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MEDIA-ASIA: Forget ‘Gender’
‘Gender' may not exist in all of Asia's lexicons, but the concept is not necessarily alien to the region.MALAYSIA: Lack of Regulation Blamed for HIV Upsurge among Women
Melinda Teoh, 42, had a life that could easily be the envy of many except that it took an unexpected turn just when she thought she had it all.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Adaptation Funds Must Reach Africa’s Women Farmers
One of the key components of global action on climate change will be measures to adapt to changes that are already unavoidable. The Global Gender and Climate Alliance argues that specific attention be paid to the needs of women.RIGHTS-AFRICA: Judges Address How Law Can Assist HIV Response
In Ghana, because the stigmatisation against gay men is so great, many are forced to have sexual relationships with women to escape prejudice and homophobic violence.RIGHTS: Dispute Over Veil Spreads Across Egypt
A decision by the government to ban the veil in some academic institutions has reignited debate about personal rights.
RIGHTS-ZIMBABWE: Mugabe Orchestrated Rape – AIDS-Free World report
"When the tenth man finished raping me they said they were going to rape my daughter. I cried out but I could not even stand up at this time...they raped my daughter (while) I was there and I couldn’t do anything to stop them. My daughter was five years old..."
Q&A: Bolivian Women a Force Behind Power, But Still Powerless
While poor, native women in Bolivia have gained access to power, they are still largely marginalised from any real decision-making, despite their instrumental role in the 2005 election of leftist President Evo Morales, the country's first-ever indigenous president, and his re-election on Sunday.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Latin American Women Want Modified Trade Rules
"We don't need to change the climate, we need to change trade," said Brazilian activist Marta Lago at Klimaforum, the civil society meeting held in parallel with the climate change summit in the Danish capital.ETHIOPIA: New Election Code Sparks Furore
Opposition parties are troubled by what they say is government’s strategy to keep them out of the general elections in May 2010.GENDER: U.N. Women’s Treaty Weakened by Slew of Reservations
A landmark U.N. treaty on women’s rights, which will be 30 years old next week, is in danger of being politically undermined by a slew of reservations by 22 countries seeking exemptions from some of the convention’s legal obligations.
Q&A: Three Decades of Progress for Women’s Treaty, But Many Challenges Ahead
The United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), which turns 30 on Dec. 18, has brought greater global awareness of women’s rights and been instrumental in the huge strides made towards ending discrimination and inequality in the world.AFGHANISTAN: Gov’t and Donors Fail to Protect Women’s Rights
Attention over the past week has focused on United States President Barack Obama’s decision to "surge" troop levels in Afghanistan to 30,000 and begin a drawdown in 18-months, but a new report calls attention to the failure of the Afghanistan government and international donors to protect women’s rights.DEVELOPMENT: Afro-Uruguayan Women Find Their Own Way Home
Contrary to popular belief in Uruguay, the capital city’s black population is no longer concentrated in neighbourhoods like Barrio Sur, Palermo and Cordón, which were historically home to the majority of African descendents and remain heavily steeped in Afro-Uruguayan culture.
Q&A: Punitive Laws Problematic For HIV Response – UNAIDS
The East African Community is currently developing a law to guide the region's response to HIV/AIDS. The move comes ahead of the commencement of the East Africa common market protocol.
Q&A: Gender Missing in Climate Agreements
Women are known to be innovators when it comes to responding to climate change. The question is how to ensure that the role of women and gender equality are reflected in climate change agreements.
POLITICS-NAMIBIA: SWAPO Wins
The ruling South West Africa People's Organisation party (SWAPO) has won legislative elections in Namibia, with voters also giving incumbent President Hifikepunye Pohamba a second five-year term in office.RIGHTS: Women’s Treaty a Powerful Force for Equality
Activists and U.N. officials celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) say the treaty has been an increasingly successful tool for challenging discriminatory laws and battling violence against women's and girls.
EAST AFRICA: Move Towards Common HIV/AIDS Law
All HIV-positive east Africans could soon access free anti-retroviral treatment even as they move freely from country to country, if a new proposed law comes into effect.
GENDER: Zimbabwe Basket Fund Takes Off
A basket fund aimed at increasing the economic participation of women in Zimbabwe, has been relaunched after a start which faltered due to the delayed appointment of the new government earlier this year.SOUTH AFRICA-RIGHTS: Push To Protect Sex Workers During World Cup
As the 2010 Soccer World Cup approaches, calls for the decriminalisation of sex work in South Africa have been renewed.INDIA: Mobiles For Gender Empowerment
The Indian Government should consider providing mobile phones at a subsidy to women from the bottom of the pyramid since it helps improve their status and welfare, says a recent report.« Previous Page — Next Page »
Women make up half the world's population, but don't nearly share half of the world's wealth, well-being and opportunity. Two-thirds of the world poor are women, disproportionally exposing women to precarious living conditions, disease and unmitigated natural disasters. The media, meanwhile, remains a male-dominated sector in much of the world, contributing to women's voices lacking a crucial amplifier to put their concerns on political agendas and unleash the development potential of their ingenuity. Rather than then stereotypical victims of local and global forces, women are also organizer, innovators, conservators and community builders. These are some of their stories.
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