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Kazakhstan – Women Rally Outside International Economic Forum, to Call for More Social Benefits

On 17 May, UN Women Deputy Executive Director Asa Regnér participated in the First Kazakhstan Forum on Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, under the aegis of the Astana Economic Forum. She raised the critical role of women’s empowerment and gender equality in the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. May 16, 2019 - . Learn More

Internally displaced people (IDPs) have not crossed a border to find safety. Unlike refugees, they are on the run at home.

Internally displaced women account the most vulnerable portion of the society. They often, unlike men, find themselves with the burden of providing for their families whose men often have either died or injured, enrolled in militancy roles in the civil war or might have immigrated elsewhere. In this context of man power vacuum for the most part, . Learn More

Central America – Women Seeking Asylum in Mexico Make Art Mural & Learn Rights

Central American Women Seeking Asylum Find Safety & Talents in Mural Painting An art project helps female asylum seekers from El Salvador and Honduras become more aware of their rights and discover a new family in Mexico. © UNHCR/Marta Martinez By Marta Martinez in Tapachula, Mexico | 18 January 2019 | Español | Français A new mural . Learn More

Spain – Study Shows Women with Master’s Degree or Doctorate, Take Longer to Report Gender Violence

Spain - Women with a master's degree or doctorate are the ones who take the longest to report gender violence A new study in Spain shows that there is no defined victim profile although there are factors that contribute to creating a pattern, among them age, economic independence or children. On average, women who have a postgraduate education . Learn More

Brazil – Indigenous Women Take the Lead in Addressing Violence Against Indigenous Groups in Brazil

Escalation of violence against indigenous groups in Brazil pushes a growing number of native women to lead the movement. By Mia Alberti - 25 Apr 2019 Sao Paulo, Brazil - Celia Xakriaba was 13 years old when she joined the fight for indigenous rights. Her indigenous Xakriaba community is one of the few who survived the advancement of colonisers . Learn More

Yemen – CNN Exposes Systematic Abuse of UN Aid, Food, in Yemen – Starving, Malnourished Women & Children

Issham is two years old, but has yet to take her first steps. Her family has received no food aid in weeks. By Sam Kiley, Sarah El Sirgany and Brice Lainé, CNN 20 May 2018 - Bani Qais, in Houthi-controlled Yemen(CNN) Issham Beshir is two years old. She's twig-thin and so badly malnourished she's yet to take her first steps. The world is trying to . Learn More

Nigeria – Fate of Women Associated with Boko Haram: Returning from the Land of Jihad

Women are streaming home from Boko Haram’s domain in north-eastern Nigeria, some having escaped captivity and others having left jihadist husbands behind. The state should safeguard these women from abuse, so that they stay in government-held areas and encourage men to come. The return of women formerly affiliated with the Boko Haram insurgency to . Learn More

USA – Men Avoid Spending Time with Female Colleagues in the Wake of #MeToo – Survey

Senior men were less willing to spend time with junior female co-workers. By Sonia Elks – May 20, 2019 LONDON, May 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Women's careers are being held back as men in the United States avoid spending time with female colleagues in the wake of the #MeToo movement, women's rights group LeanIn.org said on Friday. Nearly . Learn More

France – A French Feminist Foreign Policy?

Assia Benziane (from left), Marlène Schiappa, Aissata Lam, Emma Watson, Lisa Azuelos, and Denis Mukwege arrive at the first meeting for the G-7 Advisory Committee for equality between women and men at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Feb. 19. Marc Piasecki/Getty Images By Lyric Thompson - |May 20, 2019 Earlier this month, France hosted a series of . Learn More

The Gambia – Isatou Touray, Women’s Advocate, Appointed Vice President of The Gambia

Vice President Isatou Touray I was born in Banjul where I received my education. I initially trained as a teacher, and was posted in various parts of the country, including the rural areas. I observed that women were working for over 18 hours and walking for long distances to collect firewood with their children on their back. As a home craft . Learn More

Venezuela – Addressing Risks of Exploitation for Venezuelan Women & Children Seeking Refug

More than 3 million people have fled Venezuela since 2015 due to widespread insecurity, the collapse of the economy, lack of food and medicines, and fears of violence, discrimination, and persecution. They have sought safety throughout Latin America and the Caribbean region. Ecuador and Peru are two of the countries hosting the largest number of . Learn More

To Achieve Gender Equality, We Must First Tackle Our Unconscious Biases

By Beatrice Alba – March 7, 2018 People often argue that most Western/Northern Europe societies have achieved gender equality – women have all the same legal rights as men, and workplace discrimination based on gender is illegal. Despite this, feminists continue to argue that the battle for gender equality is not yet won. So what do we mean when . Learn More

Iran – Woman University Student Speaks Out Against “Virginity Tests” & Interrogation Methods – Current Prison Sentencing Appeal

Parisa Rafiei, a student at the University of Tehran, was pressured to take a “virginity test” while in state custody and then blocked from lodging a complaint against the inhumane practice, she revealed in an open letter published on May 9, 2019. May 11, 2019 -“In a totally unlawful action during my detention, my interrogator with the approval of . Learn More

USA – Why a Women’s Foundation Is Backing Male Leaders in the Challenge for Gender Equity

December 02, 2018/ - By Julia Travers The organized struggle for women’s equity has persisted throughout much of U.S. history. Even with important, staggered wins, society still treats women unjustly in many ways, with some forces continually seeking to roll back gains. Additional barriers existed and persist for women of color, women who are . Learn More

International Day of the Midwife – Saving Lives of Mothers & Babies

UNICEF/Vishwanathan - An Auxiliary Nurse Midwife performs critical ante-natal services in Shrawasti, India. 5 May 2019 - Why are midwives important? What impact have they had on mothers’ and babies’ health? As the United Nations celebrates midwives across the world on Sunday, here are five things you should know about the critical role they play . Learn More