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 »
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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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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 »
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 »
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