AWID Analysis - Gender Pivotal Issues

Analysis by AWID

Each week a Friday File is posted on AWID's Resource Net email digest. To take advantage of these oppurtunities click on any Resource Net issue number to view the post from that week. The most recent listing is at the top, scroll down for previous week's listings. Postings are compiled from a variety of sources.

Money and Movements [Friday November 17, 2006]
Russian feminism amongst a climate of scrutiny [Friday November 10, 2006]
An international democracy movement [Friday, November 3, 2006]
The protracted campaign for women's human rights in Africa [Friday October 27, 2006]
Women, remittances and development [Friday, October 20, 2006]
Engaging men in the eradication of violence against women [Friday October 13, 2006]
Empowering sex workers to assert their rights [Friday, October 6, 2006]
Coercive sterilisation of women - an enduring violation of women's rights. [Friday September 29, 2006]
Letter to the Editor [Friday September 29, 2006]
Fighting for the 'right not to be a prostitute' [Friday September 22, 2006]
Strengthening Women's Rights Organizations through Inclusion: Lessons Learned from the Gender, Disability and Development Institute [Friday September 15, 2006]
Protection of the rights of women with disabilities [Friday September 8, 2006]
What could a feminist macroeconomic model look like? [Friday September 1, 2006]
HIV/AIDS and land ownership rights [Friday August 25, 2006]
Analysis falls short of rhetoric-- Reflection on women's rights issues at the AIDS conference [Friday August 18, 2006]
Legislating against sexual violence: the Kenyan experience [Friday, August 11, 2006]
Breast ironing: Breaking the silence [Friday, August 11, 2006]
The crisis facing Bhutanese refugees in Nepal [Friday August 4, 2006]
The G8 Summit 2006 and global economic justice [Friday, July 28, 2006]
Stop the killing of civilians: A call for peace [Friday July 21, 2006]
Kuwaiti complexities: Women and politics [Friday July 21, 2006]
Mobile telephony's promise of bridging the digital divide [Friday July 14, 2006]
A new international agency for women [Friday July 7, 2006]
Addressing domestic violence in India [Friday July 7, 2006]
Rape in Darfur [Friday, June 30, 2006]
Why the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is so important: The case of violence in Indigenous Australia. [Friday June 23, 2006]
How would you change the UN to make it more effective on the ground in the promotion of women's rights? [Friday June 23, 2006]
Anti-HIV/AIDS campaign asks:'What kind of man are you?' [Friday, June 16, 2006]
Political reform brings renewed hope for women in Nepal [Friday June 9, 2006]
African women's engagement with the United Nations [Friday June 2, 2006]
For Rights to Have a Real Impact in Women's Lives [Friday May 26, 2006]
Culture: An ''important arena of battle'' for human rights and development [Friday May 26, 2006]
The Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference: Rhetoric or Action? By Kathambi Kinoti [Friday, May 19, 2006]
'Honour' and its interstices [Friday May 12, 2006]
Microbicides: A weapon for women in the war against HIV/AIDS [Friday May 5, 2006]
Gender mainstreaming small arms control in the UN [Friday April 28, 2006]
Control Arms Campaign: An interview with Chris Armstrong, Conflict Campaigner with Oxfam, about their joint campaign with Amnesty International and the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA). [Friday April 28, 2006]
The women's agenda for United Nations reform [Friday April 21, 2006]
''In UN reform, Where Are the Women?'' [Friday April 21, 2006]
The salience of citizenship and nationality. [Friday April 14, 2006]
What challenges does UN reform present to women? [Friday, April 7, 2006]
Women with disabilities: Doubly disadvantaged or overlooked? [Friday March 31, 2006]
Disability issues are feminist issues. [Friday March 31, 2006]
Women are Africa's political hope [Friday March 24, 2006]
Pathways to political participation: Women rising up in Papua New Guinea [Friday March 17, 2006]
International Women's Day 2006: a Revealing Look at Women's Commemorative Activities [Friday March 17, 2006]
Roe v. Wade under threat [Friday, March 10, 2006]
