‘Our land, our lives, women let us mobilize!’ The famous chant of the Women2Kilimanjaro hike which led to the mass assembly of rural women from across Africa to adopt a charter of demands that advocates for more inclusive land rights for women. . Learn More
Nigeria – 82 Abducted Chibok Schoolgirls Freed by Boko Haram
Some of the girls pictured in May 2014, shortly after their kidnapping- Getty/AFP Photo 6 May 2017 - At least 82 of the nearly 200 schoolgirls who were still missing after a mass Boko Haram abduction in northeast Nigeria in 2014 have been freed, a government official has told Al Jazeera. . Learn More
Venezuela – Women March in Caracas Against Government Repression
An anti-government protester challenges riot police blocking a women march against repression in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, May 6, 2017. Thousands of women wearing white and carrying flowers marched to ask for a stop of repression and to pay tribute to those who were killed in weeks of demonstrations calling on President Nicolas Maduro to step . Learn More
THE INDIGENOUS WORLD REPORT – CHALLENGES FACING INDIGENOUS CULTURES IN AFRICA & GLOBAL – INDIGENOUS WOMEN
By Baher Kamal ROME, May 3 2017 (IPS) - The cultures and very survival of indigenous peoples in Africa are seriously threatened. They are ignored, . Learn More
Food Security, Conflict & International Migration – Worsening Hunger Crises Trigger Global Migration – Women & Children
Internally displaced Somali people carry containers as they stand in a queue waiting to be served with cooked food from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) feeding program at the Sorrdo camp in Hodan district of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, March 11, 2017. REUTERS/Feisal Omar Number of people fleeing a country increases by 1.9 percent . Learn More
Middle East & North Africa – Study Shows Many Male Conservative, Traditional Attitudes on Women’s Roles
By Kate Lyons – 2 May 2017 Men’s views of equality between the sexes are woefully out of sync with the hopes of young women, according to a survey across the Middle East and north Africa. Male attitudes towards the role of women in the workplace and at home, and of their participation in public life, were stereotypically sexist in the study . Learn More
Kenya – In Maasai Herder Societies, Evolving Equality, Property, Inheritance Rights for Women
In Kenya's Rift Valley, Maasai women are beginning to gaining more rights that were once predominantly reserved to men. A few years ago, a single mother taking sole responsibility for her family would have been a rare sight among the pastoral Kipsigis and Maasai communities, but now it is becoming more acceptable. April 21, 2017 - ELENERAI, . Learn More
Indigenous Women Delegation Oral Statement at UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 2017
MADRE/RLS -- NYC Office 16th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues April 27, 2017 Item 3: Follow up on the Recommendations of the UN Permanent Forum Empowerment of Indigenous Women Thank you Madam Chair. May I take this opportunity on behalf of the African Indigenous Women’s organizations and all our Partners . Learn More
USA – 3 in 10 Workers Have No Paid Sick Leave: Major Challenge for Mothers – Paid Sick Days Have Significant Benefits, Low Costs
from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research April 26, 2017 - Unlike most nations in the industrialized world, the United States does not guarantee that workers receive paid sick leave. Some employees are eligible for unpaid time off to care for their own . Learn More
Rape by Terrorists: UN Report – Sexual Violence as a Weapon of Terrorism
Yazidi resistance fighters in Sinjar, Iraq, 2015. A new UN report documents sexual violence against women in war, including attacks by ISIS on a “horrific scale.” CREATIVE COMMONS . Learn More
G20 Forum 2017 for International Cooperation in Financial & Economic Questions – WOMEN20 Program Focus
Screenshot of ‘No RCEP’ Campaign Video * The 'No RCEP' campaign urges the16 governments negotiating the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to consider the adverse impact of the mega free trade agreement . Learn More
G20 Forum 2017 for International Cooperation in Financial & Economic Questions – WOMEN20 Program Focus
The Group of Twenty ( G20 ) is the central forum for international cooperation in financial and economic questions. The G20 stands for almost two-thirds of the world's population, over four-fifths of the world's gross domestic product ( GDP ) and three-quarters of world trade. Their decisions have a high signal effect and give rise to reforms at . Learn More
Turkey Steps Up Crackdown on Humanitarian Aid NGO’s
Families return home after visiting an aid distribution point in eastern Aleppo's Al-Shaar neighborhood. Hameed Marouf/UNHCR By Diego Cupolo – 27 April 2017 . Learn More
Kashmir – Female Students in Kashmir Lead Anti-India Riots
Students from female colleges in Indian-administered Kashmir take part in mass protests against Indian soldiers. By Faisal Khan | 27 Apr 2017 Schoolgirls across the valley show their feelings in protest against the high-handedness of Indian police. [Faisal Khan/Al Jazeera] A 17-year-old was reportedly shot dead by security forces on April . Learn More
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: North Korea – Women, Contrasts, Rights, International Law, Time of Change
Photo EMGN.com The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – North Korea - is an exceedingly closed country. We rarely see photos of rural women – Do they know that North Korea signed CEDAW, and thus is accountable to the CEDAW Convention & Committee under international law. Are they aware that their country submitted a report to the CEDAW . Learn More
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