Activists celebrate outside the Constitutional Court in Santiago, Chile, on Monday. The court approved a measure to ease the country's strict abortion ban by decriminalizing the procedure in certain cases. Claudio Reyes/AFP/Getty Images By Colin Dwyer - August 21, 2017 A Chilean court dealt abortion rights activists a landmark victory . Learn More
India – Supreme Court Bans Islamic Instant Divorce in Huge Victory for Women’s Rights
Activists hold placards during a protest against ‘triple talaq’ in New Delhi. Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP Controversial practice of ‘triple talaq’, which allows men to dissolve marriages instantly, was declared unconstitutional. By Michael Safi in New Delhi 22 August 2017 - An Islamic practice permitting men to instantly divorce their . Learn More
Afghanistan – Booklet for Afghan Women Facing Violence: You Are Not Alone
You Are not Alone, a Booklet for Afghan Women Facing Violence – July 31, 2017 We are beyond excited to share Free Women Writers’ latest book with all of you! A guide for women facing gender-based violence, You Are not Alone derives from years of research, speaking with survivors of violence and our experiences as women and . Learn More
UN Secretary-General Asks All Nations to Sign New Pact Protecting Women – UN Security Forces & National Military Units +
A member of the all-female Bangladeshi police unit, preparing to leave the UN mission in Haiti as it closes. A new UN compact with countries connected to a peacekeeping mission is being circulated for signature to help prevent sex abuse and exploitation. LOGAN ABASSI/MINUSTAH By Barbara Crossette • August 21, 2017 . Learn More
Disabled Woman Leader Trying to Get More Access & Disabled Mannequins for Britain’s Shops
It's 2017 and disabled shoppers are still being "ostracised" from High Street thanks to a lack of access. Meet the woman who thinks it's time to change that for good. By Sara Spary - August 3, 2017 Sophie Morgan, a 32-year-old TV presenter, was shopping in London's busy Covent Garden recently when she decided to check out the Charlotte . Learn More
Tunisia Arab-Muslim Woman’s Story – Patriarchy & Distorted Sexuality
My Mother’s Prison 9th August 2017 -By Zoubeida Foughali | I am fortunate to live between two worlds and two cultures (Arabic-Muslim and European), which allows me to take a third position between them, giving me perspective into both cultures and the ability to define myself and my choices. Arabic-Muslim cultures are complicated. You need . Learn More
Women’s Rights at Work – How the “Business Case” for Gender Equality Sidelines Human Rights
90% of workers in the Cambodian garment industry are women. USEmbassyPhnomPenh/Flickr.. Sanyu Awori - 24 July 2017 The case for gender equality at work is increasingly being made with economic arguments. The corporate consultancy giant McKinsey says that increasing women’s participation in the labour force could add $12 trillion to global GDP . Learn More
Africa – Feminists Challenge NGO-ism, Depoliticization & Reach for Transformational Strategies
"The Women’s Revolution Will Not Be NGO-ised": 4 Lessons from African Feminist Organizers By VALERIE BAH and FELOGENE ANUMO - 31 July 2017 African feminist movements are diverse. But we can, and must, learn from decades of transformational organising on the continent. Participants at the Black Feminisms Forum in Brazil, 2016. As . Learn More
Adolescent Girls Empowerment Program
Link to Full 2-PAGE Document: http://www.popcouncil.org/uploads/pdfs/2017PGY_AGEP-EvalRound4.pdf http://www.popcouncil.org/research/adolescent-girls-empowerment-program?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=4098b7c0-0098-4d5e-81a5-d5f0ab3cf09a . Learn More
Pakistan & Afghanistan Women Push for Role in Peace Talks
Islamabad – July 19, 2017 - Prominent women rights defenders from Afghanistan and Pakistan have jointly called on their governments to push for the inclusion of women in any peace negotiations aimed at easing bilateral tensions and resolving an increasingly deadly Afghan conflict. . Learn More
WIDOWS – LIFE AFTER LOSS
Photographs by Amy Toensing In some cultures, the death of a husband has meant exile, vulnerability, and abuse. But bereaved women are beginning to fight back. . Learn More
UN Resolution Does Not Provide Diverse Definition of Family & Rights of Older Persons beyond Stereotype
By Bridget Sleap, Senior Policy Advisor-HelpAge International 11 July 2017 - Being forced to retire at the age of 65, being denied credit or loans, falling the wrong side of an upper age limit for cancer screening - these are just some of the ways older age is used to deny us access to services we had the right to up until an arbitrary birthday. . Learn More
South Sudan – Realities on the “Politics” of Aid & Safety Risks for Humanitarian Workers – Stop Predatory Bureaucracy & Save Lives – Women & Children
Photo: ICRC By Simon Little – A freelance consultant who has worked for the Department for International Development, the UN and the Red Cross . Learn More
Gender-Based Approach to the 2030 Agenda – Feminist Accountability Framework
Women’s photojournalism course in Farah City, Afghanistan Utilizing a FEMINIST ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK is essential to the successful implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development By Joanna Nappi – August 4, 2017 Gender mainstreaming is a strategy toward realizing gender equality that involves the . Learn More
What Causes Gender Gaps in the Labour Market? – ILO
Photo: Ryan Brown – UN Women - 2017 1 August 2017 - Despite the considerable progress that has been made towards achieving gender equality in the world of work, certain factors seem to be preventing it from accelerating. Gender gaps are one of the most pressing challenges facing the world of work today. Globally, women are substantially less . Learn More
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