The war against AIDS: Uganda's change of track [Friday, March 10, 2006]
Slum politics: how self-government strategies are improving futures for slum-dwellers. [Friday March 3, 2006]
Bridging the gender digital divide in FOSS [Friday, February 24, 2006]
The marginalisation of LGBT rights within the United Nations framework. [Friday February 17, 2006]
Women and ICTs: How did gender fare at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), and what's next? [Friday February 17, 2006]
The International Criminal Court: A model for gender integration [Friday, February 10, 2006]
The Feminist Dialogues at the Bamako World Social Forum [Friday, February 10, 2006]
West Papua: The forgotten story of a people in crisis. [Friday February 3, 2006]
Japanese women campaign for effective law against discrimination in employment [Friday, January 27, 2006]
Giving to satisfy world needs [Friday, January 27, 2006]
Liberia elects Africa's first woman President - what does this mean for women? [Friday January 20, 2006]
Disasters are never gender neutral: What lessons have we learned? [Friday January 20, 2006]
When culture overrides the law: Does 'rights talk' always get results? [Friday, January 13, 2006]
Enhancing fundraising credibility: a book review. [Friday, January 13, 2006]
Update from the Sixth WTO Ministerial Meeting in Hong Kong ? Part 2. [Friday December 23, 2005]
Update from the Sixth WTO Ministerial Meeting in Hong Kong ? Part 1. [Friday December 16, 2005]
What is the relationship between women?s representation in political parties and women?s involvement in social movements? [Friday December 16, 2005]
Global Gag Rule jeopardizes war on HIV/AIDS [Friday, December 9, 2005]
Forbidden Decision: Women's access to contraceptives and abortion in Argentina [Friday, December 9, 2005]
What next for Kenyan women? [Friday, December 2, 2005]
Progressive Law for African Women comes into Force [Friday, December 2, 2005]
Violence against women in Pakistan [Friday November 25, 2005]
HIV/AIDS is your problem [Friday, November 18, 2005]
Women's rights in Hong Kong: How are feminist movements dealing with the challenges? [Friday November 11, 2005]
The fight for democracy and gender equality in Azerbaijan. [Friday November 11, 2005]
How Does Change Happen ? A Wrap Up [Sunday October 30, 2005]
Chaotic equilibrium? [Sunday October 30, 2005]
The AWID Forum Family Tree... Or should that be Forest? [Saturday October 29, 2005]
How Should we Change? Plenary Report from Day Three of the Forum [Saturday October 29, 2005]
Where is the Money for Women's Rights? [Saturday October 29, 2005]
Plenary Report from Day Two of the Forum [Friday October 28, 2005]
Forum Interstices: whispers and smiles. [Friday October 28, 2005]
Plenary Report from the first day of the AWID Forum [Thursday October 27, 2005]
Forum BLOG [Thursday October 27, 2005]
Young Feminists Gather Together [Friday, October 21, 2005]
Kenyan Women Collaborate for Change [Friday, October 21, 2005]
Mobilising for change in the Asia Pacific. [Friday October 14, 2005]
The Global Consultation on the Ratification and Use of the Optional Protocol to CEDAW [Friday October 14, 2005]
Young Feminists Gather Together [Friday, October 7, 2005]
Women?s rights at the UN World Summit ? An interview with Zonibel Woods, who is the Senior Advisor, International Policy, for the International Women?s Health Coalition. [Friday September 30, 2005]
What does the G8 recent debt cancellation to poor nations represent for women in those selected countries? [Friday September 30, 2005]
Are we Making Progress or Fighting the Same Battles? [Friday September 23, 2005]
Perceptions of the Darfur community on the effects of the Conflict on Women and Girls [Friday September 23, 2005]
Women in the media: Monitoring trends and facilitating change. [Friday September 16, 2005]
Reproductive rights for women affected by HIV/AIDS: What is the relationship between the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and measurable change on the ground? [Friday September 16, 2005]
'Never Marry a Woman with Big Feet' [Friday, September 9, 2005]
Gender equality, the military and the state. [Friday September 2, 2005]
