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Women still battling gender bigotry worldwide

ANSA Africa — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:11:06 UCT

United Nations: Nearly 62 years after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which proclaimed "all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights," a few of the world's discriminatory laws against women are being progressively repealed in Asia, Europe, Africa and Latin America.

New UN Agency for Women Coming, Coming…

IPS news — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:11:06 UCT

A longstanding proposal for the creation of a special U.N. agency for women, the – “gender entity” as everyone calls it – is taking its time going anywhere.

NO to Violence, YES to Networking

IPS news/UNIFEM — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:11:06 UCT

UNIFEM’S Say No-UNiTE platform is only four months old. But since its launch in November of last year, the anti-violence campaign has served as an example of how the world body can use online social networking to organise activists and civil society workers around the globe.

Understanding Islamic Feminism: Interview with Ziba Mir-Hosseini

WUNRN — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:11:06 UCT

Born in Iran and now based in London, Ziba Mir Hosseini, an anthropologist by training, is one of the most well-known scholars of Islamic Feminism. She is the author of numerous books on the subject, including Marriage on Trial: A Study of Family Law in Iran and Morrocco and Islam and Gender, the Religious Debate in Contemporary Islam.

WIDE Annual Conference 2010 "Migration in the context of globalisation"

WUNRN — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:11:06 UCT

This 2010 WIDE Conference "Migration in the context of globalisation" will bring together and voice the experiences of migrant women from Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa. And most importantly it will facilitate dialogue to come to common positions and actions for the coming years to take. Migration is an important process that is impacting people in Europe and worldwide.

Male-female equality: tackle violence and guarantee paternity leave, say MEPs

NEWW Polska — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:11:06 UCT

In its annual report on equality between men and women in the EU, Parliament called on Wednesday for greater efforts to tackle violence against women, for paternity leave to be addressed at EU level and for equal pay legislation to be revised. A majority of MEPs also say women must have control over their sexual and reproductive rights, through easy access to contraception and abortion.

The report, drafted by Marc Tarabella, (S&D, BE), was adopted by 381 votes to 253, with 31 abstentions.

Need to face up to structural nature of male violence against women, says European Women’s Lobby

European Women Lobby — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:11:06 UCT

If the future convention of the Council of Europe fails to address the structural phenomenon of male violence against women, the European Women’s Lobby won’t be in a position to support it.

Jump Over the Wall - Invitation from eFKa

Justyna Sienkiewicz — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:11:06 UCT

Biographical Workshop for Women on the Transition Period

Cracow, Poland, 19th till 27th June 2010

EU -Lifelong Learning Programme, Grundtvig, PL1-GRU13-05063

Czech Republic - Study finds high levels of sexual harrasment at Czech Universities

WUNRN — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:11:06 UCT

A study by a Charles University research team suggests that over three quarters of Czech university students have at some point been the victims of sexual harassment. Unlike most academic institutions in Western Europe and the United States, Czech universities do not have explicitly stated anti-sexual harassment policies, and the issue is largely neglected.

Gender, Citizenship and Governance Portal - “Everything you want to know about Gender, Citizenship and Governance in one portal”!

neww — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:11:06 UCT

The information portal on Gender, citizenship and governance provides a unique entry point to free, full-text electronic publications, e-journals, e-newsletters, e-discussion groups and forums, websites, bibliographic databases, and directories of organizations and projects.