcraft then murdered along Kenya’s Kilifi coast, and discovers the true motives behind the killings. The Jefwas believe family members were behind the attacks. By Njeri Mwangi in Kilifi county & . Learn More

Uganda Women Examples of Exploitation as Saudi Domestics

Uganda Women Examples of Exploitation as Saudi Domestics UGANDA WOMEN EXAMPLES OF EXPLOITATION AS SAUDI DOMESTICS Culton Scovia Nakamya - JOURNALIST & MEDIA ENTREPRENEUR In April 2021, 30-year-old Fridah Nakawooya embarked on a journey from Uganda to Saudi Arabia that she hoped would transform her life and fortunes. The single . Learn More

Need for Digital Finance for Women in Conflict Zones

What's Needed for Digital Finance to Reach Women in Conflict Zones Women’s livelihoods are the first to suffer during conflict. Reaching them with digital financial services could provide an important lifeline. By Natalie Donback 20 June 2024 - Just before the war in Sudan broke out in April last year, the nongovernmental organization . Learn More

Africa – Femicide & Reproductive Violence Harm Women & Girls

Femicide & Reproductive Violence Harm African Women, Girls By Betty Kabari NAIROBI, Jul 31 2024 (IPS) - International African Women’s Day on July 31 recognizes the contribution of African women toward political, social, and economic freedom on the continent. But gender equality is still not a reality for most African women. Many . Learn More

Millions of Young Women Suffer Partner Violence

Millions of Young Women Suffer Intimate Partner Violence: WHO 29 July 2024 - Nearly a quarter of all adolescent girls who have been in a relationship – close to 19 million – will have experienced intimate partner violence by the time they turn 20, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new analysis. The study, published in the . Learn More

Olympics & Beyond,, World Must Stand with Afghan Women

Olympics & Beyond, the World Must Stand with Afghan Women By Natalie Gonnella-Platts Director, Global Policy - George W. Bush Institute August 2, 2024 - For the first time in Olympic history, female and male athletes will be equally represented in Paris – a milestone that must serve as a call to action for greater progress in support . Learn More

Women in War – Feminist Art

FEMINIST ART – WOMEN IN WAR This is an online art gallery to present feminist artists (including graphic artists) in conflict zones whose work is about human rights, especially women’s rights. You don’t have to be a woman to be feminist, a liberated man will do which is why we will include male artists. This section is continually . Learn More

Russia – Putin Presses Women to Have More Children

Have Babies for Russia: Putin Presses Women to Embrace Patriotism over Feminism Women in Russia are being told to forgo education and careers to prioritize having many children, even as Putin’s war in Ukraine drains men from the workforce. By Robyn Dixon - Francesca Ebel -Natalia Abbakumova July 30, 2024 - MOSCOW — Vladimir Putin, who has . Learn More

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons – 30 July

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons - 30 July Every country in the world is affected by human trafficking Human trafficking is a crime that exploits women, children and men for numerous purposes including forced labour and sex. Since 2003 the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has collected information on about 225,000 victims of . Learn More

Child Care Needs Limit Women’s Work Forc e Gains

Child Care Needs Limit Women’s Work Force Gains Participation in the labor force has surged among women in their prime working years. But for those with children under 5, the gains may have peaked. By Sydney Ember July 26, 2024 - Jessica Cuevas loved her job as a college counselor at a high school. But after giving birth to a son in . Learn More

Venezuela – Exit Polls Show Opposition Beating Maduro

Exit Polling in Venezuela Shows Opposition Beating Maduro By a Wide Margin Opposition candidate Edmundo González, a stand-in for banned leader Maria Corina Machado, more than doubled President Nicolás Maduro’s support, Edison Research reported Sunday evening. By Samantha Schmidt - Ana Vanessa Herrero - María Luisa Paúl Updated July 28, . Learn More

Israel-Lebanon – Young Among Killed in Attack in Golan Heights

Israel-Lebanon - Children and teens among 12 dead in Golan Heights rocket attack that Israel blames on Hezbollah By Ivana Kottasová, Eyad Kourdi, Lauren Izso, Abeer Salman, Catherine Nicholls and Andrew Raine, CNN 01:37 July 27 - CNN — At least 12 people, including children, were killed when multiple rockets hit a village in the Golan Heights . Learn More

Women’s Leadership & Political Participation

Facts & Figures: Women’s Leadership & Political Participation June 2024 - Women’s equal participation and leadership in political and public life are essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. However, data show that women are underrepresented at all levels of decision-making worldwide and that achieving gender . Learn More

Japan – Often Misunderstood History of GEISHA

Japan – Often Misunderstood History of GEISHA A ban against tourists in Kyoto’s geisha districts went into effect this year. What triggered it? By Julia Shiota June 28, 2024 - For many, the term “geisha” conjures a striking image: a face painted bright white, a head of glossy sculpted black hair, and traditional kimono in an array of . Learn More

Call for a Feminist Global Economic Order

The Bretton Woods system of monetary management established the rules for commercial relations among the United States, Canada, Western European countries, and Australia and other countries, a total of 44 countries[1] after the 1944 Bretton Woods Agreement. The Bretton Woods system was the first example of a fully negotiated monetary order intended . Learn More

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