Harnessing the dimensions of malnutrition. [Friday September 2, 2005]
Involving Israeli Women in Peace and Security [Friday, August 26, 2005]
Iranian Women demand Equal Rights [Friday, August 26, 2005]
Prevention as the new approach to human trafficking [Friday August 19, 2005]
Internet Governance and Gender Issues [Friday August 12, 2005]
Virginity Testing and the War against AIDS [Friday August 12, 2005]
Women at the UN General Assembly Interactive Hearings: A participant?s perspective. [Friday August 5, 2005]
What impact has ?free? trade had on countries in the South? [Friday August 5, 2005]
Reigning in Canada's Mining Companies [Friday July 29, 2005]
Justice in the Eye of the Beholder [Friday July 29, 2005]
Documenting women?s lives: global women?s memories, testimonies and biographies. [Friday July 22, 2005]
How are women working to eliminate violence against women in Muslim-majority societies? [Friday July 22, 2005]
The Global South subsidizing the North [Friday July 15, 2005]
African Women and the GCAP Process [Friday July 15, 2005]
What are the AWID Young Women and Leadership Institutes (YWLIs) all about? [Friday July 8, 2005]
Young women speak out on the recent AWID YWLI held in Bangkok, June 2005. [Friday July 8, 2005]
Bringing Charles Taylor to Book [Friday July 1, 2005]
The Generation that has not known a World without AIDS [Friday July 1, 2005]
Spotlight on Burma for World Refugee Day. [Friday June 24, 2005]
Menstruation and gender disparities in education. [Friday June 17, 2005]
Addressing the plight of young Bhutanese women refugees. [Friday June 17, 2005]
Human trafficking and CEDAW: Is the United States committed to the full realisation of women?s rights? [Friday June 10, 2005]
Copyright expansion: Undermining the public domain. [Friday June 10, 2005]
Modern slavery [Friday June 3, 2005]
A review of 'Women's Empowerment: Measuring the Global Gender Gap.' [Friday June 3, 2005]
Challenging abortion law in Colombia: An interview with Monica Roa, the director of the Gender Justice Program at Women's Link Worldwide and the Attorney that filed the case in Colombia. [Friday May 27, 2005]
Increasing fundamentalism in Bangladesh: Is it a threat to women?s rights? [Friday May 27, 2005]
What is the International Campaign on Women Human Rights Defenders about? [Friday May 20, 2005]
Restoring Hope to Rwanda?s women [Friday May 20, 2005]
Development up close: Gender programming in village water and sanitation projects in India. [Friday May 15, 2005]
Feminism in Kuwait: A report on the struggle for women?s political participation. [Friday May 15, 2005]
Engaging with the World Trade Organization [Friday May 6, 2005]
A Re-assessment of Aid Conditionality: [Friday May 6, 2005]
World Health Report 2005: A review of the latest report from the World Health Organisation (WHO) concerning the health of mothers and newborn children. [Friday April 29, 2005]
Pope Benedict XVI: Renewed conservatism within the Catholic Church. [Friday April 29, 2005]
The "Architect and Engine of Neoliberal Globalization" [Friday April 22, 2005]
"In Larger Freedom:" The UN Secretary-General's report on progress on the Millennium Declaration. [Friday April 22, 2005]
Eradicating Female Genital Mutilation: Sexuality rights vs. Cultural relativism [Friday April 15, 2005]
Sexuality and Criminal Laws in the Arab World [Friday April 15, 2005]
Buddhism in Thailand: a report on the struggle for women to be ordained in the Theravada Buddhist tradition. [Friday April 8, 2005]
Linking feminists in Eastern Europe with technology: an interview with Natasa Stevanic and Milica Gudovic [milNat] from Women?s Information Technology Transfer (WITT). [Friday April 8, 2005]
Women?s human rights in Turkey ? challenges and prospects. [Friday April 1, 2005]
Global migration trends for women: A review of the latest United Nations World Survey on the Role of Women in Development. [Friday April 1, 2005]
'Our Common Interest:' Does the report of the Commission for Africa offer new hope for African women? [Friday March 25, 2005]
What is the status of indigenous women and indigenous feminism in Australia? [Friday March 18, 2005]
Strengthening Afghan women's civil society: The role of the United States. [Friday March 18, 2005]
