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2017 State of Civil Society Report – Civicus

Direct Link to 24-Page 2017 Report EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: http://www.civicus.org/documents/reports-and-publications/SOCS/2017/state-of-civil-society-report-2017-executive-summary-en.pdf   Link to Full 2017 Report: http://www.civicus.org/index.php/state-of-civil-society-report-2017 CIVIL SOCIETY & THE PRIVATE SECTOR As business . Learn More

Empathy for Grieving Empty Nest Mothers

By Rosjke Hasseldine – https://www.rosjke.com/ - Mother-Daughter Coach/Therapist - Author September 7. 2017 - Last week, while I was at the post office, I overheard two women talking about how they had dropped off their child at college for the first time. As I heard one of them say with tears in her voice; “My job is done, it’s now time . Learn More

Seven Strategies for Ending Violence Against Children

Globally, hundreds of millions of children — up to one billion — have experienced physical, sexual or psychological violence in the past year. INSPIRE: seven strategies for ending violence against children identifies a select group of strategies that have shown success in reducing violence against children. They are: implementation and enforcement . Learn More

New DNA Swab Can Help Provide Evidence & Lead to Prosecution for Sexual Violence, Especially in War Zones, Remote Areas

  The new kit will be welcomed in war zones, where sexual violence is often particularly high (Photo credit: DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images)   By Tom Bawden -September 5th 2017 Scientists have created a self-testing DNA swab that could make it much easier to prosecute the perpetrators of sexual violence in poor and war-torn . Learn More

Colombia – Post-Conflict Former Female FARC Fighters Face Challenges, for Gender Equality & Reintegration Dignity

By Sruthi Gottipati  - 7 September 2017 When Angie Rios, 27, left to join communist rebels as a teenager, she told her mother never to change her phone number. Nine years later, Rios is a seasoned guerrilla and sports a pierced eyebrow, a bandana, and gumboots, tempered by feminine flourishes – rhinestones dangle from her earlobes and . Learn More

USA – Muslim Women May Refuse to Remove Their Hijabs, Despite the Rise of Attacks

AP Photo   January 25, 2017 - Yaqeen Institute On Wednesday, the New York Times reported that several imams in the U.S. told women in the Muslim community they can remove their hijab if they fear being targeted. This comes on the heels of several anti-Muslim attacks in the United States. Despite the alarming rate of anti-Muslim . Learn More

Afghanistan: Food Discrimination Against Women

This article is part of the publication Perspectives Asia: Politics of Food.- See Below. By Weeda Mehran – 07 August  2017 Afghanistan has been described as the world’s most dangerous country for women. Many civil society organisations working on women’s rights claim that violence against women (VAW) is on the rise in the country. VAW takes . Learn More

National SDG Advocacy Scorecard Global Report – Women’s Civil Society Engagement in the SDG Process

Women Thrive Alliance - Direct Link to FULL 2-PAGE Infographic: http://womenthrive.org/sites/default/files/docs/resources/nsc_globalreport2017en_0.pdf   Women Thrive Alliance disseminated our National SDG Advocacy Scorecard to gauge the extent to which grassroots women’s rights and gender equality organizations (typically excluded . Learn More

Women, Faith & Human Rights

This is an overview of some of the most honest and critical thinking, by women and men of faith and human rights actors, on the relationship between human rights and their respective faith traditions. This publication provides a glimpse into the arguments made by these contributors, who are from different countries and faiths. Their views are . Learn More

France – Fashion Firms Pledge to Stop Using Underage & Size Zero Models – Issues of Health Concerns & Body Images

France’s top fashion houses have pledged to stop underage and size zero models from featuring in catwalk shows and advertising campaigns. Kim Willsher – 6 September 2017 The move, which comes on the eve of New York fashion week, was announced by French luxury groups LVMH and Kering, owners of some of the biggest labels in haute couture . Learn More

Ukraine – Internally Displaced Women in Ukraine Find Voice through Interactive Theatre

Olesya Arkhypova (right) participates in interactive theatre. Photo: UN Women/Alexander Alfyorov July 18, 2017 - Olesya Arkhypova left her home in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine shortly after the armed conflict broke out in May, 2014. A month later, her father died in the conflict. As the government forces lost control over her home town . Learn More

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