Issues and Analysis
Africa Climate Change Threatens Life and Health of Maasai Women
The Maasai are struggling with frequent water shortages which are threatening their way of life. But one women’s group is taking action.
Read more...GEAR Campaign Statement on Adoption of SWC Resolution by the UN General Assembly
14 September 2009
The GEAR campaign is pleased that the General Assembly expressed strong and unanimous support in adopting a resolution today that will enable the creation of the new gender equality entity to be headed by a new Under Secretary-General (USG).
Read more...Women Need Rights, Not Rescue
The recent publication of a series of articles in the New York Times magazine focused on women and development, at a time when several books on the subject have also been published, has sparked debate in the women's rights community internationally and domestically.
Read more...What is the situation of women in Somalia?
Somalia has been in turmoil for the past eighteen years. What is it like for women?
Read more...Is Media Helping or Hurting Women in Afghanistan?
The Shia Personal Status Law, a clear violation of women’s rights, was recently passed in Afghanistan. Some media respected the agency of Afghan women in their coverage of the law while others perpetuated racist, sexualized and reductionist portrayals. What are the implications for Afghan women and their rights?
Read more...Are you intersexed?
There is a reason why genitals are euphemistically referred to as 'private parts'. Most of us would like to keep it that way.
Read more...Caster's Sex is 1 in 500 for South Africa
Media Statement Gender DynamiX 10 September 2009
Read more...Iran: Ahmadinejad pro-woman? Critics skeptical
After securing one woman on his Cabinet, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is pushing for a second, defying opposition from hardline Islamic clerics who say women have no place in leadership positions.
Read more...Questioning the “givens”: Stories from Pakistani women
A review of “And the World Changed” an anthology of stories by Pakistani women, edited by Muneeza Shamsie and published by The Feminist Press
Dying at Childbirth Every Minute
Fifteen years after 179 nations agreed to implement a plan of action on sexual health, a woman still dies every minute because of inadequate pregnancy and birth services, according to the World Health Organisation.
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