A basketball drill at a private club in Jidda, Saudi Arabia, in 2014. Physical education classes will soon be offered to girls in public schools. Credit Hasan Jamali/Associated Press By BEN HUBBARD - JULY 11, 2017 BEIRUT, Lebanon — Does Islam allow girls to play tag? What about soccer? Such questions have suddenly become points of public . Learn More
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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
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
Spotlight on Sustainable Development Goal 5: Achieve Gender Equality & Empower All Women & Girls
Date : 05 July 2017 - Gender equality and women’s empowerment is integral to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This thematic spotlight is part of a series showcasing where women and girls stand against select SDG targets and was produced in support of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development at UN Headquarters in . Learn More
UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – General Comment on Women & Girls with Disabilities
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRPD/Pages/ConventionRightsPersonsWithDisabilities.aspx UN CRPD – Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities . Learn More
India & Nepal – Young Girl Child Widows of Child Marriages
Photo 1 Caption: Anjali Kumari Khang, a 12-year-old girl living in the Saptari district of Nepal. "I am not happy. I do not want to get married. I hope my husband gets a job in a foreign city. Then, I can come back to my mother's home and stay for as long as I want to." By Swathi Vadlamudi – HYDERABAD - June 24, 2017 Alcohol, Accidents Claim . Learn More
UN Experts Call for Resistance as Battle over Women’s Rights Intensifies
GENEVA (28 June 2017) - Women’s rights are facing an alarming backlash in many parts of the world, and it is critically important to press on with further setting of standards on gender equality, a group of UN independent experts* has warned. “The world is at a crossroads, with the very concept of gender equality being increasingly contested in . Learn More
EIGE – EU Study on Female & Male Trends & Choices in Education, Training, Work
http://preview.mailerlite.com/e4d3p2/659160255833313573/v1u4/ VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjoRz2dnd5Q&feature=youtu.be&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=gender_equality_in_focus_the_gender_divide_in_education_and_work&utm_term=2017-06-28 Gender Equality in Focus At school and at . Learn More
UN Commission on the Status of Women – Communications Procedure – August 1, 2017 Deadline for CSW 62 – 2018
UN Commission on the Status of Women - Communications Procedure 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 alleged violations of human rights that affect the status of women in any country in . Learn More
UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women
Photo: UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women/Phil Borges The UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) awards grants to initiatives that demonstrate that violence against women and girls can be systematically addressed, reduced and, with persistence, eliminated. Since its creation in 1996, the UN Trust Fund has awarded . Learn More
Women, Energy, & Economic Empowerment
With a “gender lens” approach to energy access programs, the millions of dollars flowing to energy access initiatives around the globe can have a greater impact on women’s empowerment. WRITTEN BY: Kathleen O’Dell, Sophia Peters & Kate Wharton There are two well-accepted narratives related to economic growth. First, . Learn More
Abkhazia – Caucasus Breakaway Region – Past Conflict Simmers – Isolation – Increase in Domestic Violence & Honor Killings
Members of the Association of Women in Abkhazia, an NGO promoting women’s advances socially and politically. Abkhazia remains deeply hobbled by isolation from the West. JOHANNA HIGGS BC By Johanna Higgs • June 22, 2017 SUKHUMI, Abkhazia — Here in the Caucasus region, hugging the Black Sea, this is what the capital . Learn More
EU – End FGM European Network & Next EIGE Study on Estimating Girls at Risk from FGM
EU - End FGM European Network & Next EIGE Study on Estimating Girls at Risk from FGM 21/06/2017 - We are pleased to announce that the End FGM European Network was successful in its application for the next EIGE study on estimating girls at risk from FGM and will be coordinating with the ICF and End FGM European Network members to carry out . Learn More
Myanmar/Burma – Poverty, Loan Debts, Force Many Young Women Into Sex Work, But Others Find Alternatives
Than Than Htwe with her 14-year-old daughter and two of the grandchildren she cares for each day [Katie Arnold/Al Jazeera] By Katie Arnold – 30 May 2017 THE INDEBTED A television used to decorate one corner of the house, balanced on a shelf to avoid the floodwater and sewage that seeped in through the floorboards . Learn More
Migration & Health: Key Issues – Migrant Women & Girls
World Health Organization - - http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-determinants/migration-and-health/migrant-health-in-the-european-region/migration-and-health-key-issues Refugees and migrants: common health problems Migration and communicable diseases: no systematic association Communicable diseases: interventions to . Learn More
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