Women in Brazil march for women's rights. Photo: UN Women/Bruno Spada January 28, 2018 - The theme for International Women’s Day, 8 March, 2018 is “Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women’s lives”. This year, International Women’s Day comes on the heels of unprecedented global movement for women’s rights, equality and justice. . Learn More
Chile – Women Revitalize the Mapuche Indigenous Economy
Mapuche, the most numerous group of indigenous in South America. They numbered more than 1,400,000 at the turn of the 21st century. Most inhabit the Central Valley of Chile, south of the Biobío River. A smaller group lives in Neuquén provincia, west-central Argentina. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mapuche Authors - Alison Guzman and Ignacio . Learn More
Romania – E-Romnja – Roma Women Are Creating Their Own Feminism
The Roma are the largest ethnic minority in Europe. Aldeza Lincan and her friends Carmen, Anca and Roxana, proudly wear T-shirts bearing the words ‘Roma Feminism’. But putting those two words together was not the most obvious thing to do for a young Roma woman. Aldeza is from Mizil, a town two hours outside of Bucharest, Romania. She was born . Learn More
Iraq – Women’s Rights at Risk
Iraqis register their names before voting,at a polling station in Baghdad. (Reuters) By Zahra Ali* November 20, 2017 - Earlier this month, Iraq’s parliament received amendments to its constitution that — if approved — will fundamentally change Iraqi women’s legal rights. The amendments include sectarian religious laws — breaking with the . Learn More
Ending Violence Against Widows
In a series of 16 blogs for the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, UN Women’s Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka addresses 16 ways to end violence against women Many widows in Nepal face protracted legal battles for property after their husbands die, as did Rama Shahi, 46. Photo: UN Women/Samir Jung Thapa. The marriage of a . Learn More
Time Magazine Cover Honors “The Silence Breakers” as Person(s) of the Year
Clockwise from top: Ashley Judd, Taylor Swift, Susan Fowler, Adama Iwu and Isabel Pascual The faces of five women who have spoken out about sexual harassment appear on Time magazine's Person of the Year front cover - along with a mystery right arm. If you simply glanced at the front cover of the latest Time magazine you may have . Learn More
Integrating a Gender Perspective as an Instrument to Reduce Social Inequalities in Health
Providing access to support for Syrian girls and women at risk of gender-based violence and forced marriage – photo: UK Department for International Development – license: CC BY 2.0 By Gisela Hansen – 05/12/2017 Achieving gender equality in health means that all expressions of gender are in the same conditions to fully exercise their rights . Learn More
Women’s Safety in Public Spaces & Urban Transit – Pakistan Research & Global Analysis
[Photo: Urdu News World] Written by Ammar A. Malik, Yasemin Irvin-Erickson, Urban Institute; Faisal Kamiran, Data Science Lab, Information Technology University Punjab December 5, 2017 - As dozens of cities around the world invest billions in new mass transit systems, users’ experiences and fears of victimization in public spaces cause gender . Learn More
Honduras – Women Put Their Rights on the Election Agenda + Post-Election Crisis
'We have to at least try to put women on the agenda,' women's rights activist Lucia Vijil says [Rodrigo Abd/AP] International Crisis Group – Honduras Post-Election Protests, Violence, Government Declared State of Emergency. Honduras has entered a political crisis that is turning increasingly violent following the disputed results of the 26 . Learn More
UK – Muslim Women Call for Legal System Grounded on Human Rights Principles, vs. Religious Law & Arbitration
‘Sharia’ and other religious systems of arbitration are back in the news once again. There appears to be growing recognition of the profoundly discriminatory nature of religious arbitration systems which relegate Muslim and other minority women to second rate systems of justice. But is regulation the answer? A close examination of the workings of . Learn More
What Is An Intersectional Feminist Foreign Policy?
July 29, 2017 - What is a feminist foreign policy? And furthermore what is an intersectional feminist foreign policy? More than any other time in recent history we are seeing an increase in conflict, violence and displacement around the world orchestrated by state actors and non-state actors. The conflicts which have been . Learn More
NO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE WITHOUT GENDER JUSTICE
Wend-Kouni, from Rouko village, Burkina Faso, digs for gold. Ollivier Girad/CIFOR By Caroline Sweetman, Gender & Development Editor – November 9, 2017 2017 is on course to be the deadliest year yet for environmental activism: 150 women and men have so far been murdered for defending natural resources and the communities who depend on . Learn More
North Korea – Life for Women in North Korea’s Army
Photo: Reuters By Megha Mohan - BBC World Service - 21 November 2017 A former soldier says life as a woman in the world's fourth-largest army was so tough that most soon stopped menstruating. And rape, she says, was a fact of life for many of those she served with. For almost 10 years Lee So Yeon slept on the bottom bunk bed, in . Learn More
Lebanon LifeForLife Campaign – Call to Maximize Prison Sentences for Perpetrators of Incest Rape
On the occasion of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign, ABAAD, The National Commission for Lebanese Women, & UN Women, launched the “LifeForLife” campaign. This campaign aims to amend Chapter Seven of the Lebanese Penal Code into a law that maximizes prison sentences to perpetrators of incest rape. More specifically, . Learn More
Women Firefighters Can Improve Safety, But Fire Department Culture Must Change
Photo Source: WIkipedia October 3, 2017 - Drexel University - A new study has discerned that gender may be a unique contributor to safety, but hypermasculine fire service culture creates barriers. Incorporating new ideas from women can improve safety in traditionally male fire departments, but the hypermasculine culture in some can . Learn More
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