Women & Girls in Sport Sport has the power to change lives. The ability to drive gender equality by teaching women and girls teamwork, self-reliance, resilience and confidence. Women in sport defy gender stereotypes and social norms, make inspiring role models, and show men and women as equals. Led by UN Women, the Sport for Generation . Learn More
Diwali – Festival of Lights – Women
DIWALI – HINDU FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS - WOMEN Diwali 2023 (Deepavali 2023) is on Sunday, November 12th in India. The Diwali illuminations with lighted diyas bring the supernatural brightness and joy with the hope of finding light in darkness, achieving knowledge where there is ignorance, and spreading love amidst hatred. Diwali is also known as . Learn More
Climate Justice, Health, & Sexual & Reproductive Rights
Climate Justice, Health, & Sexual & Reproductive Rights By Adriana García Gómez - Español October 29, 2023 - When human rights advocates and activists talk about the effects of the climate crisis, we usually emphasize the biological, chemical, and physical aspects of this phenomenon. Thus, the discussion has revolved around scientific . Learn More
Iran – Nobel Peace Prize Woman Laureate Began Hunger Strike in Prison
Iran - Nobel Peace Prize Woman Laureate Began Hunger Strike in Prison November 10, 2023 - Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi began a hunger strike Monday to protest both the Iranian government’s refusal to provide medical treatment to her and her fellow inmates and the mandatory headscarf laws. According to her family, a prosecutor . Learn More
India – Radio Station Empowers Women in a Rural Heartland
India - Radio Station Empowers Women in a Rural Heartland With shows that encourage listener participation, a community radio station in the Indian state of Haryana is helping women overcome deeply patriarchal attitudes. By Karan Deep Singh Reporting from Ghaghas, Bhadas, Sakras, Mandapur and Hamzapur, India Oct. 10, 2023 - The women . Learn More
Peru – Community Solutions Combat Water Shortages in Highlands – Gender
Community Solutions Combat Water Shortages in Peru’s Highlands By Mariela Jara -|En español LIMA, Oct 26 2023 (IPS) - The lack of water is so severe in Peru’s highlands that farming families are forced to sell their livestock because they cannot feed them. “There is no grass or fodder to feed them,” says Fermina Quispe, a Quechua farmer from . Learn More
Ukraine – War Continues, But Widows Tr y to Find Life After Loss
Ukraine – War Continues, But Widows Try to Find Life After Loss Support groups formed to help thousands of new widows see a dual role in healing their nation. “Our society was not ready to face such scale of grief,” one widow said. By Maria Varenikova Reported from Kyiv, Ukraine October 25, 2023 - Maria and her husband, Artem, dreamed of . Learn More
Vatican – In a First, Women Have Votin g Rights at Pope Francis’ Vatican Synod
Vatican – In a First, Women Have Voting Rights at Pope Francis’ Vatican Catholic Synod From online surveys to women and laypeople participating, Euronews Culture looks at how this year's Catholic Synod looks quite different from its predecessors. By Andrea Carlo The Church needs you!" October 2, 2023 - Written in bold letters at the top . Learn More
Nigeria – Army Rescues Women & Children Among Dozens Abducted by Islamic Rebels
Nigeria - Army Rescues Women & Children Among Dozens Abducted by Islamic Rebels August 29, 2023 - The Nigerian army said late Monday the 25 captives were rescued during "clearance operations" by its troops in Borno state's Gwoza district, a hotbed for the jihadi violence that has upended lives and livelihoods in the region since 2009 when . Learn More
Healing Toxic Daughter-Mother Relationships
HEALING TOXIC DAUGHTER-MOTHER RELATIONSHIPS By Dr. Carolyn Mein October 1, 2023 - The first experience we have with women is the experience we have with our mothers. It shapes our relationships with other women and how we view ourselves. PubMed published a study that examined how the quality of a daughter's mother-daughter relationship . Learn More
Women Waging Peace – Jewish & Arab Wom en Position Paper
Women Waging Peace – Arab & Jewish Women Position Paper October 15, 2023 - It took us a week to formulate this statement. We are a movement made up of Jewish and Arab women with diverse opinions and positions, and we found ourselves inside this crazy, threatening, horrible and frightening movie. There are no words in any language to describe . Learn More
Beyond Our Differences – Film on Spirituality, Compassion, Peace – Gender
Beyond Our Differences - Film on Spirituality, Compassion, Peace - Gender Film Segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvvfa9bppNI Beyond Our Differences – Film on Spirituality, Compassion, Peace With all of the problems facing the world today including war, poverty, weapons, environmental degradation, starvation, overpopulation and . Learn More
International Day of Rural Women 2023
International Day of Rural Women 2023 International Day of Rural Women 2023 takes places on Sunday, October 15, 2023, and is designed to celebrate the essential roles that rural women play in food systems. Sixty-six percent of working women in sub-Saharan Africa, seventy-one percent of working women in Southern Asia, and one-third of working . Learn More
Nobel Prize in Economics Awarded to Dr. Claudia Golden for Research on the Gender Wage Gap
Nobel Prize in Economics Awarded to Claudia Golden for Research on the Gender Wage Gap By Jeanna Smialek October 11, 2023 - The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded on Monday to Claudia Goldin, a Harvard professor, for advancing the world’s understanding of women’s progress in the work force. She is the third woman to have . Learn More
Old-Age Poverty Has a Woman’s Face
Old-Age Poverty Has a Woman’s Face This year marks the 20-year milestone of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, a landmark agreement in which Governments committed to “building a society for all ages”. The Madrid Plan of Action contains a broad range of objectives, including that of reducing poverty among older . Learn More
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