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Femicide Volume VIII: Abuse & Femicide of the Older Woman

Direct Link to Full 80-Page 2017 Report: https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Femicide-Volume-VIII-Abuse-and-Femicide-of-the-Older-Woman.pdf “Older women face triple jeopardy in that they are part of three different marginalised groups: they are elderly, abused, and female. Gender discrimination across the lifespan therefore has a . Learn More

Turkey – Women Create Expanding & Diversified Social Media Platform

By Riada Asimovic Akyol - November 10, 2017 Turkey's female bloggers — from sleepless mothers to budding entrepreneurs — are taking to social media to share experiences and influence. Given the ever-expanding role of online platforms in networking, creating awareness and marketing, two Turkish women have dug in their “digital heels” to create . Learn More

Zambia – National Men’s Network Trains Community Champions to Deal with Gender-Based Violence

09 November 2017 - The Zambia National Men‘s Network has trained 74 men and women as anti GBV champions (28 women and 46 men), who will undertake the role of sensitizing communities and reporting GBV cases in Chilanga, Chaisa, Chongwe and Rufunsa to the police.   The men and women were drawn from different CSOs- Churches, community members, . Learn More

Australia – Personal Safety Survey Update for 2016

This release presents information from the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) 2016 Personal Safety Survey (PSS). The survey collected information from men and women aged 18 years and over about the nature and extent of violence experienced since the age of 15. https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/4906.0   . Learn More

ASEAN 50 – Philippines 2017 – GENDER EQUALITY??

https://asean.org/asean/about-asean/overview/ The Association of Southeast Asian Nations: ASEAN The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, . Learn More

Solar Power Brings 24-Hour Healthcare to Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh – Women

November 17, 2017 – Bangladesh Cox’s Bazar IOM, the UN Migration gency, is harnessingsolar energy to power its remote health posts in Cox’s Bazar’s giant Kutupalong and Balukali makeshift settlements, which are now home to an estimated 440,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar. A Rohingya refugee waits in IOM's Kutupalong health post with . Learn More

Older Women & New Technologies: Challenging Ageism

By Silvia Perel-Levin, International Longevity Centre Global Alliance ILCGA, (Switzerland) Summary: Challenging ageism and ensuring older women are included in the development of new technologies. ………………. The Problem Women suffer from multiple and cumulative forms of discrimination and violence throughout their entire life. Older women . Learn More

Global Climate Action Must Be Gender Equal

Women bear the heaviest brunt of global warming, and are less empowered to contribute to solutions. A new action plan agreed at the Bonn climate talks aims to reverse this inequality, writes Hilda Heine, Marshall Islands President By Hilda Heine – November 16, 2017 – President Heine gave a speech at the COP 23 Climate Change . Learn More

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