Indigenous Women's Day is celebrated on September 5 to honor the Aymara warrior Bartolina Sisa, who led a rebellion against Spanish colonizers in Peru in 1780 and was killed in 1782. This day also recognizes the role of indigenous women in preserving their culture, biodiversity, and ancestral knowledge, as well as their fight against violence and . Learn More
France – Top French Court Upholds Ban on Muslim Abayas in Schools
Top French Court Upholds Ban on Muslim Abayas in Schools France's highest administrative court ruled Thursday that a school ban on abayas, traditional over-garments worn by some Muslim women, was legal. By:FRANCE 24 September 7, 2023 - The State Council, France's highest court for complaints against government authorities, said it had . Learn More
Uganda – New Mothers Detained in Hospitals Against Their Will for Unpaid Bills
UGANDA – NEW MOTHERS DETAINED IN HOSPITALS AGAINST THEIR WILL FOR UNPAID BILLS By Weronika Strzyżyńska August 23, 2023 - Two women who were prevented from leaving hospital over unpaid medical bills are to have their case against Ugandan authorities heard this month in a case that lawyers hope will end the practice. Akello Esther Susan, 23, . Learn More
Beware of a New Kind of Identity Theft: The SIM Card Swap
Beware of a New Kind of Identity Theft: The SIM Card Swap Anyone can trick your phone carrier to think that they are you. Here’s how to protect yourself By Alex Christiansen July 5, 2023 - Identity theft is an ongoing concern for us all and while we may take all the precautions that experts advise, the criminal is always one step ahead in . Learn More
Spain – UN Women Welcomes FIFA’s Suspe nsion of Spanish Football Federation Chief
Spain - UN Women Welcomes FIFA’s Suspension of Spanish Football Federation Chief 30 August 2023 - The UN agency championing gender equality has underlined its strong stance against abuse or harassment of women taking part in sport. UN Women issued a statement on Tuesday hailing the decision by the global football organization FIFA to suspend . Learn More
Nepal – Teenage Girl Dies After Being Forced to Stay in a ‘Period Hut’
Nepal - Teenage Girl Dies After Being Forced to Stay in a ‘Period Hut’ Campaigners say efforts to stamp out custom of banishing girls and women during menstruation have been set back by Covid By Rojita Adhikari in Kathmandu 11 August 2023 - A 16-year-old girl from Nepal has died as a result of the illegal practice of chhaupadi, where . Learn More
Tell Every Child – Art & Poem
TELL EVERY CHILD – Poem & Art By Jane Evershed Tell Every ChildTell every child they have a purpose on this planet,May the birthright of every child be to have a wise caretaker,Who understands the fine line between discipline,And the breaking of a spirit, and how to mend one,And the need for understanding and freedom of expression- Without . Learn More
Pakistan – Women Preventing Inter-Religious Conflict by Forming Inter-Faith Alliances
Pakistan - Women Preventing Inter-Religious Conflict 22 August 2023 - How do poor Hindu and Christian women belonging to lower-ranked caste groups prevent local disputes turning into inter-religious violent conflict that perpetually plague Pakistani Punjab, like the fires and violence in Jaranwala? After all, these are women who supposedly . Learn More
All-Women Arab Bands – Sisters in Song
All-Women Arab Bands Blazing a Trail in Syria & Morocco August 23, 2023 - Meet the Takht ensemble in Syria and the Chefchaouen Hadra Sufi band from Morocco, all-women bands making their names and performing to big audiences. We go backstage with both groups, sharing the pain of long rehearsals, the planning of far-away concerts, the . Learn More
China – Why It’s Becoming Easier to Be a Single Mother in China
China - Why It’s Becoming Easier to Be a Single Mother in China By Stephen McDonell - China correspondent July 29, 2023 - Until last year it was not really possible for most unmarried women to become mothers in China - practically speaking. But a social change is under way and it is driving shifts in policy too. In her flat on the . Learn More
Woman Waking Up to Herself – Art & Poem
WOMAN WAKING UP TO HERSELF – ART & POEM There is a sacred space held insidefrom the time when we are little.When we are finally ready to wake up,as we grow up,we get to take a look within.If we are really ready to seethe beauty that is there,we can bring it with us.This is a blessed journey.Our inner world begins a conscious journey into our . Learn More
Iran – Suspension of Licenses for Prenatal Screening Kits & Increase Declining Population
Iran - Suspension of Licenses for Prenatal Screening Kits & Increase Declining Population Iran's Health Ministry has suspended the issuance of licenses for the production and import of first trimester prenatal screening kits, in what critics in the medical community called a thinly veiled attempt to help boost flagging population growth and . Learn More
UAE-Emirates – Youngest Woman Pilot Follows Dream & Encourages Girls
UAE-Emirates - Youngest Woman Pilot Follows Dream & Encourages Girls Young girl’s dream made her the youngest pilot to serve the nation. August 14, 2023 - Everything is possible if you are passionate about your dream and have perseverance, says Nouf Omar, emphatically. After earning her place in the annals of the UAE’s aviation history, . Learn More
Generations of Women – Art & Poem
GENERATIONS OF WOMEN - CELEBRATE STRENGTHS - ART & POEM WUNRN will welcome generation photos of women, with diversity of color, age, sexual identity, race, inclusivity. Women have strengths that amaze men. They bear hardships and they carry burdens, but they hold happiness, love and joy. They smile when they want to scream. They . Learn More
No Gender Justice Without Climate Justice
No Gender Justice Without Climate Justice New debt crises are bringing a fresh wave of austerity to the global south, with a disproportionate impact on women. By Iolanda Fresnillo is a policy manager at Eurodad and Leia Achampong is a senior policy officer at Eurodad. July 23, 2023 - The world’s debt and climate crises are closely linked, . Learn More
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