ONE WOMAN – SONG FOR UN WOMEN, FOR ALL WOMEN FOR ALL DAYS, FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS AROUND THE WORLD, AND ACROSS THE GENERATIONS, WANTING RIGHTS & PEACE WUNRN SONG LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnq2QeCvwpw . Learn More
CSW – Advancing Women’s Rights Since 1946 – Challenges for Equality
CSW - Advancing Women's Rights Since 1946 - Challenges for Equality 6 March 2023 - The annual UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meets in March each year to address the widespread inequalities, violence and discrimination women continue to face, all around the world. Here is a brief five-point guide to this high-profile UN event. At . Learn More
Yemen – Violence Plagues Women & Girls A mid Yemen’s Relentless Conflict
Yemen - Violence Plagues Women & Girls A mid Yemen's Relentless Conflict 28 February 2023 - UNITED NATIONS/SANA’A – Rehman* was married off to an abusive man at age 15. “During our year of marriage, I lived a very hard life full of violence and abuse,” she recently told UNFPA in the governorate of Hajjah. Child marriage is a coping . Learn More
International Women’s Day 2023 – #EmbraceEquity – March 8
For International Women's Day and beyond, let's all fully #EmbraceEquity. Equity isn't just a nice-to-have, it's a must-have. A focus on gender equity needs to be part of every society's DNA. And it's critical to understand the difference between equity and equality. The aim of the IWD 2023 #EmbraceEquity campaign theme is to get the world . Learn More
Syria – Women-Only Village: Jinwar
Jinwar: A Women-Only Village in Syria By Jinwar Women Jinwar is a village for women and children in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (Rojava). Its construction began on 25th November 2016, during the Syrian Civil War and it was officially inaugurated on 25th November 2018, the International Day for the Elimination of . Learn More
Turkey – Last Remaining Ethnic Armenian Village Fears for Its Future
Turkey - Last Ethnic Armenian Village Fears for Its Future By Ece Toksabay VAKIFLI, Turkey, Feb 25 (Reuters) - In Turkey's only remaining ethnic Armenian village, Vakifli, the elderly population thank God that not one of them died during the devastating earthquakes that struck the region. But they fear for the future of their cherished . Learn More
Japan – Government Poised to Raise Age of Consent from 13 in Overhaul of Sexual Offence Laws
Japan - Government Poised to Raise Age of Consent from 13 in Overhaul of Sexual Offence Laws A justice ministry proposal is expected to be submitted to parliament soon, with the way rape crimes are prosecuted under scrutiny as well. Justin McCurry in Tokyo 20 February, 2023 - Japan is poised to raise the age of consent from 13 to 16 in an . Learn More
Iran – ‘Women, Life, Freedom’ Revolution Has a Manifesto. Here Are the Next Steps.
Iran - ‘Women, Life, Freedom’ Revolution Has a Manifesto. Here Are the Next Steps. By Shadi Sadr* On February 13, when I saw the Manifesto for Minimum Demands of Independent Trade Union and Civil Organizations of Iran on Twitter, I was sent back to the early 2000s. I noticed some of the women’s rights organizations I used to work with among . Learn More
Every Two Minutes a Woman Dies During Pregnancy & Childbirth – UN
Every Two Minutes, a Woman Dies During Pregnancy or Childbirth 23 February 2023 - Maternal health setbacks in many parts of the world have contributed to the worrying finding that a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth around every two minutes, UN agencies said. According to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO), maternal . Learn More
Egypt – Cabinet Approves Draft Law on Criminalizing Underage Marriage
Egypt: Cabinet Approves Draft Law on Criminalizing Underage Marriage On April 12, 2022, the Egyptian Cabinet approved a draft law on criminalizing underage marriages in Egypt. The draft law would punish the parents of the underage bride and groom, the officiator conducting such a marriage, and any adult over the age of 18 who marries a minor. . Learn More
USA – Black History Month – Women of Color Contributions to American Women’s History
USA - Black History Month - Women of Color Contributions to American Women's History Black History Month is an annual celebration in the United States that recognizes the history, culture, and contributions of Black Americans every February. The 19th Amendment did not enable all women of color to vote. Black, Asian, Native American, and . Learn More
Turkmenistan – Women’s Unmet Needs as in Health, Domestic Violence, Patriarchal Culture
TURKMENISTAN – WOMEN’S UNMET NEEDS AS IN HEALTH, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, PATRIARCHAL CULTURE Abortion, contraception, domestic violence: none of these are publicly discussed. One website, Saglyk, tries to give women the information they desperately need. Aynabat Yaylymova 31 January 2023 - Turkmenistan has two faces. The first is the one we . Learn More
Mexico – Women Film Directors Take the Lead
Mexico - Women Film Directors Take the Lead After decades of struggling for the recognition long granted their male peers, female filmmakers in Mexico are setting the industry ablaze. By Oscar Lopez Leer en español MEXICO CITY — As a young girl growing up in 1980s Mexico, the idea of becoming a filmmaker was almost unthinkable for . Learn More
Nepal – Women Survivors of an Isolated Village in a Remote Himalayan Region of Nepal
Nepal - Women Survivors of an Isolated Village in a Remote Himalayan Region of Nepal Poverty, climate change, underdevelopment, migration, loss of identity and history, women left behind — all the realities Nepal’s corner people face seemed distilled in the life, and slow death, of one village. By Tulsi Rauniyan – Autumn 2022 I passed . Learn More
Denmark & Sweden Offer Asylum/Refugee Status to All Women & Girls from Afghanistan “Soley Based on Their Gender
Denmark, Sweden Offer Protection to All Women, Girls from Afghanistan EU Member States Should Follow as Taliban Crackdown Continues In a noteworthy decision, last week, Denmark’s Refugee Appeals Board announced in a statement that it will grant asylum to all women and girls from Afghanistan “solely based on their gender.” The appeals board . Learn More
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