The United States women won a World Cup championship and an Olympic bronze medal during their six-year fight for equal pay. Credit...Doug Mills/The New York Times By Andrew Das May 18, 2022 - As the women’s soccer stars stared at their laptop screens Monday night and the new labor deal was explained to them, the numbers just kept climbing. A few . Learn More
Ukraine – Alone Under Siege: How Older Women Are Being Left Behind in Ukraine
Halyna Vasylivna, 94, in her tiny ‘Khrushchevka’ flat in Kyiv’s Podil district, where she lives alone. Photograph: Courtesy of Akas By Angelina Kariakina in Kyiv and Luba Kassova May 16, 2022 - Halyna Vasylivna lives alone in a tiny “Khrushchevka” flat. At 94, she has outlived her sons and her husband, and her grandchildren live outside the . Learn More
Why the Ecofeminist Movement Needs to Be Strongly Represented at Stockholm+50
BY CHANTAL VAN DEN BOSSCHE May 8, 2022 - June 1st, the Women’s Major Group with support of WECF will organise the Stockholm+50 associate event: “Feminist priorities for people, planet and peace”, where global ecofeminist movements will bring key recommendations to Stockholm+50. Stockholm+50 celebrates 50 years of global environmental . Learn More
Latin America – Update on Feminism, Women’s Rights, Abortion
Abortion rights demonstrators celebrate outside the Palace of Justice in Bogotá, Colombia, after the Colombian Constitutional Court voted in favor of decriminalizing abortion up to 24 weeks of gestation on Feb. 21. GUILLERMO LEGARIA SCHWEIZER/GETTY IMAGES By Catherine Osborn May 6, 2022 - After Texas enacted the United States’ most . Learn More
Iran – Universities Must Impose Stricter Rules on Women’s Dress Codes, Against Activism
Students in Iran have been protesting the imposition of stricter regimes in many universities. By Golnaz Esfandiari April 28, 2022 - As tens of thousands of Iranian students flocked back to university this month, following a two-year absence due to the coronavirus pandemic, many were greeted with new restrictions. The measures, including . Learn More
Addressing Sexual Violence in Conflicts
Sexual violence is prevalent in many modern conflicts. The ICRC is stepping up its efforts to prevent this crime and help the victims. Despite clear legal prohibitions, sexual violence remains widespread and prevalent during armed conflicts and other situations of violence, as well as in detention. It occurs in various contexts and has grave . Learn More
MENA – Family Laws Fail To Protect Women & Girls
As the world celebrates the International Day of Families on May 15th, millions of women and girls across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) do not have the security and safety a family can bring. Discriminatory family laws across the region are failing to protect women and girls. May 12, 2022 - It is time for change. Equality Now is building . Learn More
China – Chained Woman Has Become the Face of Bride Trafficking, Gender Imbalance
The video of a woman surnamed Yang chained to wall by her neck has sparked debate in China about human trafficking. Photo: Weibo By Heather Barr and Yaqiu Wang April 5, 2022 - The Chinese government has launched a year-long campaign to stem trafficking of women and children. The decision was prompted by a public uproar over its longstanding . Learn More
Assessing Big Tech’s Response to Online Violence Against Women Journalists
New research from a UN study produced by ICFJ details how news organizations and big tech companies are failing to adequately mitigate and respond to online violence targeting women journalists – a global scourge with serious and far-reaching consequences. The researchers offer concrete recommendations to better safeguard women journalists, who . Learn More
Afghanistan – Taliban Order Afghan Women to Wear Burqa in Public
On Saturday, Afghanistan's supreme leader and Taliban chief Hibatullah Akhundzada approved a strict dress code for women in public. (AFP) May 7, 2022 - Kabul: The Taliban on Saturday imposed some of the harshest restrictions on Afghanistan's women since they seized power, ordering them to cover fully in public, ideally with the traditional . Learn More
Governments, Civil Society Organizations & Academia Around the World Call for Data on Femicide to Prevent & Respond to VAW
12 April 2022 – Government and civil society representatives, women's rights advocates, feminists, and academia across the UNECE region joined the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development side event “One femicide watch in every country to end the shadow pandemic,” organized by the Government of Spain and UN Women, to shed light on experiences and . Learn More
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#MeToo in MENA: The Women Shaking the Region Out of Its Silence on Sexual Harassment
Demonstrators attend a rally for International Women's Day in Iraq [Getty] Women from Morocco, to Egypt, Iran and Kuwait took their countries by storm in the past year through social media to break the silence on sexual assault and harassment. By Maedeh Sharifi – MENA: Middle East & North Africa 09 March, 2021- Women across the Middle East . Learn More
Lebanon – Fierce Race in Elections Expected with Record Number of Women Candidates
Consultant and business pioneer, Gistelle Semaan, is a parliamentary candidate on Shamaluna list in the North III district. By Sally Abou AlJoud, Al Arabiya English April 15, 2022 - In a country where women comprise less than 5 percent of parliament, 118 women candidates created cracks in the political glass ceiling, vying for a broader . Learn More
South Asia – Rape Victims in South Asia Still Face Vaginal Tests, Report Finds
An artwork in Delhi made to highlight sexual violence after the gang rape of a Dalit woman last year. Photograph: Mayank Makhija/NurPhoto/PA By Sarah Johnson 23 Apr 2021 - Physical vaginal tests are still used to determine whether women and girls have been raped in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, according to a new report. The practice remains . Learn More
Girls’ Performance in Math ‘Starting to Add Up to Boys’, Says UNESCO
© UNICEF/Mithila Jariwala - A 13-year-old girl solves a maths sum at a school in Gujarat, India. 27 April 2022 - The UN published promising news in the global fight for gender equality and opportunity on Wednesday, showing that when it comes to mathematics, girls are now performing as strongly as boys in the classroom – although there are plenty . Learn More
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