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Tajikistan – Based on New Law, Tajik Authorities Seize Wedding Feast

Despite relatively low living standards and widespread unemployment, Tajiks sometimes throw extravagant wedding parties they can barely afford. September 19, 2017 - Final preparations were in full swing at Zaidullo Khudoyorov's home in southern Tajikistan as the family got ready to celebrate the marriage of his eldest daughter. Just hours . Learn More

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Girl Child – Poem

Photo: Flavours of Life Girl Child - Poem Dreams Your Dreams Little One We Are Standing All Around You Your Fears And Trials Will Also Be Ours You Will Walk With The Courage Of Woman Worldwide We Will Speak When You Cannot We Will Gather When You Are Still We Are Here To Serve You Girl Child You Will Grow Into A . Learn More

China – One of the World’s Last Matriarchies – Land Where Women Rule – Video

Photo - https://www.ilknowledge.com/2013/07/mosuo-tribe-womens-kingdom.html 2016 - China's one-child policy led to millions of female infanticides—except in a lush valley known as the “Land Where Women Rule.” Located in the foothills of the Himalayas, Lugu Lake is home to China’s Mosuo matriarchy. The region's 40,000 denizens have come up with a . Learn More

Women Are Pivotal to Addressing Hunger, Malnutrition & Poverty

Women farmers clearing abandoned farmland in the drought-affected Nachol village in Northern Bangladesh. Credit: Naimul Haq/IPS By Lakshmi Puri - UN Assistant Secretary-General & Deputy Executive Director of UN Women UNITED NATIONS, Oct 13 2017 (IPS) - The 16th of October marks World Food Day, a reminder to the international community . Learn More

Girls Speak Out On Inequality

Author: UNFPA – 12 October 2017 What does gender inequality look like? By Bodil Jane for UNFPA UNITED NATIONS, New York – Despite years of efforts and advances, full gender equality has yet to be realized. There is not one country in the world free of gender-based violence or discrimination. And in too many places, the . Learn More

International Day of the Girl Child 2017 + Afghan Girls – Little Flowers: Poem

This year, International Day of the Girl (11 October) will focus on the theme, "EmPOWER girls: Before, during and after conflict". There are 1.1 billion girls in the world, and every one of them deserves equal opportunities for a better future. They are a source of energy, power and creativity. They can drive change and help build a . Learn More

Nepal’s Former Living Goddess Comes of Age & Now Can Attend School

Nepal's former living goddess, or Kumari, Matina Shakya (C) walks to school with her father Pratap Man Shakya (R) and sister Mijala Shakya for the first time in nearly a decade in Kathmandu on 9 October 2017 - KATHMANDU: Matina Shakya was only three when she was taken away from her parents to be worshipped as a "living goddess" in Nepal's . Learn More

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Gender-Led Approaches to Conflict & War

Afghanistan - A Helmandi policewoman is trained to load and fire a weapon. Hannah West, Author provided “There is a danger that gender-focused policies in war zones become tokenistic and rapidly forgotten. They risk failing simply because they run counter to the dominant masculinised campaigns, and the way we currently think about . Learn More

National Human Rights Commission Issues Notices to Districts on Forcing Girls to Be “Offerings to Temples” & Victims of Abuse

Young girls forcibly taken and abused in south Indian temple rituals - Rights Commission Rituals involve the girls being dressed as brides and then having their dresses removed "virtually leaving them naked" – Reuters India National Human Rights Commission notice to the Governments of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh over allegations of . Learn More

Austria Becomes the Latest European Country to Ban Burqas

(Photo: AP) Köksal Baltaci, Special for USA TODAY September 27, 2017 - Austria on Sunday becomes the fifth European country to ban wearing full face veils such as the burqa and niqab in public, a move prompted by the recent wave of migrants from Muslim countries seeking asylum. . Learn More

Pakistan – One Widow’s Resolve to Break Tradition Changed the Lives of Hundreds of Pakistani Women

Zubaida Janwri changed people's perceptions and now has women and men from 14 villages standing by her. PHOTO: EXPRESS By Sarfaraz Memon – March 17, 2017 SUKKUR: Born and brought up in an environment where women, even preteens, were not allowed to go out without wearing a white shuttlecock burqa, Zubaida Janwri, a widow and mother of five . Learn More

Girls on the Run

Girls on the Run® is a US 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to creating a world where every girl knows and activates her limitless potential and is free to boldly pursue her dreams. . Learn More

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