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USA – Safety Net Project – Focus on the Intersection of Technology & Intimate Partner Abuse

Technology has a major impact on survivors of abuse. It can be used by a victim to access help, to strategically maintain safety and privacy, and to remain connected to family and friends. It is often used to prove guilt and hold offenders accountable. . Learn More

Egypt – Rural Youth Economic Empowerment – Savings Changes Lives for Girls

Safia and Yassmin are sisters who have had their lives transformed by Plan International Egypt's Rural Youth Economic Empowerment programme. Although woman’s empowerment has been at the top of Egypt’s priorities during the past decade, with legislative changes and a large number of initiatives . Learn More

Betraying Family Values – How Immigration Policy at the US Border Is Separating Families

Separating families at the border will drive women and children who are fleeing horrific violence – and are already vulnerable to exploitation during their journey in seeking protection – only further into the hands of unscrupulous smugglers and traffickers. . Learn More

Why a Feminist Foreign Policy Is Needed More Than Ever

By Margot Wallström, is Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden Feminism is a component of a modern view on global politics, not an idealistic departure from it. It is about smart policy which includes whole populations, uses all potential and leaves no one behind. Change is possible, necessary and long overdue. STOCKHOLM, March 7, 2017 (IPS) . Learn More

Mongolia – Women’s Needs Unmet During Harsh Winter Conditions in Mongolia

By Dr. Shinetugs Bayanbileg and Angelica Esguerra – Mach 12, 2017 DORNOD/KHENTII, Mongolia – Mongolia was struck by harsh conditions this winter, raising risks for pastoral and nomadic communities. An estimated 165,000 people were affected, . Learn More

Serious Retreats In Indigenous Rights Protection – Says UN Rapporteur – Indigenous Women

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UNITED NATIONS, Jan 26, 2017 (IPS) - As the 10-year anniversary for the Declaration on Indigenous Rights approaches, UN indigenous rights activists came together to assess the many challenges that still remain on the ground. . Learn More

Dignity Journal on Sexual Exploitation & Violence – Volume 2, Issue 1

Dignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violence is an open access, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal dedicated to publishing original articles on topics related to dignity, sexual exploitation, and violence. Current Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1 (2017) Editorials PDF Women, Migration, and Prostitution in Europe: Not . Learn More

EU – Making Women Safe from Fear, Safe from Violence – How the Istanbul Convention on VAW Is Helping Achieve Full Gender Equality I

Statement of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe on the occasion of the International Women's day, 8 March 2017 GREVIO seizes the occasion of International Women’s Day to recall the importance of the Istanbul Convention as the most comprehensive set of legally binding standards to ensure every woman’s right to a life free from . Learn More

Violence Is the Biggest Challenge Facing Women – UN Women Executive Director

Meanwhile, gender pay gap is "the biggest robber" of women: "No one fights for women to be paid equally." By Ellen Wulfhorst | @EJWulfhorst | Reuters NEW YORK, March 6, 2017 - (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Violence is the biggest challenge facing women around the world as progress in gender equality is erratic and at times a baffling . Learn More

Vulnerability & Resilience-Based Approaches in Response to the Syrian Crisis: Implications for Women, Children & Youth with Disabilities

Recognizing the increased attention to resilience in the Syria response, the WRC undertook a project to examine how vulnerability and resilience-based approaches are supporting the protection and empowerment of Syrian refugee women, children, and youth with disabilities. . Learn More

Guide to Reporting on Civic Space – Media Toolkit – Gender

According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, all people, everywhere in the world, have the right to speak out, to organise, and to take action. These rights – the freedoms of association, assembly and expression . Learn More

Syrian Young Women’s Empowerment Report

We Asked: What Do Syrian Young Women Want? Driven by Syrian young women themselves, this is the very first Syrian young women’s empowerment report. In the midst of unimaginable human suffering, bold young women in nearly 20 countries of refuge have spoken. . Learn More