Latin American women speak about their access to adequate housing [Friday March 11, 2005]
What has been the impact of Togo?s current political situation on Togolese women? [Friday March 11, 2005]
Rising up in Response: Women?s rights activism in conflict situations. [Friday March 4, 2005]
HIV/AIDS and mobile technology: SMS saving lives in Africa [Friday March 4, 2005]
Nurturing the Spirit of Young Women [Friday February 25, 2005]
Invoking the Right to Health: A review of ?The Right to Health: A Resource Manual for NGOs.? [Friday February 25, 2005]
The Feminist Dialogue: ?Multidimensional identities and internal diversities?. [Friday February 18, 2005]
What opportunities and challenges have emerged from the recent 2005 Feminist Dialogue? [Friday February 18, 2005]
Demystifying the Millennium Development Goal Processes: An Interview with Joanna Kerr [Friday, February 11, 2005]
Towards an International Human Rights Framework for Corporate Accountability: The United Nations Human Rights Norms for Business [Friday, February 11, 2005]
Shape up or ship out: Why Millennium Goal No. 3 can not be achieved until the multilateral institutions stop imposing neo-liberal policy on the rest of the world. [Friday February 4, 2005]
Identifying warning signs of fundamentalisms [Friday, January 28, 2005]
Partners or Parent-and-Child? [Friday, January 28, 2005]
Trafficking of women in Eastern Europe: Understanding the issues. [Friday January 21, 2005]
Spotlight on Ukraine: Trafficking of women and the Beijing Platforms for Action. [Friday January 21, 2005]
?Gender is my Agenda? How women?s organizations are spearheading the evolution of a rights framework for African women. [Friday, January 14, 2005]
How has feminism influenced policy and practice on domestic violence? A review of ?Home Truths about Domestic Violence,? a reader on domestic violence [Friday, January 14, 2005]
Gender and natural disasters: Why we should be focusing on a gender perspective of the Tsunami disaster. [Friday January 7, 2005]
What is the latest research on Export Processing Zones (EPZs) and how are women in particular affected by EPZs? [Friday January 7, 2005]
What redress have victims of the Bhopal gas disaster received? [Friday, December 17, 2004]
Discovering Women and Girls, World AIDS Day 2004 - A cynical view. [Friday, December 10, 2004]
How does globalisation impact indigenous women in South East Asia? [Friday, December 10, 2004]
Why is there a high prevalence of HIV/AIDS amongst women in Africa south of the Sahara? [Friday, December 3, 2004]
What are the latest global trends in the AIDS epidemic? [Friday, December 3, 2004]
Trade in Agriculture and Women?s Right to Food: Has Progress Been Made? [Friday, November 26, 2004]
What are trends in funding for women?s rights work today? [Friday, November 26, 2004]
What are the recent debates about access to essential medicines and should this be an issue of priority for gender equality advocates? [Friday, November 19, 2004]
What is the significance of DAWN?s (Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era) 20th Anniversary for the Global Women?s movement? [Friday, November 12, 2004]
How have young African advocates envisioned their role in global agendas for social change? [Friday October 29, 2004]
Can the new genomic technologies improve global health? [Friday, October 22, 2004]
Letters to the Editor: Please send your comments and responses to any of the articles in AWID?s Friday File to contribute@awid.org. [Friday, October 22, 2004]
?Eye to Eye: Women Practising Development Across Cultures? A Book Review. [Friday, October 15, 2004]
Letters to the Editor [Friday, October 15, 2004]
Why should we be watching gender and media activism in Southern Africa? [Friday, October 8, 2004]
Is water a public good or a commodity? [Friday, October 8, 2004]
What are creative and effective ways of combating the increasingly restrictive climate for abortion rights? [Friday, October 1, 2004]
How do Mother Centers contribute to women?s empowerment and gender equality? [Friday, October 1, 2004]
What is the ?Million Women Challenge?? [Friday, September 24, 2004]
