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25 posts todayWhat needs to change? A Hague Mothers position paper. - Hague Mothers
What needs to change? A Hague Mothers position paper. - Hague Mothers
What needs to change? A Hague Mothers position paper. Our ‘What needs to change?‘ position paper, authored by Adrienne Barnett, is now available in our Resource Library. #FiLiAHagueMothers #FiLiALegacyProject https://t.co/R37M6o...
Spectrum idea is dropped from Ireland’s gender learning plan for schools
'A lesson plan that would teach junior pupils that gender identity is “experienced along a spectrum” has been dropped after consultation with the public.' Nod to K for the link https://t.co/nZ4Vn7...
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Almost half the #FiLiA2023 tickets have already been sold. Please do gift a Solidarity Ticket if you can comfortably do so. - Building Sisterhood and Solidarity - Amplifying the Voices of Women - Defending Women's Human Rights https://t.co/ZKlmGY...
Chalk Sunday: Women marked with an X for being single
"Salt Monday was a day when girls who did not manage to get married would have salt thrown at them to 'preserve' them until Lent was over," Fiona Byrne By @nualammc https://t.co/inC7VR...
Men often ignore women musicians’ stories. I’m determined to let them finally be heard
Midlife women are being told to sit down and shut up – and not just by men
'Meaningful, positive attention is not on the cards for us; the implication is that any irritation we might now feel amounts to a hypo-critical resentment at no longer being treated as sex objects.' By @glosswitch https://t.co/FElN7W...
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Urgent Appeal Due to the recent spate of attacks against Women in Kakuma refugee camp our funds to support their medical needs are depleted. If you can help please do so here: https://t.co/bfFJIh... https://t.co/ytk9It...
'Victims of domestic violence deserve better from State' - women's lobby - Newsbook
How women’s rights are prising apart the Taliban
'Recent weeks, however, have seen unprecedented public splits in the #Taliban leadership over bans on girls’ education and female participation in the workforce, prompting some hope of change.' #Afghanistan https://t.co/gyFjKw...
In an era in which women's rights are under siege, the PUMP Act is a rare victory
'So when the lactating mother is not asking for her rights because she assumes she has none, what often happens is that she ends up resigning her job. ' https://t.co/nYx7q1...
UP woman dies after in-laws force her to drink acid over dowry
'Hours before, she recorded her dying declaration before a magistrate, alleging that her in-laws forced her to drink acid as her parents failed to meet their demand for Rs 2.50 lakh in cash and a car in #dowry.' https://t.co/EjGxWz...
Progress on Sustainable Development Goal indicators in 707 districts of India: a quantitative mid-line assessment using the National Family Health Surveys, 2016 and 2021
'According to our projection, India will not meet the SDG on Gender Equality by as late as 2090, and for nearly one-third of districts this goal will never be met in the foreseeable future.' #India #SDGs https://t.co/HuWFGm...
Maternal mortality
World Health Organisation: Maternal mortality ' Almost 95% of all maternal deaths occurred in low and lower middle-income countries in 2020, and most could have been prevented.' https://t.co/TgETVd...
Taking Back Control? How Will the Gender Wars end?