The famous brick building brand unveiled a new box set inspired by female trailblazers. Next week will mark the release of a LEGO box set celebrating women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The set, aptly named Women of NASA, features figurines of Margaret Hamilton, Sally Ride, Mae Jemison, and Nancy Grace Roman. . Learn More
Cambodia – Film By/About Cambodia Garment Workers & Their Realities – Series Coming with 6 Films on Labour Behind the Label
The garment industry turns over almost $3 Trillion a year. Yet garment workers, 80% of them women, work for poverty pay, earning as little as $21 a month. Human rights abuses are systemic throughout the industry. Poverty wages, long hours, forced overtime, unsafe working conditions, sexual, physical and verbal abuse, repression of trade union . Learn More
South Africa – Black Mambas – The World’s First All-Female Anti-Poaching Unit
The all-female Black Mambas guard South Africa’s most precious wildlife with their lives. Members of the all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit perform a routine patrol through a wildlife reserve in South Africa's Limpopo province. Photograph by Mujahid Safodien, AFP/Getty Images By Cristina Goyanes - October 12, 2017 It's 6:40 a.m. . Learn More
U. S. Women in the Armed Services
US Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Keith Brown November 11, 2017 - Veteran’s Day is a time to give our thanks to current and former members of the US armed forces. That includes women, who joined up in disguise during the American Revolution and today serve openly in every branch. WUNRN notes that women are now serving in the military in multiple . Learn More
Philippines – 17 Women Rights Defenders Killed Under Current Presidency
Contributed photo. By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL- November 29, 2017 - Bulatlat MANILA – At least 17 women rights defenders were killed under the administration of President Duterte, according to the Association of Women Human Rights Defenders in the Philippines, Tanggol Bayi. The latest victim, Elisa Badayos of Karapatan-Central Visayas, was . Learn More
Rural Women Across Europe & Central Asia Empower Their Communities Despite Challenges
Kyrgyzstan, 2016. Photo: UN Women Europe and Central Asia/Rena Effendi Women are central to the development of rural areas and to national economies. They account for a significant proportion of agricultural labour, play a key role in food production, especially in subsistence farming, and perform most of the unpaid care work in rural areas. . Learn More
The Hidden Costs of Child Marriage
Hussein Younis Ali, 14 walks with his bride Nada Ali Hussein, 17, during the wedding party at his home in Tikrit, 150 km (93 miles) north of Baghdad. REUTERS/Bakr al-Azzawi By Emma Batha LONDON, June 27, 2017 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Child marriage will cost developing countries trillions of dollars by 2030, seriously hampering global . Learn More
Nivea Product Ads for “Fairer Skin” Spark Controversy in West Africa – Questions on Racial Sensitivity
The Nivea ad features Omowunmi Akinnifesi, a beauty pageant winner in Nigeria, promoting a lotion that promises "visibly fairer skin." October 20, 2017 - Dove isn't the only skin-care company caught up in a controversy about its ads. Nivea, a German company with global reach, has been called out on social media for ads in West Africa that . Learn More
Afghanistan – Kabul University Announces First Graduates in Women’s Studies
(MENAFN - AFP) Afghanistan's first graduates in women's studies donned caps and gowns on Sunday to collect their unusual qualifications in the patriarchal country. November 5, 2017 - Kabul University is the country's first higher education institute to offer a degree focused on gender and women's issues, according to the United Nations . Learn More
Widows Share Their Stories of Grief & Survival
June 23, 2017 - (CNN) -The UN calls widows the "invisible women." In many countries, they're forced into marriage to retain their social status. In some cultures, they're stigmatized. And around the world, millions of them live in poverty and endure violence. . Learn More
Saudi Arabia Will Allow Women/Families into 3 Sports Stadiums
There was a conservative backlash when women were allowed to celebrate National Day in a Riyadh stadium last month- AFP Saudi Arabia will allow women to attend sports events in stadiums for the first time from next year, officials say. . Learn More
The Season of Giving
WUNRN List Serve and WUNRN website provide important information regarding the status of human rights, oppression and empowerment of women and girls globally, Donate just $10 to keep this valuable service to a world wide group in existence. We need your help to make a difference! Thank you. . Learn More
Celebrating Childhood: A Journey to End Violence Against Children
A journey to end violence against children Preface by Special Representative Santos Pais October 2017 This book is about what ending violence against children takes, means and brings. It’s a celebration of childhood and a manifesto for a world where children can grow with dignity and free from violence. . Learn More
Africa – Drum Roller Offers Ease & Efficiency for Women Transporting Clean Water
A WALK IN WOMEN’S SHOES – THE JOURNEY FOR WATER Around the world, girls and women spend an estimated 200 million hours every single day collecting water. In addition to danger and susceptibility to injury, the young girls responsible for supplying water to their families are unable to attend school. And when it comes to education, there is a . Learn More
North Korea – Women in Prison Allegedly Raped, Executed
North Korean women in political prison camps are frequent victims of sexual assault and secret executions, according to recent defector testimony. File Photo by How Hwee Young/EPA Sept. 19, 2017 (UPI) -- Women who are raped in North Korean prison camps are executed and prisoners are frequently stoned to death before their families, according to . Learn More
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