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Women urged to step forward

Source country Triniad-guardian Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:59:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: San Fernando[2];

Other categories: Society; Gender Equality;

“Women, continue to let your daughters enter fields they want to enter,” were the words of advice given by Ambassador Joan Yuille-Williams to women who formed part of a Women’s Day Walk in San Fernando, on Monday—International Women’s Day. “Three decades ago, women did not have the power to make decisions....

A more positive approach to women's sexuality: learning from the Malagasy in Madagascar

Source country eldis Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:09:00 AM CET | info [other]

Other categories: Society;

This paper argues that Malagasy women are denied basic sexual rights, namely the right to freely decide the number and spacing of their children and the ......

Examination of women's rights and citizenship in the Middle East and North Africa

Source country eldis Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:09:00 AM CET | info [other]

Other categories: Consumer Affairs; Society; Consumers;

This document compiles a number of country reports in the Middle East and North Africa analysing gender-specific issues that impact women's rights and ......

Abuses of Women's Rights under Fire in S. Korea

Source country kcna Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:19:00 AM CET | info [other]

Other categories: Society; Gender Equality;

Pyongyang, March 10 (KCNA) -- 189 women's, civic and public, cultural and human rights organizations of south Korea, including the Federation of Women Organizations, held a rally at Ehwa Women's University on March 6 on the occasion of International Women's Day....

WCCI to prop up women entrepreneurs

Source country dailytimesPK Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:08:00 AM CET | info [other]

KARACHI: Sindh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SWCCI) is striving to upgrade women entrepreneurs of Sindh by capacity building through holding conferences and training programmes every month. The Chairperson SWCCI, Rukhsana Jahangir, while inaugurating the BRAAHTII (an outlet) ladies at Khayaban-e- Seher, Defence stated it....

Women should launch movement to end their repression’

Source country dailytimesPK Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:08:00 AM CET | info [other]

LAHORE: Women should launch a movement to end repression against them and liberate other oppressed people as well, Awami Inqalaabi Itehad convenor Asif A Sheikh said on Wednesday. He expressed these views in a seminar organised by three left-wing political parties to commemorate the International Women Day (IWD)....

Quota bill is a historic victory for India's women

Source country bbc Thursday, March 11, 2010 1:47:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Sharmila Tagore[1]; Salman Bashir[1]; Steven Cohen[1];

"I think it would be wise to provide for a women's constituency. When a woman asks for something, as we know, it is easy to get it and give it to her; but when she does not ask for anything in particular it becomes very difficult to find out what she wants....

Womens Day: Islamabad Accueil holds lively discussion

Source country NewsJang-en Thursday, March 11, 2010 1:32:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Nawaz Sharif[1]; Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq[1]; Ayub Khan[1]; Abdelaziz Bouteflika[1];

Other categories: Society; Gender Equality;

Islamabad A lively group of women of the Islamabad Accueil (Women’s French Speaking Group) met, after a long time, here to mark International W...

Panel cites women's critical role in building sustainable peace in Afghanistan

Source country reliefWeb-latestUpdates Thursday, March 11, 2010 1:28:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Husn Banu Ghazanfar[1]; Peace Jirga[1];

Other categories: Gender Equality; Security Council; Society; UN Bodies;

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Husn Banu Ghazanfar said: "The women of Afghanistan are emerging from three decades of extreme dehumanization," "Sustainable peace cannot be discussed without reference to women's experiences of survival,"

By Tim Ledwith NEW YORK, USA, 9 March 2010 – More than eight years after the fall of the Taliban regime, the women of Afghanistan still face enormous challenges....

Women urged to consolidate progress

Source country newtimes-RW Thursday, March 11, 2010 1:13:00 AM CET | info [other]

Other categories: Society; Gender Equality;

By Kihesi Rwaguma The head of the Public Service Commission, Angelina Muganza, has called on all stakeholders in the campaign to empower women to put in more effort if they are to enjoy the fruits of the progress registered so far. She was speaking during celebrations to mark this year’s.......

A salute to women of substance

Source country NewsJang-en Thursday, March 11, 2010 1:02:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Allama Iqbal[1]; Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry[2]; Saeed Khan[1];

Other categories: Society; Gender Equality;

Islamabad Global Peace Pioneers (GPP) organised a biography and picture exhibition of famous women from Pakistan and around the world in connec...

Elected to office, but home still 1st

Source country indiatimes Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:14:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Brinda Karat[1];

From the desperation of the two-day street-fight within the Rajya Sabha to the political self-congratulation after the passage of the Bill, the Indian public could be forgiven for thinking that women's empowerment starts now....

Foreign journalist’s curse draws backlash

Source country joongangdaily Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:39:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Yoon Jeung-hyun[1];

Other categories: Monetary Issues EU; Gender Equality; Financial Crisis;

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Yoon Jeung-hyun said: “In most cases, even the husbands’ salaries are deposited into the bank account of their wives. Therefore, I think there are a lot of changes taking place with regard to women’s engagement and entry into the workforce,”

Yoon Jeung-hyun said: “This is a matter that is strictly regulated and strictly dealt with, so if there are any questionable activities taking place, of course there are reasonable sanctions that that employee will be subject to,”

A term hardly heard in policy discourse has become a buzzword in a fracas involving the Finance Ministry and a Wall Street Journal reporter. And what started as an awkward question about “room salons” at a ministry press conference has escalated into a bigger debate about the ethics and attitudes of.......

Sudan: UNMIS trains women activists in human rights

Source country reliefWeb-latestUpdates Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:28:00 PM CET | info [other]

Other categories: Society;

In line with the 2010 International Women's Day theme, "Equal rights, equal opportunities: progress for all", UNMIS held a two-day human rights training workshop in Wau during the first week of March....

Arab Women Organization calls for a society without violence

Source country kuna-en Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:27:00 PM CET | info [other]

Other categories: Environment (general);

(with photos) TUNIS, March 10 (KUNA) -- The Arab Women Organization called Wednesday for establishing a society without violence and boost civil society and effective media to minimize violence and shed light more on Arab women. The call was made during the concluding ceremony of the international Arab seminar on women against violence....

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