Brookings Institution – By Richard Reeves & Catherine Guyot November 25, 2017 - An important milestone has just been passed: more women than men are now better educated than their spouse. A chart produced by Wendy Wang over at the Institute of Family Studies shows that in one in four marriages, wives boast higher educational credentials than . Learn More
When Women Enter Politics, They Make a Difference. So Why Are So Few Women in the Highest Ranks of Political Power?
By Belinda Goldsmith – 23 October 2017 Faced with escalating violence, a lack of funding, and locked out of male-dominated networks, many women are reluctant to enter politics with growing concerns that a drive to get women into power globally is moving far too slowly, experts said. Only about one in four parliamentarians worldwide is a woman, . Learn More
Isis Calls on Women to Fight & Launch Terror Attacks – Unprecedented Change as Isis Loses Territory
‘Unprecedented’ change comes as Isis continues to lose territory in Syria and Iraq. By Lizzie Dearden – UK The Idependent Home Affairs Correspondent Hayat Boumeddiene, the widow of Isis terrorist Amedy Coulibaly, is among the female Isis members now officially permitted to take up arms Isis has called on women to take up arms as it . Learn More
Violence Against Women in the European Union – Comparison of the EU Istanbul Convention & The UN CEDAW Convention
September 25, 2017 - Violence against women and girls is one of the most serious human rights issues in Europe and across the world. One in three women in the EU have experienced physical or sexual violence since the age of 15, 75% of women professionals or those in top management have been subjected to sexual harassment, while one in ten women . Learn More
To Be A Woman
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Power of Transnational Solidarity – Navigating Narratives, Privilege & Power – Gender
HOW CAN WE USE OUR VOICES MORE EFFECTIVELY? NAVIGATING NARRATIVES, PRIVILEGE & POWER - GENDER By Aya Chebbi – 25 November 2017 To make a difference in the dramatically changing world, we need to be able to navigate narratives, privilege and power. Narratives For the next few decades, the world will continue to be . Learn More
Legal Age of Consent Around the World
The Age of Consent is the legal age at which an individual is considered mature enough to consent to sex. Sexual relations with someone under the Age of Consent are considered statutory rape, even (in some jurisdictions), if both partners are themselves younger than the Age of Consent. Legal Age of Consent Around the World The legal Age of . Learn More
Protect Women Worldwide from Acid Attacks
India - The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act was passed by both Houses of Parliament in December, 2016 and is now in force. It was a reworking of the original 1995 act, raising the number of disabilities from 7 to 19, with acid attack victims now being recognized as physically . Learn More
Ending Violence Against Women: Facts & Figures
Various Forms of Violence It is estimated that 35 per cent of women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or sexual violence by a non-partner at some point in their lives. However, some national studies show that up to 70 per cent of women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an . Learn More
Bosnia – Former Serbian Army Commander Mladic Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Srebrenica Massacre Genocide
BOSNIA – INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL CONVICTS FORMER SERBIAN COMMANDER MLADIC - TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR SREBRENICA MASSACRE GENOCIDE – JUSTICE AT LAST FOR MOTHERS OF SREBRENICA Mothers of Srebrenica's victims clapped when the convictions were read out CREDIT: AFP PHOTO VIA: THE TELEGRAPH. Former Bosnian Serb army commander sentenced . Learn More
Sexual Harassment Doesn’t Just Happen to Actresses or Journalists – Talk to a Waitress or a Domestic Worker!
There are far too many think pieces about high-level actresses and far too few about the waitress at your local diner. Photo: Getty By Alissa Quart & Barbara Ehrenreich* 22 November 2017 - The number of women in the entertainment industry coming forward with charges of sexual harassment is starting to feel endless. They include stars like . Learn More
Violence Against Women Is Fundamentally About Power – By UN Secretary-General
By António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, in his remarks for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women UNITED NATIONS, Nov 25, 2017 (IPS) – Every woman and every girl has the right to a life free of violence. Yet this rupture of human rights occurs in a variety of ways in every community. It . Learn More
Poem – “It Wasn’t By Candle Light”
By Rita Loyd* It wasn’t by candle light…. No romantic music….. All the fantasies of how my first time would be were erased…..without my consent. I trusted him… with my body. But then I was tricked. I was made to believe that only his hand would touch me there. But before I knew it… My innocence was violated… My virginity gone. By a . Learn More
From a Market Approach to the Centrality of Life, Food & Nutrition: An Urgent Change for Women
Global Network for the Right to Food & Nutrition Publication: The World Food Crisis: The Way Out Direct Link to Full 6-Page 2017 Publication Article: https://www.righttofoodandnutrition.org/files/R_t_F_a_N_W_2017_ENG_3.pdf . Learn More
Weak Recovery in Youth Labour Markets Demands Sweeping Response – Young Women
Despite a significant fall in youth unemployment since the height of the economic crisis in 2009, persistent unemployment and a lack of quality job opportunities continue to hamper young people’s quest for decent work. ……………………………… “The report also highlights the continued vulnerabilities of young women in the labour market. In 2017, the global . Learn More
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