SOMALIA-USA – MS. ILHAN OMAR IS FIRST SOMALI ELECTED TO A STATE LEGISLATURE IN THE USA – STATE OF MINNESOTA http://www.startribune.com/ilhan-omar-will-be-nation-s-first-somali-american-legislator/400478961/ - Includes Video http://time.com/4564296/ilhan-omar-first-somali-legislator/ STEPHEN MATUREN—AFP/Getty Images - Ilhan Omar, a . Learn More

NEPAL – CHILDBIRTH IN SHEDS DIALOGUE Action Works Nepal - http://www.actionworksnepal.com/ - Radha Paudel, Founder & President From Radha Paudel in Nepal. “ I am translating and sharing stories on childbirth and periods in sheds which I have been fighting for a very long time. It is published in national online newspapers in . Learn More

What Dads Can Do for Gender Equality OECD – Organisation for Economic Co-Operation & Development - The OECD Gender Initiative examines existing barriers to gender equality in education, employment, and entrepreneurship. This website monitors the progress made by governments to promote gender equality in both OECD and non- OECD countries and . Learn More

UNiTE 2016 Song Contest http://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/news-and-events/events/2016/11/unite-2016-song-contest?utm_source=Say+NO+%E2%80%93+UNiTE+to+End+Violence+against+Women&utm_campaign=96b2c07279-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_713f7be9fc-96b2c07279-70868329#desc   Photo: UN Women/Niels den . Learn More

Fighting Gender-Based Violence: Afghan Women’s Voices http://www.freewomenwriters.org/fighting-violence-against-afghan-women/ Free Women Writers Staff Gender-based violence is a global problem that continues to stifle women and girls and prevent them from living full lives. In fact, around the world one in three women has faced physical . Learn More

Why Sports Are Important for Girls https://womenwin.org/work/strategy One Win Leads to Another Sport is an accelerator for leadership development. It’s a powerful opportunity for girls to build their self-esteem, courage and self-efficacy. The ripple effect of that experience continues off the pitch and throughout a girl’s life – . Learn More

Israel - Rabbis Speak Out Against Women's Enlistment in the Israel Defense . Learn More

GREECE – CONTINUED HUMANITARIAN CRISIS FOR STRANDED MIGRANTS –  EU COMPLEXITIES – WOMEN & . Learn More

How Technology Can Help – or Hinder – Women Entrepreneurs http://www.developmentprogress.org/blog/2016/11/16/how-technology-can-help-or-hinder-women-entrepreneurs “Only one-third of all formal businesses are owned by women…….Most women entrepreneurs barely make ends meet.” By Abigail Hunt, a Research Officer for Development Progress. . Learn More

India - 41% of India Women Face Violence Before the Age of 19: Survey http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/41-of-Indian-women-face-violence-before-the-age-of-19-Survey/articleshow/55609554.cms By Himanshi Dhawan – November 25, 2016 More than four in 10 women (41%) in India experience harassment or violence before the age of 19, according . Learn More

Guatemala - Impoverished Families Flout Guatemala's Child Marriage Ban https://www.yahoo.com/news/impoverished-families-flout-guatemalas-child-marriage-ban-experts-173137790.html Photo By Sarah Bones – Guatemala Girl Child, Girl Mother By Anastasia Moloney  November 16, 2016 BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A year after Guatemala . Learn More

10-Step Manifesto for the World’s Humanitarians World Economic Forum https://medium.com/world-economic-forum/a-10-step-manifesto-for-the-worlds-humanitarians-ac3ce6e29a3a?source=collection_home_________2_________---4------2 Image: REUTERS/Jorge Silva Neal Keny-Guyer, CEO, Mercy Corps We certainly live in interesting times. No . Learn More

USA - Female Lawyers’ Gender-Bias Lawsuits Challenge Law Firms’ Pay Practices http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/01/business/dealbook/female-lawyers-gender-bias-suit-challenges-law-firm-pay-practices.html?emc=edit_th_20160901&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=36377513&_r=0 Kerrie Campbell, a partner at Chadbourne & Parke, is suing the law . Learn More

Afghanistan-Kandahar - Social Prejudice Limits Women in Media – Female Voices & Issues Silenced https://iwpr.net/global-voices/afghan-media-crying-out-female-voices Women are being prevented from pursuing careers in journalism.   By Rozuddin Ayazi – 16 August 2016 The lack of female journalists working in the conservative . Learn More