Ending Violence against Women & Girls: Bridging the Gap between Multilateral Aspiration & State Practice Despite global normative commitments by UN member states, violence against women and girls in myriad forms is prevalent in every country and culture. This issue brief focuses on how governments have committed to global norms to end . Learn More
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Afghanistan – Without Women, Afghanistan Has No Future
Afghanistan - Without Women, Afghanistan Has No Future By Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab December 25, 2022 - In December 2022, the Taliban, the de facto authority in Afghanistan, banned women from public and private universities until further notice. Reportedly, this decision was partly due to female students allegedly not adhering to the Taliban . Learn More
Ecofeminism: Where Gender & Climate Change Intersect
The Faces of Ecofeminism: Women Promoting Gender Equality & Climate Justice Worldwide For these women climate activists, protecting women is key to protecting the planet. April 28, 2022 - Women climate activists who identify as ecofeminists are demanding the recognition of women’s climate justice work around the world to help protect the . Learn More
Afghanistan – Taliban Bar Women From NGOs, Threatening to Worsen Crisis
Afghanistan - Taliban Bar Women From NGOs, Threatening to Worsen Crisis A letter from Afghanistan’s Ministry of Economy warned that it would revoke the operating licenses of any organizations that defied the decree. By Christina Goldbaum, Safiullah Padshah and Najim Rahim Dec. 24, 2022 - The Afghan government on Saturday barred women from . Learn More
Afghanistan – The Taliban Continue to Tighten Their Grip on Afghan Women & Girls
Afghanistan - The Taliban Continue to Tighten Their Grip on Afghan Women & Girls BY: Belquis Ahmadi; Scott Worden December 8, 2022 - Since the Taliban’s August 2021 takeover of Afghanistan, they have ratcheted up restrictions on women and girls as the group consolidates power. These restrictions include limitations on employment, . Learn More
What Roles Can Schools Play to End Violence & Sexual Harassment?
What role can schools play to end violence and sexual harassment? Effective sex education programmes can help combat sexual violence in school and in society. By Manos Antoninis, Director of UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Report 25 Apr 2021- When will it be safe for a woman to walk herself home at night without the threat of assault . Learn More
Africa – How Women Grow & Stabilize Economies in Africa
AFRICA – HOW WOMEN GROW & STABILIZE ECONOMIES IN AFRICA By Anzetse Were, Senior Economist at FSD Kenya Women’s contributions to economic output and baseline economic welfare tend to be underestimated due the double injustice of unpaid care work and unpaid work. This double injustice denies women of the compensation, reward, recognition . Learn More
Philippines – In Informal Waste Work, Women Are Twice as Vulnerable, Invisible
September 30, 2022 - MANILA, Philippines – Even before the crack of dawn, the day’s work already begins for Riza Santoyo, as she pedals a bicycle with a light blue metal cart along relatively empty roads in Quezon City. To save time, the 34-year-old mother brings her four young children along her usual route. She would drop off her two older . Learn More
International Day of Rural Women is on October 15.
International Day of Rural Women is on October 15. This day is dedicated to the millions of women living in remote, rural places and celebrates the achievements and contributions of these women towards rural development and agriculture. Direct Link to Full 12-Page Rural Women Strategy Publication: . Learn More
Senegal – Women Need to Express Their Anger. Silence Is the Friend of Injustice
Against protocol, I was passed over as president of the National Assembly for a man. It is time for female MPs to fight for equal representation By Aminata Touré* 5 October 2022 - Over the past 12 years, Senegalese women have made great strides in politics. In July’s elections, women won 73 parliamentary seats out of a total of 165 – the . Learn More
EU – Women in Europe Need ‘Greater Econo mic Independence’ to Avoid Poverty: UN Special Rapporteur
Women in Europe should be given “greater economic independence” through equal pay, childcare support and the sharing of domestic duties to ensure that they do not fall into poverty, according to the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. Olivier De Schutter recently conducted a two-month mission to the European Union, where . Learn More
Haiti – Continued Gang Violence, Kidnappings, Women’s Challenges Including Disabilities
By Jess DiPierro Obert Haiti is experiencing unprecedented levels of gang violence and kidnappings – a spike that has paralysed the Caribbean country and prevented crucial humanitarian aid from getting to millions of people who are hungry, displaced, or facing other needs. Many of these gang members are under 24. Some are children as young as . Learn More
Ending Period Shame & Poverty in Asia – Led by Women in Japan & China
A poster promoting a live theatrical performance called “Menstrual Human Library” in Beijing, hosted by Period Pride, a nonprofit organization in China focused on menstrual health and hygiene. (Image courtesy of Period Pride) By Noriko Akiyama, Fan Li & Wenqian Xu October 14, 2021 - British-Japanese artist Hiromi Ozaki (better known as . Learn More
MENA – Family Laws Fail To Protect Women & Girls
As the world celebrates the International Day of Families on May 15th, millions of women and girls across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) do not have the security and safety a family can bring. Discriminatory family laws across the region are failing to protect women and girls. May 12, 2022 - It is time for change. Equality Now is building . Learn More
Afghanistan – Taliban Order Afghan Women to Wear Burqa in Public
On Saturday, Afghanistan's supreme leader and Taliban chief Hibatullah Akhundzada approved a strict dress code for women in public. (AFP) May 7, 2022 - Kabul: The Taliban on Saturday imposed some of the harshest restrictions on Afghanistan's women since they seized power, ordering them to cover fully in public, ideally with the traditional . Learn More
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