‘When migration law gives a spouse control over the immigration status of family members, it forces many women to endure violence.’ Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo Mirela Sula - Founder, Migrant Woman Association - 16 December 2017 With no family support, no friends, no finance, no confidence, and often feeling isolated, many migrant women feel . Learn More
femLINKpacific Women’s Weather Watch of Fiji Goes Regional
Last WWW webpage: http://www.femlinkpacific.org.fj/index.php/en/actions/archive/592-women-s-weather-watch-updates-2017-september-october A regional women’s radio campaign is promoting gender inclusive disaster risk reduction and recovery in Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu. December 8, 2017 – It’s all part of . Learn More
In Her Image – Photographs by Rania Matar – Transitional Moments from Young Girlhood to Middle Age
By Rania Matar Soraya and Tala, Yarze, Lebanon From the series: Unspoken Conversations This exhibition brings together four bodies of work by the Lebanese-American photographer Rania Matar that trace the development of female identity through portraiture. Depicting transitional moments of life, from young girlhood to middle age, Matar’s works . Learn More
Statelessness Around the World – Stateless Women & Children
© UNHCR/A.Zhorobaev The exact number of stateless people is not known, but UNHCR estimates that there are at least 10 million people globally – of which approximately one third are children. Statelessness may occur for a variety of reasons, including discrimination against particular ethnic or religious groups or on the . Learn More
Rohingya Methodically Raped by Myanmar Armed Forces
The rape of Rohingya women by Myanmar’s security forces has been sweeping and methodical, the Associated Press found in interviews with 29 women and girls who fled to neighboring Bangladesh. By KRISTEN GELINEAU – December 11, 2017 UKHIA, Bangladesh (AP) — The soldiers arrived, as they often did, long after sunset. It was June, and the . Learn More
Afghanistan – Virginity Tests Continue to Haunt Women & Girls
December 14, 2017 - KABUL: The issue of the virginity tests continues to haunt the Afghan girls and women, particularly the sexual violence victims, with the Human Rights Watch (HRW) new report unveiling a new distressing report from a remote part of Afghanistan where two children became the victims of the persistent issue. According to HRW, a 6 . Learn More
Gaza – First Palestinian All-Women Theater Company
A scene from "Hashtag," a production by the theater troupe Bozour for Culture and Arts, Oct. 23, 2017. READ IN: العربية - By Ibrahim Abdelhadi - December 8, 2017 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Three Palestinian women who came together last year to establish an all-female theater troupe have taken Gaza’s top issues such as immigration . Learn More
Early Announcement of International Women’s Day 2018
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
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