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Impacts of the Global Financial Crisis on Women’s Rights: Sub regional perspectives
… Impacts of the Global Financial Crisis on Women’s Rights: Sub regional perspectives 24 March … packages or measures yet: what do you expect will be the impact of not tackling the crisis in a timely way at the …
Political crisis in Côte d’Ivoire: The impact on women and women’s rights organizations
… Political crisis in Côte d’Ivoire: The impact on women and women’s rights organizations 4 February 2011 FRIDAY …
Women Seeking Refuge in Africa – Highlighting the Challenges and Finding solutions
… Women Seeking Refuge in Africa – Highlighting the Challenges and Finding solutions 14 October 2011 FRIDAY … statistics on women and children obscures the gendered impact of crisis and disaster. Without this data, few policies …
20 years of Shamefully Scarce Funding for Feminists and Women’s Rights Movements
… Movements 14 May 2015 Lydia Alpízar Durán For decades, the women’s rights movement and women’s rights organizations … Development, it is critical to remember that real systemic impact for women’s rights needs significant resources. 20 … in, and to identify ways in which this financial crisis could be resolved. The information and data gathered …
The Effects of the Global Economic Crisis and Structural Adjustment on Women and Gender Relations in Greece: First Wave
… The Effects of the Global Economic Crisis and Structural Adjustment on Women and Gender Relations in Greece: First Wave 15 April … Kinoti In 2009, AWID commissioned research into the impact of the global financial crisis on women’s rights. One …
Land Day 2015: Activism and Challenges for Palestinian Women and Girls
… embarked on a general strike and protests against the Israeli government’s announcement to confiscate large … and girls that is important to understand, is how the impact of the patriarchal societal structure and Israel’s … because the nation as a whole is experiencing a major crisis directly related to the confinement of the Palestinian …
Resource Mobilization Hub at the 12th International AWID Forum
… Resource Mobilization Hub at the 12th International AWID Forum 30 October 2012 The … Fiji Women’s Rights Movement, Tonga Women and Children Crisis Center International Women’s Development Agency. … the world. The panel shared data and case analysis on the impact achieved by these investments. Materials: Invest in …
Shaping a gender perspective towards the full realization of the MDGs
… Shaping a gender perspective towards the full realization of the MDGs 12 March 2010 Lydia Alpízar … last fifteen years is very fragile. In times of systemic crisis like the one faced today (economic, environmental, … to name some of the current trends and challenges that impact the struggle to advance women’s rights and gender …
Relevant and Urgent: African Women Unite Against Destructive Resource Extraction
… a post-extractivist, eco-feminist development alternative The women of the Somkhele and Fuleni communities in … women have been impacted the most and worst by the water crisis that is a combination of drought and heavy coal mining … our movements’ work has a stronger influence. Gendered Impact “Extractivism’s impacts on women’s bodies, sexuality …
#16 Days: Conflict in Iraq and Syria Plays Out on Women’s Bodies
… Ghorbani Susan Tolmay FRIDAY FILE: As we commemorate the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence (25 … continues on women’s bodies According to Lisa Davis, the impact of this crisis on women in general has been grave. She explains that …
Women Organising to Survive: Syria’s Civil War and Beyond
… Altalli, co-founder and Public Relations Director from the Center for Civil Society and Democracy in Syria (CCSDS) about the impacts of Syria’s humanitarian crisis on women, their priority shift from revolution to … “The violence engulfing Syria right now has had a great impact on women and children… The situation regarding women’s …
Where is the Money for Women's Rights? Select 2009 Research Highlights and Trends
… Where is the Money for Women's Rights? Select 2009 Research Highlights … mobilisation for women’s organizing—in particular the impact of the financial crisis and economic recession on key donor sectors. Our …
AWID statement to the 58th session of the Commission on the Status of Women
… AWID statement to the 58th session of the Commission on the Status of Women 30 … or take into consideration the consequences and ongoing impact of the current global system, macroeconomic policies … unpaid economy and have greater vulnerability in times of crisis to job loss, limited social protection, and precarious …
