Women who claim they were sexually exploited by UN soldiers file lawsuit claiming paternity and maintenance payments A young girl stands next to a UN soldier in front of the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Photograph: David Zentz/Alamy By Karen McVeigh – 15 December 2017 The lawsuit is the latest development in a protracted . Learn More
Japan – Saying #MeToo in Japan in a Culture of Silence on Sexual Assault
When it comes to sexual assault and harassment in Japan, a culture of silence prevails. POLITICO photo illustration/Source images via Tsutomu Harigaya By Shiori Ito - 1/2/18 TOKYO — In late May, at a press conference in the Tokyo District Court, I went public about being raped. In Japan, it’s unthinkable for a woman . Learn More
Muslim Women Around the World – Photos
click the link for pictures: http://www.2muslims.com/books/2discoverislam_com_MuslimWomenAroundtheWorld.pdf . Learn More
8 Child Marriage Myths/Misconceptions
Classmates say no to child marriage in Rajasthan, India © Girls Not Brides December 18, 2017 - From the halls of the United Nations to communities around the world, much has been done to raise awareness of child marriage. But sometimes the myths about what drives child marriage persist. Here are eight common misconceptions about child marriage – . Learn More
Congo (DRC) – Traumatic Realities of the Congo Army’s Rape & Looting in South Kivu
Congo gender violence survivor By MAKOBOLA/SEBELE - 18 December 2017 Her face was tired and bruised, her arms bone-thin, her dress torn in several places. “Look at my body,” she whispered. “Is this the body of somebody who is normal?” There was a short pause before she responded herself: “This is death.” The 36-year-old, who asked not be . Learn More
Suggestions for Raising Confident, Strong, High-Achieving Daughters – From USA Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg.- CREDIT: Getty Images October 2016 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg is perhaps an unlikely rock star: an 83-year-old U.S. Supreme Court justice who was described as "dour," "quiet and reserved," and a "late-blooming feminist" when she was nominated to the court in 1993. But if you have a daughter, and you love her, and you want her to . Learn More
Nigeria – Last Hope: A Doctor Who Fixes “Inoperable” Obstetric Fistulas
At Evangel fistula center in Jos, Dr. Sunday Lengmang performs a complicated surgery, always for free, to cure cases of fistula that most surgeons can’t or won’t even try to treat. JOS, NIGERIA – When Zainab Sani went into labor about 13 years ago, her husband refused to take her to hospital. They lived just 3 miles from a health center in . Learn More
Japan – A Pioneering Woman Botanist Broke Down Japan’s Historic Gender Scientific Barriers
Kono Yasui at Tokyo University. (Ochanomizu University archive) Kono Yasui was the first Japanese woman to publish in an academic journal, forging a new path for women in her country. By Leila McNeill – Smithsonian Magazine – December 21, 2017 When Kono Yasui received her doctoral degree in 1927 from the Tokyo Imperial . Learn More
Kenya – Widows Unite to Fight Harmful Traditional Practice of “Widows Cleansing”
A group of women in western Kenya are fighting "widow-cleansing", a traditional ritual practised by Luo ethnic communities in some of the poorer, more rural areas of the country. The ritual requires women to have sex - often with strangers - when their husbands die. The men who "cleanse" them are sometimes HIV-positive and do not use . Learn More
Practicing Individual & Collective Self-Care – FRIDA Young Feminist Fund
The following article has been penned by all team members of FRIDA with special guidance and support by María Díaz Ezquerro As you know, FRIDA team members work from all around the world. And in order to ensure that we support each other in this journey, we value the critical importance of taking time out for ourselves and . Learn More
UK – Domestic Violence Is Still a Hidden Problem for Many Migrant Women
‘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
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