Holy Office Attacks Feminism [Friday, September 24, 2004]
Is human security a useful concept for achieving gender justice, human rights and development? [Friday, September 17, 2004]
Letters to the Editor [Friday, September 17, 2004]
How can HIV treatment options for female sex workers in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside be expanded? [September 10, 2004]
Participatory Development: Rhetoric or Reality? [September 10, 2004]
Why is it important to deconstruct the poverty discourse? [September 3, 2004]
How is war impacting the lives of people in Sudan? [August 27, 2004]
Did the International AIDS Conference reflect the needs of positive women? [August 20, 2004]
Reflections of Bangkok The XV International AIDS Conference [August 20, 2004]
What are the links between the Olympics and workers' rights? [August 13, 2004]
What are some of the benefits and challenges of microcredit? [August 6, 2004]
Has the scope of the UN International Years been narrowed by declaring 2005 the International Year of Microcredit? [August 6, 2004]
How are ICTs being used in Education in the Asia and Pacific region? [July 30, 2004]
How do social institutions impact the economic role of women? [July 23, 2004]
How can we address diverse identities and varying experiences within organizations and movements? [July 16, 2004]
How are the hidden links between women and the environment being made visible? [July 16, 2004]
Are the voices of child brides being heard? [July 9, 2004]
What analysis has been done on the World Programme of Action for Youth? [July 2, 2004]
What role does cost-benefit analysis play in development issues? [June 25, 2004]
ECLAC B+ 10 MEETING: A POSITIVE STEP FORWARD!!! [June 25, 2004]
What is the role of gender in peacekeeping? [June 18, 2004]
How are land ownership laws changing for women? [June 11, 2004]
Response from CONAP to the recent Friday File interview with Peggy Antrobus on the situation in Haiti. [June 11, 2004]
Additional responses to the Friday File on Haiti [June 11, 2004]
How are women's rights being defended in Aceh, Indonesia? [June 4, 2004]
What is the Unborn Victims of Violence Act (UVVA)? [May 28, 2004]
What is a Debt-for-AIDS swap? [May 21, 2004]
Follow up: The ICPD Programme of Action reaffirmed by governments around the globe. [May 21, 2004]
What is the role of women in natural disasters? [May 14, 2004]
How has sexual violence infiltrated the education sector? [May 7, 2004]
What are 'crimes of honour' and how is it impacting British society? [April 30, 2004]
What are young people saying about the barriers to civic participation and democratic processes? [April 30, 2004]
Is the International Conference on Population and Development's (ICPD) Programme of Action being reaffirmed by the world's countries? [April 23, 2004]
Letters to the Editor [April 23, 2004]
Race, gender and class: Why have a group of Caribbean women have spoken out against the coup in Haiti? [Friday, April 16, 2004]
What are the issues related to the headscarf ban in France? [Friday, April 9, 2004]
How are solar ovens improving the lives of women and the environment? [Friday, April 9, 2004]
How can the women of the world support campaigns to oust President George W. Bush? [Friday, April 2, 2004]
What are the current trends of women in the labour force? [Friday, April 2, 2004]
How are religion and women's movements working together for women's human rights? [Friday, March 26, 2004]
Letters to the Editor [Friday, March 26, 2004]
How are current structural adjustment lending at the World Bank impacting the poor people and poor women specifically? [Friday, March 19, 2004]
Why are women invisible in technology and what are the mechanisms for change? [Friday, March 12, 2004]
Donors need defenders: The debate over cloning has focused on scientists' needs, not the rights of women who supply the eggs, says advocate Ann Elisabeth Samson [Friday, March 12, 2004]
What is the "Speak Out! Girls, Creative Vision and Globalization" project? [Friday, March 5, 2004]
How is leadership and poverty linked and what is the role of youth in this process? [Friday, March 5, 2004]
How can globalization be changed to benefit all people? [Friday, February 27, 2004]
