By Helen Clark – Former New Zealand Prime Minister & UNDP Administrator – Now on the Board of Women Deliver “Breaking the Glass Ceilings: reflections on the future of women’s leadership.” 16 March 2018 - My thanks go to the Asian Development Bank for inviting me to be the Distinguished Gender Month Speaker for 2018. My topic . Learn More
Women in Prison
FULL ARTICLE: https://interactive.pri.org/2018/04/unequal-justice/index.html Article Includes Charts & Photos. UNEQUAL JUSTICE – THERE ARE MORE WOMEN IN PRISON THAN EVER BEFORE April 2, 2018 - The substances are different: in Thailand, it’s meth. In Ohio, opioids. In Mexico, women help their husbands, boyfriends and . Learn More
Widows’ Charter – Charter for the Rights of Widows
A Draft Protocol for adaptation to specific country, legal, social, cultural and economic situations. Discrimination against and abuse of WIDOWS, of all ages, occurs across a wide spectrum of cultures, religions, ethnic groups, regions, irrespective of the economic or education status of the women subject to this oppression Attitudes to and . Learn More
The Price Society Pays for Violence Against Women – Counting the Cost
Direct Link to Full 35-Page 2018 CARE Report: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/Counting_the_costofViolence.pdf . Learn More
Europe – WAVE: Women Against Violence Europe Country Report – The Situation of Specialist Support Services in Europe
Direct Link to Full 100-Page WAVE Report: https://fileserver.wave-network.org/researchreports/WAVE_CR_2017.pdf . Learn More
Turkey – Woman Human Rights Defender Eren Keskin – Urgent Call for International Action to Prevent Prison Sentencing & Fines
Eren Keskin, a prominent human rights lawyer from Turkey, is at risk of a lengthy imprisonment in retaliation for many years of exercising the right to freedom of expression and the right to defend human rights relating to taboo issues in Turkish society. The undersigned organisations call for urgent international action to prevent the imprisonment . Learn More
2018 Global Food Policy Report
Direct Link to Full 150-Page 2018 Report: https://ebrary.ifpri.org/utils/getfile/collection/p15738coll2/id/132273/filename/132488.pdf https://www.ifpri.org/publication/2018-global-food-policy-report 2018 Global Food Policy Report International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) IFPRI's flagship report reviews the . Learn More
Saudi Arabia – Mixed-Gender Theatre Can Help Build Saudi Performing Arts Sector
A scene from Masrah Masr (Egypt Theater) broadcast on the MBC Masr channel in Egypt, posted Jan. 3, 2018. Performances by Masrah Masr also have been broadcast on the Saudi MBC TV network. By George Mikhail - April 29, 2018 CAIRO — Saudi Arabia has sought the help of Egyptian artist Ashraf Abdel Baqi to establish a mixed-gender . Learn More
Rural Women – Stereotypes Can Hinder the Opportunities for Advancement of Grassroots Rural Women
By Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Agnes Quisumbing & Sophie Theis October 14, 2016 - As the U.N. International Day of Rural Women on Oct. 15 spotlights the key role women play in the dynamic economies of the developing world, you may see some striking statistics and platitudes on the topic. These are meant to highlight the inequality and discrimination . Learn More
Afghanistan – More Than 50 Afghan Schoolgirls Hospitalized for Suspected Poisoning
It is not yet clear what type of poisoning may have caused the hospitalizations. (illustrative photo from a previous Afghan poisoning incident in May 2017) RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan – April 2, 2018 Dozens of schoolgirls have been sickened at a high school in the southern Afghan province of Helmand in what officials suspect is a case of . Learn More
USA – Ten Years of Research on Women in the Workplace
Direct Link to Full 34-Page Report: WOMEN MATTER 2016 – REINVENTING THE WORKPLACE TO UNLOCK THE POTENTIAL OF GENDER . Learn More
Iraq – Will Iraq Be Next to Abolish the Controversial “Marry Your Rapist” Law?
By Heba Kanso – March 29, 2018 BEIRUT (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Iraqi women are ramping up pressure to abolish a law that lets rapists off the hook if they marry their victims, after Tunisia, Jordan and Lebanon scrapped similar articles last year. Activists plan to demonstrate and use billboards to condemn the controversial law ahead of . Learn More
Roma Women: Rising Above Discrimination + Roma Info
“Change Can Start from Us!”- Roma Women in Italy Fight for Their Rights Claudia Torrisi - 16 August 2017 A new generation of Roma women is rising up against multiple forms of discrimination, to claim their rights to jobs, education, and healthcare. From her small sewing workshop in Isernia, in the centre of Italy, Concetta Sarachella designs . Learn More
World Trends in Freedom of Expression & Media Development – World Press Freedom Day – End Violence Against Journalists – Gender
IFJ – International Federation of Journalists - https://www.ifj.org/nc/news-single-view/backpid/1/article/ifj-urges-world-governments-to-back-a-proposal-for-a-ground-breaking-convention-on-journalists-pr/ On May 3, World Press Freedom Day, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) says that the recent spike in violence targeting . Learn More
Afghanistan – MPs & Activists Welcome Law Against Harassment of Women & Children – Call for Implementation
The approval of ‘the law on prohibition and prevention of harassment against women and children’ was welcomed by human rights activists and parliament’s human rights and women’s affairs commission. The law has three chapters and 29 articles which is aimed to end women and children harassment in the country. The law was approved a year ago by . Learn More
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