Issues and Analysis
Global Fund for Women Supports Women Dismantling Militarism
Shalini Nataraj, Vice President of Programs at the Global Fund for Women (GFW) discusses militarism and how it impacts women as well what the GFW and women around the world are doing to quell its impact and dismantle it altogether.
Read more...Canada's missing and murdered indigenous women: A shameful indifference
Indigenous women are far more likely likely to die from violence than other women in Canada. Over the years many indigenous women have gone missing or been murdered without the perpetrators being brought to justice. Audrey Huntley, who is of mixed indigenous and settler ancestry, is a co-founder of the coalition group No More Silence which addresses the injustice and impunity surrounding the murders and disappearances. In an interview with AWID, she shed light on the situation.
Caster Semenya is a hero – but in South Africa being different can be deadly for a woman
South Africans may have rallied to the defence of runner Caster Semenya after her sex was questioned, but women who refuse to conform to traditional femininity still face violent retribution there.
Read more...Women Carry a New Punch
Thanks to Clint Eastwood's blockbuster film 'Million Dollar Baby', his heroine Hilary Swank helped raise significantly the profile of women who climb into the boxing ring.
Read more...Indonesia: 'Safe' Abortion Could Put a Brake on Women's Mortality Rates
Women's rights groups who are campaigning for widening the scope of abortion in Indonesia are calling for an amendment to a colonial era law that puts poor women at risk.
Read more...Is Google violating women’s rights?
Google Inc.’s recent restrictions on ads for abortion services in fifteen countries raises questions about the influence of search engine provider policies on freedom of information. In withholding access to this kind of information, are women’s rights being violated?
Read more...Coup Catalyzes Honduran Women's Movement
On the morning of June 28, women's organizations throughout Honduras were preparing to promote a yes vote on the national survey to hold a Constitutional Assembly. Then the phone lines started buzzing.
Read more...Morocco: Family Code Gets Nudge, but Women Seek a Push
Fairouz Guiro, 19, still looks with wonder at her little girl, Marwar, all of 27 days old.
Read more...USA: On the Evangelical Lutheran Church Assembly’s Historic Shift to Include Gay Clergy - Reflections of a Self-Exiled Lutheran
Reflecting with mixed emotions his decision to leave the church of his childhood over its inability to accept gays, the author recalls his own words, that “Scripture calls us to look beyond Scripture, to God and to our neighbor,” and wonders whether he should return to the church; indeed, whether such a thing is possible.
Read more...Bahrain: Seeking Gender Equality in Quran
For the first time, feminists in Bahrain are seeking new Islamic perspectives on gender and women's empowerment, and asking for modern interpretations of the Quran.
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