What happened at the Fourth World Social Forum (WDF) in Mumbai, India? [Friday, February 20, 2004]
What were the experiences of AWID staff at the WSF? [Friday, February 20, 2004]
What gains have women made in Afghanistan's new constitution? [Friday, February 13, 2004]
Is climate change a gender issue? [Friday, February 6, 2004]
What are the current understandings and gaps in the debate about the impact of reproductive technologies and new technologies on young women's lives and rights? [Friday, January 30, 2004]
What is the European Social Forum and role did women play at the Forum? [Friday, January 30, 2004]
What is the significance of the "gas war" protests that took place in Bolivia during September and October of 2003? [Friday, January 23, 2004]
How does gender inequality and violence against women in Africa fuel the HIV/AIDS pandemic? [Friday, January 23, 2004]
What was the outcome of the recent FTAA meeting in Miami? [Friday, January 16, 2004]
What is the significance of Shirin Ebadi winning the Nobel Prize for peace in 2003? [Friday, January 16, 2004]
A Year in Review: Friday File top stories from 2003 [Friday, January 9, 2004]
The following announcement was accidentally omitted from our Wednesday Resource Net Announcement list. [Friday, January 9, 2004]
Are new texts on gender and development providing new information? [Friday, January 2, 2004]
Letters to the Editor for December 2003 [Friday, January 2, 2004]
The "JFC": A new strategic opportunity for gender equality advocates to engage with the World Bank? [Friday, December 19, 2003]
How is a gendered perspective being placed on the agenda of the 2004 World Social Forum? [Friday, December 19, 2003]
How are young women thinking and discussing the relationship between formal religion and feminism? [Friday, December 12, 2003]
How are groups working to ensure that women will have equitable rights within the information society? [Friday, December 5, 2003]
What is the role of the WSIS-Gender Caucus at the World Summit on the Information Society? [Friday, December 5, 2003]
What is the current state of the NGO sector in Iraq? [Friday, November 28, 2003]
How is the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo being reviewed in 2004, its 10th Anniversary? [Friday, November 28, 2003]
How are intergovernmental organizations and other groups preparing for Beijing+10? [Friday, November 21, 2003]
How are Young Women Maintaining their Momentum and Energy to Work Within Social Justice and Human Rights Fields? [Friday, November 14, 2003]
What are the 'Montréal Principles' and How Can We Use Them to Promote Women's Rights and Gender Equality? [Friday, November 14, 2003]
How Do the Israeli Occupation, Patriarchy, and the Development Industry Impact the Palestinian Women's Movement? [Friday, November 7, 2003]
Letters to the Editor in response to Friday File Issue 149, October 23, 2003 "Are the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Relevant to Women's Movements?" An editorial by Joanna Kerr, AWID Executive Director. [Friday, November 7, 2003]
Two Years after the Invasion, are the Rights of Women Protected in Afghanistan? [Friday, October 31, 2003]
Are the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Relevant to Women's Movements? [Friday, October 23, 2003]
What's New in Feminist Advocacy? The Dawn Feminist Advocacy Institute [Friday, October 23, 2003]
How are Women in Zimbabwe Responding to the Escalation of Women's Rights Violations under the ZANU-PF government? [Friday, October 17, 2003]
What are the Potential Implications of Canada's Bill C-13 on Assisted Human Reproduction [Friday, October 17, 2003]
Why is it important for the international women's movement to understand and support anti-poverty organizations in the United States? [Friday, October 10, 2003]
What has been the progress of the recipients of AWID¡¦s Innovation ¡¥Seed¡¦ Grants Program launched at the AWID Forum? [Friday, October 3, 2003]
What does the U.S. government¡¦s understanding and use of science have to do with women¡¦s rights, and specifically, with development? [Friday, October 3, 2003]
What is the role of gender in integrated conservation and development projects? [Friday, September 26, 2003]
