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AWID - http://www.awid.org/
Association for Women's Rights in
Development
Greetings
from AWID!
We are delighted to announce the launch of our new AWID website - http://www.awid.org/ - as part of our
continued efforts to provide a robust hub of information on women's human
rights.
The new website provides streamlined access to information in English, Spanish and
French including thousands of articles on a wide range of women's human rights
issues, in-depth analysis, practical tools to support women's rights activism,
and daily news on women's rights around the world.
Simplified navigation, classification of content (by topic, by region, by AWID
initiative, by type of content), and advanced search functions make the site
easy to use. In addition, users can look for jobs in the field of women's human
rights and gender and development online; stay updated about AWID's work; sign
up to our weekly newsletters of jobs, announcements and analysis and become an
AWID member online.
The website also offers an increased level of interactivity. Users can now
comment on articles, share views with other readers, and forward interesting
articles to colleagues and friends. All articles contain links to social
networking sites.
In line with the launch of our new website, AWID's weekly e-newsletters in
English, Spanish and French - Resource-Net, Carrefour and enLACes - have a new
format designed to make the information easier to read and share with
colleagues and friends.
These new look e-newsletters contain information specifically designed for
young feminist activists so please do encourage young people in your networks
to sign up.
Please tell us about your experiences in using the new website and
e-newsletters by emailing us at contact@awid.org.
We look forward to engaging with you online!
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Women's Rights in the News
Mushrooming scanning centres pose threat to gender
balance
Expressing
concern over mushrooming scanning centres in
ILO report calls for gender sensitisation in workplaces
Conceptual
clarity on gender sensitisation is limited particularly in workplaces and needs
involvement of employees for implementation and understanding of gender issues,
says the latest International Labour Organisation (ILO) report released in
Justice ministers consider SADC gender protocol
Justice
ministers from southern Africa met recently to consider the regional draft
Protocol on Gender and Development in the last stage of consultations before it
is presented to Heads of State and Government at their
Maternal Health Advocates Ask G8 for Billions
The
Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health will ask world leaders to
commit an additional $10.2 billion annually to support maternal and child
health this week at the G8 summit in
Approval of women bishops may result in defections to
Rome
The
often-shaky relationship between Anglicans and the
ISSUES
ANALYSIS AND APPEALS
Update on Burma: What next for the pro-democracy
movement?
Since the
uprising in September 2007,
Calling Young Feminists
It often
seems like young women are not interested in feminism any more. Jessica Valenti
is one young feminist who has set out to rekindle other young women’s interest
in it. Today, we review her book Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman‘s
Guide to Why Feminism Matters.
Making Space for Indigenous Feminism: A Review
Edited by
Joyce Green, 'Making Space for Indigenous Feminism' is a compilation of essays,
poetry and art from Indigenous (and some non-Indigenous) women about what
feminism can mean in Indigenous contexts.
Bad Girls: Sex workers defining themselves on their own
terms
A review
of 'Bad Girls,'an eye-opening dictionary of terms associated with sex work and
sex workers.
Post-violence sex work boom
The
post-violence era for many displaced women in Kenya signals a time when one
needs to be tough to survive and if surviving means selling ones body for sex,
so be it.
Tackling poverty is key to gender equality
From the
start, the women's movement in Bangladesh has been geared to development, not
suffrage
Making feminism mainstream
Today's
women are taking feminist arguments from the fringe and bringing them centre
stage - where they belong. By Rowenna Davis
'Gay Acceptance Related to Income'
The past
few months have seen victories and setbacks in the international struggle for
gay rights. In May, however, Gambian President Yahya Jammeh issued homosexuals
with a 24-ultimatum to leave the West African country, threatening to
decapitate those who remained.
What's new at AWID?
11th International Forum on Women's Rights and
Development
When
people struggle together, what was once unimaginable suddenly becomes
possible...
Second FundHer Report in Arabic
We are
pleased to announce that the second FundHer report, Financial Sustainability
for Women's Movement's, is now available in Arabic for download.
Where is the Money for Women's Rights - Factsheets
AWID
through the Where is the Money for Women's
Rights? initiative has produced factsheets to help in understanding
the dynamics around funding for womens rights activities.
Resources on Aid Effectiveness
AWID is
pleased to announce that our Aid Effectiveness and Women's Rights Series is now
available online for download.
Where is the Money for Women's Rights?
AWID is
delighted to announce that our 2007 Second Fundher Report, Financial
Sustainability for Women's Movement's Worldwide, is now available online
for download.
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