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Thursday, March 18, 2010

IPS Joins Celebrations for CEDAW’s 30th Birthday

May 5, 2009

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To celebrate its 30th birthday the Convention of Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is gathering stories, testimonies and reflections about how its work has helped the respect of women’s rights and the prevention of discrimination against them. More »

RIGHTS-AUSTRALIA: Parliament Tightens Protest Ban at Secretive Spy Base

April 14, 2009

By Stephen de Tarczynski
MELBOURNE, Apr 14 (IPS) Despite ongoing community concerns over the highly
secretive Pine Gap spy station in central Australia, the nation’s
parliament has moved to effectively ban protest at the joint
Australia-United States base.

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PARAGUAY: Women Growing in Politics - at Pace Set by Men

April 7, 2009

By Natalia Ruiz Díaz
ASUNCION, Apr 7 (IPS) The global tendency towards greater participation
by women in politics has reached Paraguay, but the pace continues to be
set by men, and there are still tough barriers to equal access to elected
posts.

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POPULATION: Global Financial Crisis Threatens Family Planning

April 1, 2009

By Thalif Deen

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 1 (IPS) - The spreading global financial crisis is
threatening to undermine another one of the U.N.’s major development and health goals: family planning.

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MEXICO: Indigenous Woman on the Offensive

By Diego Cevallos

MEXICO CITY, Apr 1 (IPS) - Two years ago, Eufrosina Cruz was kept from running for mayor of her home village by the "traditions and customs" of her indigenous community in southern Mexico, just
because she is a woman.

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NAMIBIA: Gender Legislation Futile If Not Implemented

By Moses Magadza

WINDHOEK, Mar 30 (IPS) - Namibian women’s rights activists say existing gender legislation has failed to improve women’s lives because it is not being implemented widely enough. Last August, Namibia signed the Southern African Development Community (SADC) gender protocol but politicians have yet to ratify it.
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Gender and rural employment: Differentiated pathways out of poverty

FAO, IFAD and ILO are organizing a three-day technical expert workshop on “Gaps, trends and current research in gender dimensions of agricultural and rural employment: differentiated pathways out of poverty”, which will be held in Rome, from 31 March to 2 April 2009.

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DR-CONGO: Electronics Firms Urged to Boycott ”Blood Minerals” Marina Litvinsky

WASHINGTON, Apr 1 (IPS) - The world’s mass consumption of cell phones, laptops and other electronics fuels widespread sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to a new study released Wednesday by the non-profit Enough Project that echoes what many human rights activists and humanitarian workers have been saying for years.
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Gender Wire launched on International Women’s Day

March 8, 2009

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IPS is celebrating international women’s day with the launch of a new weekly newsletter, the Gender Wire.

Only 22% of the voices we hear and read in the news today belong to women. Gender Wire will cover frontline issues such as elections, health, education, armed conflicts, corruption, the global financial crisis, food insecurity, and climate change, asking an often forgotten question: What does this mean for women and girls? More »

DailyLinks@CSW newspaper

March 2, 2009

IPS partners with Gender Links and GEMSA to contribute features and news stories to the Daily Links @ CSW newspaper publishing at the 53rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meeting in New York. More »