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Call to Indigenous Women & Girls for Activism & Action to Protect the Environment & Address Climate Change

Interview with Andrea Carmen (Yaqui), Executive Director, International Indian Treaty Council Women are very strong voices in the work for the protection of the environment. We have a natural connection to Mother Earth and the knowledge of Indigenous women in particular as food producers, as knowledge holders, as the first teachers . Learn More

Increasing Men’s Awareness of the Effects on Children Exposed to Family & Domestic Violence

Direct Link to Full 92-Page 2016 Publication: https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/Global/State%20pages/Tasmania/Safe%20from%20the%20start/Increasing%20Men's%20Awareness%20of%20the%20Effects%20on%20Children%20Exposed%20to%20Family%20and%20Domestic%20Violence.pdf Also Via SVRI – Sexual Violence Research Initiative . Learn More

Afghanistan – Where Is My Name? Women’s Civil Society Campaign

A group of young women in Afghanistan has started the #whereismyname campaign in an effort to help women gain back their identity in Afghan society. Most Afghan women are referred to as someone's daughter, sister or wife. It is considered a shame to address a woman by her name. . Learn More

Investing in Contraception & Maternal & Newborn Health, 2017 – Needs, Gaps, Costs/Benefits

2017 FAMILY PLANNING SUMMIT - http://summit2017.familyplanning2020.org/ - On July 11, policymakers, donors, and advocates from around the world are gathering at the Family Planning Summit in London, UK, to discuss efforts to reach our Family Planning 2020 goals and ensure that more women and girls around the world are able to plan their families . Learn More

Manipulation Is Abuse – Guide

This guide will help you identify manipulative situations and find support to get yourself out of a controlling relationship. A healthy relationship is... A healthy relationship is not…. .....balanced and equal. You feel that you can express your views and opinions freely and act on them without fearing a negative . Learn More

People’s Monitoring for the Right to Food & Nutrition Political Manifesto

March 7, 2017 - The peoples of the world, in particular in the global south, have been facing increasing levels of violence in different forms, which directly or indirectly have an important bearing on the realization of their human right to adequate food and nutrition (RTFN – Global Network for the Right to Food & Nutrition), and related . Learn More

Household Water Insecurity Cross-Cultural Measurement Scale Project for Safe Water in Sufficient Quantities

Household Water Insecurity Experiences (HWISE) Scale A cross-culturally validated scale to measure water insecurity at the household level MANY FAMILIES DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE WATER IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES Water (in)security is a complex, multifaceted topic. Each year, 4 billion people experience severe water . Learn More

India – Land Governance Country Narrative – Gender References

Land Portal Foundation – Linking Data & Land Rights : Click on link to access PDF for . Learn More

Over 2/3 of Women Globally Are NOT Very Optimistic about Women Achieving Gender Equality in 5 Years – Survey

WU Multi-generational Research Study - Executive Summary 2017 (Graphic: Business Wire) March 7, 2017 - ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new global survey has found that women of all generations shared similar views about the serious challenges preventing their societies from achieving gender equality. In fact, more than two-thirds . Learn More

Tracking the Money for Women’s Economic Empowerment – Low % Gender Targeting of Aid

The mission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world. The OECD provides a forum in which governments can work together to share experiences and seek solutions to common problems. We work with governments to understand . Learn More

USA – The Status of Black Women in the United States

Direct Link to Full 97-Page 2017 Report: https://iwpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/SOBW_report2017_compressed.pdf Link to 28-Page Executive Summary: https://iwpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/SOBW_ExecutiveSummary_Digital.pdf . Learn More

Poverty Targeting, Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment – Reduction of Rural Poverty & Food/Nutrition Insecurity – IFAD

IFAD – International Fund for Agricultural Development Direct Link to Full 12-Page 2017 IFAD Publication: https://www.ifad.org/documents/10180/0a8aa6f4-759f-4e92-acc8-6457763b53c7 . Learn More

Menstrual Cups Study Among Schoolgirls in Rural Uganda – Considerations for Menstrual Health & Management for Girls & Women in Low-Income Contexts

Drivers & Challenges to Use of Menstrual Cups Among Schoolgirls in Rural Uganda: A Qualitative Study Considerations for Menstrual Health & Management for Girls & Women in Low-Income Contexts Abstract Is the menstrual cup a potential solution to address the challenges surrounding menstrual health and management (MHM) . Learn More

Nuclear Weapons – Photos of Japan Atomic Bomb Women Victims

Japan – World War II Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima, August 6, 1945, & Nagasaki August 9 http://www.gensuikin.org/english/photo.html Website link shows multiple photos. JAPAN - PHOTOS OF WOMEN BURNED BY RADIATION & POWERFUL HEAT RAYS FROM ATOMIC BOMB ATTACKS The Heat Rays Burned the Clothing Pattern Onto . Learn More

Sierra Leone Enshrines Equal Right of Women to Pass Nationality to Children

The Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights joyfully welcomes the passage of Sierra Leone’s amended Citizenship Act, which now guarantees women and men the equal right to confer nationality on children. With this critical reform, only 25 countries remain worldwide that deny women the ability to pass their citizenship to their children on an . Learn More

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