What has happened with the Amina Lawal's case? [Friday, September 26, 2003]
How has the Slovak government and NGO communities responded to allegations of illegal sterilization of Romani women? [Friday, September 19, 2003]
Follow-up on U.S. stand against the United Nations Population Fund as report in the September 5th, Friday File. [Friday, September 19, 2003]
Lamentamos no haber incluido, en la cobertura sobre la OMC de la semana pasada, la traducción del artículo de Shareen Gokal escrito desde la 5a. Conferencia Ministerial de la OMC realizada en Cancún, México. Por favor léela abajo. Si te interesa leer más, visita el sitio de AWID sobre la OMC. http://es.awid.org/cancun/. [Friday, September 19, 2003]
What is happening at the WTO Conference in Cancun? [Friday, September 12, 2003]
What have been the impacts of increasing conservatism around family planning policy in the United States? [Friday, September 5, 2003]
How are genetically engineered crops impacting farmers in South Africa? [Friday, August 29, 2003]
What guidelines can be used to ensure that development happens as if ALL people matter? [Friday, August 29, 2003]
What role does the WTO play in the international arena? [Friday, August 22, 2003]
What are the major issues on the table for the WTO meeting in Cancun, Mexico? [Friday, August 22, 2003]
What is the effect of water privatization on the right to water? [Friday, August 15, 2003]
What is the role of emergency contraception as a family planning tool in India? [Friday, August 15, 2003]
What is the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families? [Friday, August 8, 2003]
What is the role of Information and Communication Technologies in agriculture? [Friday, August 8, 2003]
Should the recent call from the right for increased NGO accountability be cause for concern for the women's movement? [Friday, August 1, 2003]
What should be the role of the Holy See at the United Nations? [Friday, August 1, 2003]
What happened at AWID's first Young Women and Leadership Institute? [Friday, July 25, 2003]
How have changes in social security reform impact women and men in Central and Eastern Europe? [Friday, July 25, 2003]
How can men work as partners in ending violence against women and in HIV/AIDS related prevention, care and support? [Friday, July 18, 2003]
How does the world shape up in the UNDP's 2003 Human Development Report? [Friday, July 18, 2003]
What is a process that we could employ to help start people thinking as well as to make bigger policy changes with regards to gender and HIV/AIDS? [Friday, July 11, 2003]
What are the specific obligations of states to ensure non-discrimination under the Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights? [Friday, July 11, 2003]
Letters to the Editor [Friday, July 4, 2003]
What are some issues facing women in obtaining adequate housing? [Friday, July 4, 2003]
What could new advances in biotechnology mean for women's rights and development? [Friday, June 27, 2003]
How is the Community Service Function of the UNHCR being currently evaluated? [Friday, June 27, 2003]
What is solidarity economy? [Friday, June 20, 2003]
How will UNESCO institute gender-mainstreaming in its organization? [Friday, June 20, 2003]
What are the mot controversial aspects of the United States' most recent report on development assistance? How does the report address issues of significance to women? How influential will this report be on other donors? [Friday, June 13, 2003]
What are obstetric fistulas and what role does the feminist movement have in supporting women that suffer from them? [Friday, June 13, 2003]
What is the danger in protest letter campaigns? [Friday, June 6, 2003]
Where are the women in Colombian Media? [Friday, June 6, 2003]
Are UN mechanisms a useful tool in ensuring human and women's rights? [Friday, May 30, 2003]
How has European gender equality legislation impacted women's rights during the process of enlargement of the European Union? [Friday, May 30, 2003]
Letters to the Editor [Friday, May 23, 2003]
Women's access to the Economy in the Current Period of Economic Integration of the Americas: What Economy? [Friday, May 23, 2003]
