http://www.refinery29.com/2015/10/94675/nepal-child-marriage-young-widows PHOTO: COURTESY OF POULOMI BASU/VII MENTOR PROGRAM. CONSIDER CHILD BRIDES WHO CAN ALSO BECOME CHILD WIDOWS. The Nepal government has failed to take sufficient steps to end child marriage, in spite of promises to do so, and girls and boys across the country continue to be . Learn More
Kenya – She Ran from the FGM Cut & Helped Thousands of Other Girls Escape, Too
Maasai girls singing and dancing at a rite-of-passage ceremony, conducted as an alternative to genital cutting, in Lenkisem, Kenya. Credit Andrea Bruce for The New York Times By JINA MOORE - JAN. 13, 2018 LENKISEM, Kenya — The first time cutting season came around, Nice Leng’ete and her older sister ran away and hid all night in a tree. The . Learn More
Pakistan – Young Girl’s Rape & Murder – Public Outrage
People attend the funeral for Zainab Ansari, a Pakistani girl who was raped and killed in Kasur, Pakistan, Jan. 10, 2018. AP LAHORE, Pakistan -- The father of a 7-year-old Pakistani girl whose rape and killing shocked the nation accused the police on Thursday of being slow to respond when his daughter went missing in eastern Punjab province. The . Learn More
Saudi Arabia – Challenges But Progress & Empowerment for Girls in Sports
SOURCE MONA ALZUBAIR SAUDI ARABIA – CHALLENGES BUT PROGRESS & EMPOWERMENT FOR GIRLS IN SPORTS July 30, 2017 - A decade and a half into Lina Al Maeena’s fight for women’s sports in Saudi Arabia — the Education Ministry announced that physical education classes in public schools will begin this fall. “It’s a big, big deal,” Al Maeena tells OZY. . Learn More
Homeless Women: Vulnerability, Rising Number – UK +
ARCHIVE PHOTO: Dawn, a homeless woman from north Wales, sits huddled under a sleeping bag next to her dog Casper in a shopping arcade near the Victoria rail station in central London.Decem REUTERS/Chris Helgren Thousands of people are homeless across Britain every night By Varsha Saraogi LONDON, Jan 7, 2018 - (Thomson Reuters . Learn More
Turkey – Nearly 2,000 Women Killed in Eight Years
November 26, 2017 - Nearly 2,000 women have been killed over the past eight years in Turkey, according to statistics gathered by a website tracking femicides across the country based on reports by the Bianet news website. At least 1,915 women were killed since 2010 and the only province where no femicides were reported out of all of Turkey’s 81 . Learn More
Ukraine – Women’s Memory & Identity – Photos + CEDAW Committee 2017 Ukraine Review
A number of Ukrainians who participated in the project kept detailed family records and had carefully preserved hundreds of photographs. Alla Husarova, a Kyiv-based journalist, traces much of her family history back to the village of Bilky in the Vinnitsya region. Her grandmother, Lesia Babukha (bottom left), pictured here as a schoolgirl, spent . Learn More
USA – Girls Write About Female Heroes, Positive Role Models, Gender Equality, Tolerance
Sophia Hanson National Youth Foundation co-founder Sophia Hanson (center, back row) with students who participated in a book-writing project earlier this year. By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman – January 6, 2018 At a time when the news seems to be an endless cycle of stories about powerful men abusing women, one initiative is seeking to . Learn More
UN Women & The World Bank Unveil New Data Analysis on Women & Poverty
More women than men live in poverty, but the incidence of poverty differs by age, marital status, household composition and other factors. For the first time, UN Women and the World Bank have analyzed household survey data for 89 countries by sex, age, household composition and other relevant variables to better understand the profile of the poor. . Learn More
The India Woman Who Became the First Female Practicing Doctor in the UAE (United Arab Emirates)
Zulekha Daud began practising medicine in the UAE when the city had barely any infrastructure. 29 December 2017 - Indian national Zulekha Daud is widely understood to be the first practising female doctor in the United Arab Emirates and has played a crucial part in transforming its healthcare sector. She met BBC Hindi's Zubair Ahmed. Dr . Learn More
Haiti – Mothers Seek Support from UN Troops for “Peacekeeper Babies”
Women who claim they were sexually exploited by UN soldiers file lawsuit claiming paternity and maintenance payments A young girl stands next to a UN soldier in front of the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Photograph: David Zentz/Alamy By Karen McVeigh – 15 December 2017 The lawsuit is the latest development in a protracted . Learn More
Japan – Saying #MeToo in Japan in a Culture of Silence on Sexual Assault
When it comes to sexual assault and harassment in Japan, a culture of silence prevails. POLITICO photo illustration/Source images via Tsutomu Harigaya By Shiori Ito - 1/2/18 TOKYO — In late May, at a press conference in the Tokyo District Court, I went public about being raped. In Japan, it’s unthinkable for a woman . Learn More
Muslim Women Around the World – Photos
click the link for pictures: http://www.2muslims.com/books/2discoverislam_com_MuslimWomenAroundtheWorld.pdf . Learn More
8 Child Marriage Myths/Misconceptions
Classmates say no to child marriage in Rajasthan, India © Girls Not Brides December 18, 2017 - From the halls of the United Nations to communities around the world, much has been done to raise awareness of child marriage. But sometimes the myths about what drives child marriage persist. Here are eight common misconceptions about child marriage – . Learn More
Congo (DRC) – Traumatic Realities of the Congo Army’s Rape & Looting in South Kivu
Congo gender violence survivor By MAKOBOLA/SEBELE - 18 December 2017 Her face was tired and bruised, her arms bone-thin, her dress torn in several places. “Look at my body,” she whispered. “Is this the body of somebody who is normal?” There was a short pause before she responded herself: “This is death.” The 36-year-old, who asked not be . Learn More
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