UNFPA's new data dashboard shows who are most vulnerable to intimate partner violence. Younger women face some of the greatest risks. © UNFPA Zimbabwe UNITED NATIONS, New York – 2 December 2020 - A new data dashboard launched by UNFPA today shows that young women face the greatest risk of intimate partner violence. Yet partner violence is rampant . Learn More
Financing for Women’s Organizations: The Billion Dollar Question
December 4, 2020 by Jenaina Irani Between 2017-2019, over $1 billion US dollars was pledged by governments and other donors in support of gender equality commitments. This is more than ever before! However, a closer look at the figures reveals that only 1% of all Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Assistance Committee (OECD . Learn More
Estonia – Matriarchal Traditional Culture on Island of Kihnu
A group of women give a folklore presentation to tourists about Kihnu's ancient, unique culture—largely preserved by women, and which attracts visitors from Estonia and abroad. Photograph by Fabian Weiss. A four-hour ferry ride off the coast of Estonia, the sunlit conifers and coastal meadows of Kihnu Island rise gently from the Baltic Sea. You . Learn More
Measures to Address Violence Against Women During the Pandemic Have Been Uneven & Insufficient
By Anduriña Espinoza-Wasil, Juncal Plazaola-Castaño and Loui Williams Evidence from the UNDP-UN Women Global Gender Response Tracker shows mixed responses November 25, 2020 - As COVID-19 quarantine and social distancing measures confine women and transgender and gender-diverse people with abusers, and limit survivors’ access to support networks . Learn More
Ukraine East – Violence Against Women in State-Controlled Eastern Region
Illustration & Article by Inge Snip November 11, 2020 - Anna was four months pregnant, but that didn’t stop her husband - who was on active military duty - from beating her. Months earlier, when she had filed an official complaint after her husband had broken her nose, she was pressured by his superiors to withdraw it. She would “embarrass” . Learn More
India – How Might Raising the Legal Age of Marriage from 18 to 21 Change the Lives of Girls?
By Aarushi Khanna, Regional Coordinator Equal Measures 2030 and Sahaj** India is home to the highest number of child brides in the world. UNICEF estimates that almost half of the child marriages in the world happen in South Asia, 1-in-3 of which are in India[1]. The existing legal framework sets the minimum legal age of marriage for girls in India . Learn More
Online Attacks on Female Journalists are Global Frontline of Danger – Research
A journalist from Radio Bundelkhand in India conducts an interview. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS Nov 25 2020 (IPS) - The insidious problem of online violence against women journalists is increasingly spilling offline with potentially deadly consequences, a new global survey suggests. Nearly three-quarters (73%) of female respondents to our survey – . Learn More
Greece – Minister Apologized for Arrest of Feminists & NGO’s at Rally on International Day VAW
The women stood at the stairs of Syntagma Square opposite the Parliament, wearing masks and maintaining their social distance. November 28, 2020 - Their banner read: “They don’t silence us. The quarantine does not protect us from the pandemic of violence against women.” Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis apologized on Friday for . Learn More
Central Asia – When the Violence Victim Is Considered Guilty in Courts
Parvin Jahongiri (right) said that she told her story so that young women would not be afraid or stay silent about violence or harassment in the workplace. By Bruce Pannier – November 7, 2020 - Two recent court cases, one in Tajikistan and the other in Kyrgyzstan, point once again to discrimination against women in Central Asian courts. On . Learn More
Closing the Gender Gap Accelerators
It is now widely accepted that gender parity in education and employment is critical for economic growth and societal cohesion. Pre-COVID-19 crisis the World Economic Forum predicted that at current rates of progress it will take 257 years to close the economic gender gap. Now initial evidence is showing that the socio-economic implications of . Learn More
Tanzania – Witchcraft Accusations
A woman using an energy efficient cookstove in Tanzania. Photo by: Russell Watkins / DFID / CC BY By Rumbi Chakamba November 17, 2020 - Three years ago, 66-year-old Christine Chizimu woke up to find a dead snake in front of her house in Kihumulo village in northwestern Tanzania. Soon afterward, her brothers accused her of being a witch, causing . Learn More
COVID-19 Recovery “Unattainable” Without Women-Led Organizations & Movements – UN Rapporteur
5 November 2020 -“Despite their vital importance, the contributions of women and girls in activism and civil society continue to be under-estimated, under-resourced and undermined,” said Clément Nyaletsossi Voule, UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association. Voule was speaking at the UN General Assembly . Learn More
New Zealand – Police Introduce Hijab Into Official Uniform
New Zealand Police have introduced a hijab into their official uniform to encourage more Muslim women to join. New recruit Constable Zeena Ali will become the first officer to wear the official hijab. A spokesperson said they aimed to create an "inclusive" service reflecting the country's "diverse community". Other forces such as the . Learn More
Ireland – Hundreds of Thousands of Intimate Images of Irish Women Released Online WITHOUT CONSENT
One server which was hosting the files has now been taken down By Ellen Coyne – November 19, 2020 The Irish Government is under pressure to urgently ban image-based abuse after it emerged that hundreds of thousands of intimate images of Irish women were released online without their consent. A victims support group has said that 140,000 intimate . Learn More
Latin America – Increased Violence Against Women, Sexual Violence & Femicide During the Pandemic & Under Lockdown
Women demand justice for Mexico’s many murdered women at a protest against gender violence in Mexico CIty, Aug. 15, 2020. Nadya Murillo / Eyepix Group/Barcroft Media via Getty Almost 1,200 women disappeared in Peru between March 11 and June 30, the Ministry of Women reported. In Brazil, 143 women in 12 states were murdered in March and April – . Learn More
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