Can education on human rights help the situation of human security? [Friday, May 23, 2003]
What impact has the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) had on garment production in Mexico had on the lives of indigenous people and women? [Friday, May 16, 2003]
What has been the progress for the world's women in 2002? [Friday, May 16, 2003]
Who has been assessing the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) instituted by the World Bank and IMF and why is it essential that they be considered through a gendered lens? [Friday, May 9, 2003]
What is the role of advocates in obtaining safe microbicides for HIV- protection? [Friday, May 9, 2003]
How can gender equality be promoted at the World Bank? [Friday, May 2, 2003]
What is the role of the World Social Forum in the fight for people before profits? [Friday, May 2, 2003]
What role do NGOs play in the grassroots women's movement? [Friday, April 25, 2003]
How should the women's movement support the Fifth World Conference on Women? [Friday, April 25, 2003]
How can I express my opinions about what is written in the Friday File? [Friday, April 25, 2003]
What is cloning and how could this new technology impact women? [Friday, April 18, 2003]
Where can someone access information of gender and HIV/AIDS? [Friday, April 18, 2003]
How are the judicial systems in Latin America approaching issues of reproductive rights? [Friday, April 11, 2003]
What is human trafficking and how is it impacting the lives of women? [Friday, April 11, 2003]
What are gender budget initiatives and were can I find resources on gender and budgets? [Friday, April 4, 2003]
How can international trade policy be changed to assist women and their communities? [Friday, April 4, 2003]
What issues are facing gender-based violence programs within displaced populations? [Friday, March 28, 2003]
How is the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme's savings and credit program facilitating economic development? [Friday, March 28, 2003]
How can Western and Arab feminism(s) be reconciled? [Friday, March 21, 2003]
What methods can be employed to improve multiple stakeholder politics within projects? [Friday, March 21, 2003]
Human Rights, not Charity: What Do Women's Economic and Social Rights Really Mean? [Friday, March 13, 2003]
How can family planning NGOs, who are working to provide expanded informed choice, introduce injectable contraceptives into their programmes? [Friday, March 13, 2003]
Where did International Women's Day come from and what is the focus for 2003? [Friday, March 7, 2003]
What reproductive options are available to HIV-positive women? [Friday, March 7, 2003]
What is Gender at Work? [Friday, February 28, 2003]
How can the feminist's and women's movements learn from the Third World Social Forum? [Friday, February 28, 2003]
Can our collective voices change the future of the impending war on Iraq? [Friday, February 21, 2003]
How can water rights better reflect the needs of women? [Friday, February 21, 2003]
How can media use its power 'responsibly' when creating images of sexuality for young people? [Friday, February 14, 2003]
What are men's responsibilities in ending gender-based violence? [Friday, February 14, 2003]
How does war impact the lives of women? [Friday, February 7, 2003]
What is the connection between NAFTA and the murders of maquila women in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico? [Friday, February 7, 2003]
What are gender responsive budget initiatives? [Friday, January 31, 2003]
How is the feminization of the workforce in Latin America impacting women's health? [Friday, January 31, 2003]
How are national machineries for women facing current political environments and challenges? [Friday, January 24, 2003]
Why is domestic violence a human rights concern? [Friday, January 24, 2003]
How are businesswomen promoting gender-focused investment in Africa? [Friday, January 17, 2003]
How is a gendered perspective being promoted in preparatory discussions for the World Summit on the Information Society? [Friday, January 17, 2003]
What is the Statement to the SADC-EU Ministerial Meeting? [Friday, January 10, 2003]
What has been the impact of the World Social Forum? [Friday, January 10, 2003]