Full Coverage: Gender
October 2005
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10/31/2005
The African Protocol on the Rights of Women received its 15th ratification Thursday, starting the process in motion for the treaty to come into force in November, guaranteeing women a host of economic, social, and reproductive rights.
Read moreFrom: Fahamu - Networks for Social Justice Related: [Africa] [International Cooperation] [Gender] [Geopolitics] Image: Mali's women will be protected under the new treaty. © Dan Gerber
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10/28/2005
Until Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration is taking comments from the public about the status of emergency contraception. The Feminist Majority Foundation is leading the call for emergency contraceptives--just like many other contraceptives--to be made available without a prescription.
Read moreFrom: Feminist Majority Foundation Related: [United States] [Health] [Gender] Image: The FDA advisory panel recommend that EC be available over-the-counter two years ago. © Feminist Majority Foundation
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10/26/2005
APDIP and the UNDP Asia-Pacific Gender Mainstreaming Programme will be hosting a one-day workshop titled “Mapping Gender in the Information Society: From Reality to Discourse”. The event will be held on 31 October 2005 at the Menam Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.
Read moreRelated: [Thailand] [Gender] [ICT] |
10/26/2005
Stoves requiring less wood or charcoal fuel not only help curb deforestation and air pollutants, they also decrease the time women and children must spend outside the safety of the camp, say refugee advocates.
Read moreFrom: Refugees International Related: [Sudan] [Children] [Energy] [Land] [Refugees] [Gender] [Conflict] [Security] Image: Gathering firewood puts Darfur's women at risk. © Refugees International
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10/26/2005
New mothers in Madagascar and Ghana have begun to hear about the importance of breastfeeding from many different sources--including their favorite singer--and the results are already beginning to show.
Read moreFrom: Global Health Council Related: [Ghana] [Madagascar] [Health] [Infant Mortality] [Gender] [Communication] [Culture] |
10/26/2005
The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration must have considerable experience with international crises, multilateral cooperation, and programs related to refugees and the reproductive health needs of women and adolescents. Unfortunately, President Bush's nominee fails on all counts, says a coalition of women's rights groups.
Read moreFrom: Center for Health and Gender Equity Related: [United States] [Refugees] [Gender] [Politics] |
10/25/2005
Foreign experts at a session titled 'Internet Governance and Telecom Regulation' urged the Bangladesh government, civil society and the business community to work together to provide Internet facilities to every person of the country.
Read moreRelated: [Bangladesh] [International Cooperation] [Poverty] [Gender] [ICT] [Governance] |
10/24/2005
The "Uzbekistan Development Gateway (UzDG)" component of the Centre for economic research in cooperation with Gender unit of the UNDP CO in the Republic of Uzbekistan developed the first edition of the "Gender equality in Uzbekistan" information e-newsletter.
Read moreRelated: [Uzbekistan] [Gender] [ICT] |
10/24/2005
In the year 2000, the nations of the world came together to forge a unique compact. The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) sketched out a bold plan to halve extreme poverty by 2015. This unprecedented global initiative holds great promise. This year’s The State of World Population report stresses that gender equality and reproductive health are indispensable to the realization of this promise.
Read moreRelated: [Gender] [MDGs] |
10/24/2005
The space for civil society and the people's sector in the Indian economy is shrinking though 90 per cent of the workforce is employed in this sector. For a group that comprises a large per cent of the economy there should still be space to grow and develop, Ela R. Bhatt, founder of the Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) said on Tuesday.
Read moreRelated: [India] [Labor] [Business] [Gender] [Democracy] [Governance] |
10/23/2005
The grassroots organization Grupo Curumim has gained international recognition for working to reduce pregnancy and childbirth-related deaths in northeastern Brazil. Through collaborations with traditional birth attendants the group has raised awareness about accessing safe women's health services.
Read moreFrom: International Women's Health Coalition Related: [Brazil] [Health] [Gender] Image: Midwives participate in a workshop organized by Grupo Curumim © International Women's Health Coalition
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10/21/2005
Through community radio, students of Mudra Institute of Communications hope to help villagers find their voices and raise their concerns.
Read moreRelated: [India] [Education] [Poverty] [Gender] [Communication] [ICT] |
10/21/2005
Despite being integral to the grassroots peace building process, women are all but excluded from formal negotiations and political decision making. There is no peace, security, or justice unless both genders are fully involved in all stages of the peace process, says researcher Elisabeth Porter.
Read moreRelated: [Gender] [Politics] [Conflict Resolution] [Peace] [United Nations] |
10/20/2005
It seems unlikely that whoever coined the term 'information superhighway' anticipated that the traffic on the internet would be in people, as well as information. How, and how much, the internet and other ICTs are implicated in trafficking is the subject of this issue paper.
Read moreRelated: [Gender] [ICT] |
10/19/2005
Nuori afgaaninainen Shakiba Adil pääsi opiskelutovereineen haastattelemaan ja kuvaamaan afgaaninaisia talibanien rikkirepimässä maassa. Syntynyt dokumentti kertoo karusti, miten afgaaninaiset elävät ja tulevat toimeen syrjäisimmillä seuduilla.
Read moreFrom: maailma.net Related: [Afghanistan] [Gender] |
10/18/2005
Konferenca Rajonale mbi rrymën kryesore të Gjinisë ka filluar dje në Sarajevë dhe do të përfundojë nesër me 19 Tetor 2005. Konferenca është organizuar nga Agjensia e Barazisë së Gjinive e Bosnjës.
Read moreRelated: [South East Europe] [Gender] |
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