COP 21: Women Mobilizing for Climate Justice that Respects their Rights
… their Rights 29 September 2015 Mégane Ghorbani As part of the Global Women’s Climate Justice Day of Action this 29 … climate and rights, this brief underscores the direct impact climate change has on human rights violations, … to take the lead in the fight to address the climate crisis and to provide developing countries with the means to …
Policy recommendations to address critical security concerns and needs of Women Human Rights Defenders in Haiti in the aftermath of the 12 January 2010 earthquake
… and needs of Women Human Rights Defenders in Haiti in the aftermath of the 12 January 2010 earthquake 6 February … must include urgent attention to the psychological impact of the disaster, the need to grieve and recover . … the prevalence of gender-based violence in situations of crisis 2. It is urgent for authorities to take measures to …
Outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly and its contribution to shaping a gender perspective towards the realization of the MDG´s
… Outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly and … 4 March 2010 "By now is clear that most responses to the crisis have been gender-blind and therefore not effective in … to the crisis incorporate a clear analysis of its impact on women and are gender-sensitive, taking into account …
2009: The UN holds Conference on the impact of the economic crisis
… 2009: The UN holds Conference on the impact of the economic crisis Language English 2009 UN Conference on the World …
Rio+20 Outcomes: What Was Agreed And What This Means For Women’s Rights Going Forward
… Rights Going Forward 19 October 2012 FRIDAY FILE: As the dust settles on the United Nations Conference on … and the use of market tools to deal with the environmental crisis. [2] Meanwhile, after intense negotiations at the … (within and outside government delegations), are having an impact on the limited quality and vision of agreements …
Women’s Movements Present Alternatives at the World Social Forum
… Women’s Movements Present Alternatives at the World Social Forum 25 February 2011 FRIDAY FILE: … who gathered to discuss alternatives to the systemic crisis that is affecting women disproportionately and … security cuts have been identified as having a major impact on women and should be on the movements’ and NGO …
Transforming Economic Power to Advance Women’s Rights and Justice
… Women’s Rights and Justice 3 February 2012 FRIDAY FILE: The 2012 AWID Forum aims to explore how economic power is … while ordinary people and the planet suffer. The financial crisis and economic recession that began in 2008, which is … trends in women’s migration are also having a significant impact on work patterns. At the same time, in all countries …
The Gendered Dimensions of the Eurozone Economic Crisis – An Update
… The Gendered Dimensions of the Eurozone Economic Crisis – An Update 5 October 2012 FRIDAY FILE - In this … In 2009 and 2010, AWID commissioned research into the impact of the global financial crisis on women’s rights. In …
Women's health is a citizenship and democracy issue
… 17 June 2011 Gabby De Cicco FRIDAY FILE: May 28, 2011 was the International Day of Action for Women’s Health. AWID … is, those conditions that are cross-cutting to health and impact on it, like race, culture, age, socio-economic and … to be very alert about this. AWID: How is the systemic crisis affecting health systems in the region? N.G.R.: I …
Feminist economists respond to the recent IMF Discussion Note Women, Work, and the Economy: Macroeconomic gains from Gender Equity (Part 2)
… Feminist economists respond to the recent IMF Discussion Note Women, Work, and the Economy: … to encourage them to hire women, without assessing the impact on public sector budgets needed for infrastructure … is any mention of the gender implications of the financial crisis that began in 2008. Europe’s austerity programs have …
Reflections Ten Years after the Argentinean Economic Crisis of December 2001
… Reflections Ten Years after the Argentinean Economic Crisis of December 2001 16 December 2011 FRIDAY FILE: … women”. In the North-West and North-Eastern provinces the impact was much higher. Impoverished provincial states with …
Women´s Rights and the Armed Conflict in Colombia
… Women´s Rights and the Armed Conflict in Colombia 7 April 2011 FRIDAY FILE: “The … Women) five times. The country is in an institutional crisis. Paramilitary interests permeated many State … weapons of war. Violence and poverty together have a major impact on rural and indigenous women in this region. I will …