December 8, 2020 - The nearly 47,000 nonprofits in the United States dedicated to women and girls received a collective $7.1 billion in charitable contributions from individuals, foundations and corporations during 2017, or 1.6% of overall giving. Philanthropic support for women’s and girls’ organizations grew 36.4% from 2012 to 2017, on par with . Learn More
Widows – Discrimination Realities
(Fatinha Ramos for The Washington Post) By Fernanda Santos - FEBRUARY 3, 2021 Phoenix (Arizona, USA) has extremely hard water. I was recently reminded of this when I had to replace my washing machine, which was damaged to the point where repairs made no financial sense. I bought a state-of-the-art model with more settings than I have learned to . Learn More
Indigenous Women Face Compounded Challenges for Trainings During the Pandemic
Indigenous women have had to overcome many barriers to have built the strength and courage to obtain and complete these trainings. Some barriers and challenges have included: access to the internet continues to be a privilege, the impacts of machismo in Indigenous women’s realization of their rights, the responsibilities of motherhood, and the . Learn More
FGM – Each Year Over 4 Million Girls At Risk of Female Genital Mutilation
UNICEF/UNI63113/FurrerTwo girls in the village of Malicounda Bambara, Senegal, celebrate the abandonment of FGM in several nearby villages. Female genital mutilation (FGM) refers to all procedures involving partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. Despite being . Learn More
Afghanistan – Female Whirling Dervishes Reclaim Afghan Sufi Heritage
Fahima Mirzaie is hoping to reclaim Afghanistan’s deep-rooted Sufi heritage with her strong female lead Kabul-based Sufi dance and performing arts group, Shohod Arefan. By Nadia Khan 4 February 2021 - A female-led whirling dervish group based in Afghanistan, is reclaiming the country's deep-rooted Sufi heritage. Sufism is the mystical form of . Learn More
UK – FGM Policies May Be Alienating Some African Diaspora Communities – Study
The report calls for policies that recognise the role of communities in eliminating FGM. Photograph: Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images By Nazia Parveen and Aamna Mohdin 4 February 2021 -Safeguarding policies introduced to protect women and girls against female genital mutilation (FGM) are instead eroding trust and alienating African . Learn More
Ecuador – High Level of School-Related Sexual Violence & Challenges for Justice
This is the pain that I have – I’m not only fighting against my child’s abuser, and his lawyer… No, this is a constant fight against the whole education system… the prosecutor… it’s a constant fight. They [school and prosecutor’s office] tell us they’ll give us support. [But] when the time comes, [we] get nothing at all. - - Fabián Salguero, whose . Learn More
Actions to Tackle the Shadow Pandemic of Violence Against Women
27 November 2020 - The Elders’ Senior Policy Advisor on Access to Justice, Sabrina Mahtani, writes on concrete measures we need to take if we are serious about ending violence against women. During the Ebola crisis in West Africa in 2014, I witnessed first-hand the increasing rates of gender-based violence and abuse alongside declining funds for . Learn More
Paraguay – First Country in South America to Ban Gender Issues from Schools
A march in protest of sex education in Paraguay, November 2018. Photo credit: Con Mis Hijos No Te Metas. By Diana Cariboni 28 January 2021 - When María Amarilla was eleven years old, she was sexually abused by a family member. “For years I remained silent because I didn’t know it was wrong and didn’t know who to talk to,” she told . Learn More
Estonia – Former MEP Becomes First Female Prime Minister of Estonia
Kaja Kallas became the first female Prime Minister of Estonia as the new two-party coalition government was sworn in on January 26, 2021 BY SHAILAJA TRIPATHI January 29, 2021 - The former Member of the European Parliament, Kaja Kallas has become the first female Prime Minister of Estonia as the new two-party coalition government was sworn in on . Learn More
USA – Janet Yellen Confirmed as First Woman Treasury Secretary
Ms. Yellen previously served as the chair of the US Federal Reserve. ALEX WONG VIA GETTY IMAGES January 24, 2021 - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Janet Yellen won overwhelming Senate confirmation as the first female U.S. Treasury secretary on Monday, setting her quickly to work with Congress on coronavirus relief, reviewing U.S. sanctions policy and . Learn More
Afghanistan – Two Female Judges Shot & Killed in Kabul Ambush
A resident washes a road after gunmen killed two female judges working for the Supreme Court in the capital [Wakil Kohsar/AFP] 17 Jan 2021 - Two female judges have been killed by unknown gunmen in an ambush early on Sunday in Afghanistan’s capital. The attack on the Supreme Court judges took place as they were driving to work, Ahmad Fahim Qaweem, . Learn More
International Women’s Day 2021 – Theme: Women in Leadership
UN Women announces the theme for International Women’s Day, 8 March 2021 (IWD 2021) as, “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world.” The theme celebrates the tremendous efforts by women and girls around the world in shaping a more equal future and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. It is also aligned with the priority . Learn More
Dominican Republic – Ban on Child Marriage Signed into Law
With one of the highest rates of child marriage in Latin America, the Dominican Republic just made a major move to advance the rights of young girls. Photo credit: Eduardo Holguin / Unsplash By Anastasia Moloney BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — The Dominican Republic needs to change its culture so that women are seen as more than housewives . Learn More
Pakistan – Virginity Tests for Female Rape Survivors Outlawed by Pakistani Court
Women protest against rape in Islamabad, Pakistan, where virginity exams have long been a routine part of criminal proceedings. Photo:: Anjum Naveed/AP By Haroon Janjua in Islamabad 6 January 2021 - A Pakistani court has outlawed the practice of subjecting female rape survivors to a virginity test in an unprecedented ruling. Lahore’s high court . Learn More
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