By: Rosalind C. Barnett and Caryl Rivers Women and girls weren’t doing very well in STEMM (science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine) before the Covid 19 pandemic. Despite accounting for over half of the college-educated workforce, women in the United States made up only 29% of those employed in science and engineering occupations in . Learn More
Lebanon – Underage Marriages Increase in during the Pandemic
Children dressed as brides take part in a Beirut protest against underage marriage May 15, 2021 - Aid groups in Lebanon say the country's ongoing economic crisis, compounded by the coronavirus pandemic, is forcing more children into underage marriages. "From what we have been able to observe in the field and from what our local partners are . Learn More
Zoom Fatigue Is Worse for Women
New study suggests Zoom fatigue impacts women more than men. By Kim Elsesser April 19. 2021 - Since the pandemic started, employees and students alike are complaining of Zoom fatigue, that exhausted feeling after a day of online meetings or classes. However, a new study has found that Zoom fatigue may not impact everyone in the same way, and . Learn More
Kyrgyzstan – Four Men Face Trial in Deadly Bride-Snatching Case
Protesters hold up pictures of Aizada Kanatbekova at a demonstration in Bishkek after her death. BISHKEK -- Four men will face trial in Kyrgyzstan for their role in a deadly bride-snatching case that shocked the Central Asian country in April. The lawyer for Aizada Kanatbekova's family, Nurbek Toktakunov, told RFE/RL on May 4 that an . Learn More
Pakistan – Gendered COVID Media Crisis
Photo: Reuters By SUBBOH JAFFERY Only eight of 4,056 news reports on gender-based violence were aired by Pakistan's prime time media in March 2020, which further fell to four in April 2020, a study found. This belies a greater problem in the media and how it represented women during the pandemic. The Uks Research Centre — an institute in . Learn More
Cuba – Caesarean Childbirth Policy New Protocol May Endanger Mothers & Babies
A mother cradles her baby in Santiago de Cuba. © Joe Raedle/Getty Images Claudia Padrón Cueto 9 October, 2020 - Laura cannot forget the first sight of her baby just after she delivered him: her newborn’s body had a greyish tone, and he seemed lifeless. She remembers her son still covered in blood and fluids, doctors trying to search for a . Learn More
Afghanistan – Bombing outside Kabul girls’ school kills at least 25
An injured woman is transported to a hospital after Saturday's blast in Kabul. (Mohammad Ismail/Reuters) By Susannah George - Sharif Hassan May 8, 2021 - KABUL — A bombing outside a school for girls in Kabul on Saturday killed at least 25 people and wounded more than 50, according to the Interior Ministry. The attack struck at the end of the . Learn More
Promoting Women’s Economic Empowerment in West & Central Africa
BY ANNE GIVINGS KUHNEN 05 March 2021 - A growing number of reports are demonstrating what many development professionals already know about the impacts of COVID-19: women and girls are more vulnerable to the negative health and socio-economic effects of the crisis. Research suggests COVID-19 brings an increased risk of violence against women and . Learn More
Senegal – Time to Prioritize Women’s Rights
By: Mara Leichtman | April 5, 2021 Senegal, long admired for its history of political stability, should have been celebrating its “exceptional” democracy along with 61 years of independence on April 4. Instead, last month’s deadly riots further imperiled the West African country’s status, already downgraded last year by Freedom House to “Partly . Learn More
Vigil for Justice for Murdered India Dalit Woman Garment Worker
April 1, 2021 marked the three-month anniversary of the horrific murder of 20-year-old Jeyasre Kathiravel, an Indian Dalit woman who was a garment worker and union member organizing against gender-based violence and harassment at a major Indian garment manufacturer which has business with many prominent U.S. and European fashion brands. As reported . Learn More
Careers have no gender, connect girls to tech, for a brighter future UN urges
ITU/R. Farrell 22 April 2021- Despite information and communication technology playing such a key role throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN chief said that half the world remains offline, in his message marking International Girls in ICT Day, on Thursday – most of whom are women and girls in developing countries. According to the . Learn More
Afghanistan – Officials: ‘Herat Woman Whipped by Taliban for Alleged Affair’
The video footage, which was widely shared on social media, appears to show dozens of Taliban fighters surrounding a woman and lashing her. The Herat The Herat Department of Women’s Affairs on Wednesday said that Taliban fighters publicly lashed a woman from Oba district over reports that she had an affair with a man. The video footage, which . Learn More
Palestine – Preventing Online Gender-Based Violence in Palestine
Video "Rana's Story" (www.besafe.ps) In the current global health crisis, many people worldwide spend more time online than ever. Lockdowns, quarantine, and self-isolation policies have increased internet usage by up to 70%. While there have been numerous reports about increased domestic violence as an effect linked to the pandemic, the rise of . Learn More
Mobilise Against Sexism
With the support of the Council of Europe, EWL has launched a collaborative project to raise awareness on sexism with their members from Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, and Spain. 20 April 2021 - In March 2019, the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers adopted the Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)1 . Learn More
Universal Child Care Could Be a Big Boost to Women’s Earnings
MoMo Productions | DigitalVision | Getty Images Published Apr 12, 2021 - Megan Leonhardt Since last February, over 2.3 million women have dropped out of the workforce, compared to just 1.8 million men who left the labor force between February 2020 and 2021, according to data compiled by the National Women’s Law Center. And many of those women are . Learn More
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