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The Gender Pay Gap – Work/Home Balance Challenges

Credit Thoka Maer By Claire Cain Miller @clairecm - MAY 13, 2017 When men and women finish school and start working, they’re paid pretty much equally. But a gender pay gap soon appears, and it grows significantly over the next two decades. So what changes? The answer can be found by looking at when the pay gap widens most . Learn More

Countering the Negative Image of Arab Women in the Arab Media – Historical Document – Progress Forward

In our global Women’s Movement, it is sometimes reflective to look how far we have come, collectively, individually, programmatically, and how many of the same issues continue. This document is about the Image of Arab Women in the Arab Media, AND IS FROM 2008! The portrayal of women in media, and inclusion of women in media, in the Arab countries, . Learn More

EU – Gender, Skills & Precarious Work in the EU – Research

Direct Link to Full 44-Page 2017 EIGE Report: http://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/ti_pubpdf_mh0217250enn_pdfweb_20170503163908.pdf Globalisation, technological change, information and communication advances have led to important changes in the employment structure and skills content of jobs. The complexity of jobs is . Learn More

Three Roma Young Sisters Dead after Arson Attack in Rome

File photo of a charred caravan. Photo: packshot/Depositphotos AFP/The Local – 11 May 2017 Three Roma sisters burned to death in an arson attack on their camper van in the outskirts of the capital on Wednesday, sparking an outpouring of grief in Italy. The victims, aged four, eight and 20, were sleeping with their . Learn More

Obstetric Fistula – Tragic Realities – Prevention & Treatment

http://www.un.org/en/events/endfistuladay/ International Day to End Obstetric Fistula Obstetric fistula is one of the most serious and tragic injuries that can occur during childbirth. It is a hole between the birth canal and the bladder or rectum caused by prolonged, obstructed labour without treatment. The condition typically leaves . Learn More

Women in National Parliaments – World & Regional Averages

Situation as of 1st May 2017 The data in the tables below has been compiled by the Inter-Parliamentary Union on the basis of information provided by National Parliaments by 1st May 2017. The percentages do not take into account the case of parliaments for which no data was available at that date. Comparative data on the percentage of . Learn More

Council of Europe Signing Process – Strengthens the EU Istanbul Convention on Violence Against Women & Domestic Violence

Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence – EU Istanbul Convention COUNCIL OF EUROPE SIGNING PROCESS - STRENGTHENS THE EU ISTANBUL CONVENTION ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN & DOMESTIC VIOLENCE On 11 May 2017, the Council adopted two decisions on the signing of the Council of . Learn More

Women Rise Above War – Women: Untapped Source of Peace – Art & Poems

Women Rise Above War Man is unable to construct Boundaries in the sky, So above the war zones in the sky, Is a place for women to mourn, The loss of loved ones And comfort one another, Knowing the pathetic futility that war is. By Jane . Learn More

Combating Climate Change while Protecting Rights – Gender Equality

Direct Link to Full 21-Page 2017 Publication: http://careclimatechange.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Delivering-On-Paris.pdf The Paris Climate Agreement also placed climate action in the context of efforts to achieve sustainable development, stressing the relationship between climate action and poverty eradication. It further . Learn More

Afghanistan – Factors that Most Impact Support for Women’s Rights in Afghanistan

More than 100,000 Afghans have been forced to leave their homes because of war in 2017, the United Nations reported on May 29, 2017. http://asiafoundation.org/2017/05/17/factors-drive-support-womens-rights-afghanistan/ What Factors Most Impact Support for Women’s Rights in Afghanistan? By Fahim Ahmad Yousufzai* My 17, 2017 - At the . Learn More

USA – The Intersection of Domestic Violence & Homelessness – Women

USA - THE INTERSECTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & HOMELESSNESS – INFOGRAPHIC http://safehousingpartnerships.org/sites/default/files/2017-05/SHP_HomelessnessDVInfographic.pdf . Learn More

Keepers of the Earth Fund for Indigenous Peoples Launched by Cultural Survival

Cultural Survival Announces Keepers of the Earth Fund for Indigenous Peoples May 26, 2017 - Today, Cultural Survival, an Indigenous Peoples’ rights advocacy organization based in Cambridge, MA, publicly announced its administration of the Keepers of the Earth Fund, a small grants fund designed to support Indigenous Peoples’ advocacy and . Learn More

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Calls on States to Prevent, Investigate, & Punish Gender Violence & Killings of Women

Press Release 62/17 IACHR Condemns Killings of Women & Urges States to Intensify Prevention Efforts May 16, 2017 Washington, D.C. — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) reiterates its call for States to adopt urgent gender-based measures to prevent, investigate, and punish all killings against . Learn More

Women & Sports – Achievements & Challenges

Professor Shirley Randell, Ambassador Women’s International Cricket League (WICL) Issues Related to Women’s Sport in Australia and around the World As Ambassador for the Women’s International Cricket League (WICL) I was pleased to make a contribution to this year’s United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UN CSW61) parallel . Learn More

UNODC Launches Initiative on Gender Dimensions in the Fight Against Terrorism

15 May 2017 - - The international community is increasingly recognizing the importance of integrating a gender perspective into the global fight against terrorism. While women and girls continue to be victims of crimes committed by terrorist groups such as Boko Haram and ISIL (Da'esh), recent reports have shown the growing involvement of women in . Learn More