In Pakistan older women now participate in local meetings – and sit with the men. By Poppy Walton – Age International – 22 June 2018 After two days at the European Development Days in Brussels, I was left disheartened by the lack of thought spared for older women. As a sector, we are not including older women as a priority. The Development . Learn More
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Educating Girls Is Important to Achieve the SDG’s-Sustainable Development Goals
More girls in rural Bihar, India are going to school after mini-grid-powered household lights give mothers and children two extra hours of evening work and study time. Experts say that when girls receive prolonged education this reduces HIV prevalence, child marriages and sexual violence. Credit: Manipadma Jena/IPS By Carmen Arroyo UNITED . Learn More
India – Menstrual Hygiene Education in a Village That Has Lived Without
Women from the village assemble with excitement when they learnt the workshop is on menstrual hygiene By Urmila Chanam – June 5, 2018 Ukhrul, 27 May 2018 Tangkhul Hungdung Khullen, a village 65 km from Imphal city first got electricity 20 years ago in 1998 but the villagers enjoyed it only for a week and the electricity . Learn More
Algeria – Females Have Access to Public Space, But in Controlled, Restricted & Conditional Way
By Dalia Ghanem-Yazbeck July 16, 2018 - Last month, a female jogger in Algeria was assaulted during her afternoon run. The woman was attacked by a man for being out during Ramadan. “Why are you here? Your place is in the kitchen,” he reportedly told her. When the woman went to the gendarmerie to file a complaint, a member of the security . Learn More
Uganda – Gender Assumptions that Challenge a Quality Education for Girls
By Hawah NabbuyeTuesday - July 24, 2018 Uganda has made significant progress in promoting girls’ education in recent years. Policies improving access and enrollment have been reformed, primary enrollment rates have increased dramatically, and more girls than ever are completing school at all levels. Policies like the Gender in Education . Learn More
“Worst Countries in the World for Women”- Research
Syria was named the worst country for women this year, according to the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, and the Peace Research Institute of Oslo's Global Women, Peace and Security Index. The index measures women's well-being — based on factors such as justice, security, and inclusion — in 153 countries. While the Nordic . Learn More
The Unwanted: A Haunting Look at the Rohingya Who Escaped Ethnic Cleansing – Women & Girls
By Elizabeth Rubin & Paula Bronstein – October 29, 2017 Stranded, stateless, unwanted, they are citizens of no country. Myanmar and Bangladesh toss their fate back and forth, even as Myanmar’s army makes one thing clear to every Rohingya they aren’t raping, murdering, burning, or shooting: “Get out and don’t come back.” So they flee from their . Learn More
Afghanistan – Murals Highlight Girls’ “Let Me Go To School” Campaign
Despite gains in education in Afghanistan, a majority of Afghan girls are still deprived of educational opportunities Murals Promote Right to Education in Afghanistan Today the Free Women Writers team gathered a group of artists and we painted murals about the right to education around Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh. The murals are part of . Learn More
Intimate Partner Violence & Land Tenure
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The US Government is committed to preventing and responding to gender-based violence (GBV). This commitment is articulated in policies, laws, and other guidance documents. For USAID, addressing GBV is one of the three pillars of the Gender Equality and Female Empowerment Policy (2012). By preventing and responding to . Learn More
Women & Girls, HIV & Aids
KEY POINTS Women account for more than half the number of people living with HIV worldwide. Young women (10-24 years old) are twice as likely to acquire HIV as young men the same age. HIV disproportionately affects women and adolescent girls because of vulnerabilities created by unequal cultural, social and economic status. . Learn More
Women & Cities
WOMEN & CITIES By Felicity Cahill & Elizabeth Ryan Across the world, we are seeing cities take leadership and action on social and human rights issues that relate to women and gender, such as domestic violence, equality, safety and empowerment. City governments also have considerable opportunity to improve urban . Learn More
WomanStats – Backing Up Women with Facts & Figures
Schoolgirls in Afghanistan who are determined to get an education, despite the tremendous obstacles confronting them, including the Taliban. The WomanStats Project is a wide-ranging database that can shed light on such topics as education, covering the field of women, peace and security in legal, physical, economic and social spheres in a given . Learn More
Commonwealth S-G Tells Top Women of Commonwealth Commitment to Gender Equality by 2030
The Commonwealth – 53 Member States: http://thecommonwealth.org/member-countries 31 May 2018 - A gathering of senior women commentators, columnists and activists heard about the Commonwealth’s practical action towards achieving gender equality across its 53 member states by 2030. The panel discussion entitled “The Era of Women: The . Learn More
Call for Submissions on Alleged Violations of Women’s Human Rights for CSW 2019
Call for Submissions on Alleged Violations of Women’s Human Rights Communications Procedure for the UN Commission on the Status of Women - 2019 Any individual, non-governmental organization, group or network may submit communications (complaints/appeals/petitions) to the Commission on the Status of Women containing information relating to . Learn More
Lebanon – Profile of Young Woman & Forced Marriage
Lebanon - The Chief’s Daughter – Profile of a Young Woman & Forced Marriage SB OverSeas is a humanitarian organisation working in Lebanon to provide access to education. They are strictly against the practice of child marriage which affects many of the girls in our schools and work to keep them in education. Read more about our work here: . Learn More
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