Migration to Europe 8 March 6, 2017 - On a global scale, women and girls make up half of the world’s refugees and half of global migrants, but when it comes to those travelling to Europe, the story is quite different, Megan Passey writes on the Mixed Migration . Learn More
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India – Hyderabad Madrassa Empowers Girls with Training on Fatwa to Become Muftias
MOHAMMED WAJIHUDDIN - JANUARY 09, 2017 Over a dozen students, all clad in burqas, are in a small classroom. Their teacher, dressed identically, keeps a close watch. Everyone is on the floor while books on Hadith (traditions of the Prophet), commentaries on the Quran and tomes on fatwas line the walls. This is the Madrassa Jamiatul Mominath in . Learn More
Latin America – Indigenous Women Defending the Environment
Indigenous Women at the UN - UNDESA-DSPD/Jimmy Kruglinski Spanish – By Carolina Herrera – August 9, 2017 We celebrate the successes of indigenous peoples in Latin America in protecting their lands and communities. . Learn More
Peril of Pesticides for Women’s Health, Food Security – Report of UN Special Rapporteur on Food + Pan Ap Submission on Pesticides
The use of pesticides has had detrimental effects not only on the environment but also on human health, both from direct and indirect exposure. What are the successful and unsuccessful measures taken by Governments and businesses to prohibit, ban, restrict and phase out pesticides that are harmful to human health? . Learn More
Gender Equality & Development for LGBTI People
LGBTI pride parade in Guayaquil (Ecuador), June 2013 – Photo: Silvia Buendía 29/08/2017 - By Saionara König-Reis When the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were agreed upon in 2015, many vulnerable groups were left out of the text. . Learn More
Chile – With Court’s OK, Chile Relaxes One of the World’s Strictest Abortion Bans
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
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