Issues and Analysis
Op-Ed: Nicholas Kristof and the Politics of Writing About Women’s Oppression in Darker Nations
On February 13, 2013, Nicholas Kristof gave a talk at Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut. His talk, titled Striving for Global Justice, was based on his bestselling book and documentary, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women World Wide.
Read more...Cruelty to Women Overseas
Each year some 47,000 women around the world die as a result of unsafe abortions. Efforts to reduce that toll are severely hampered by the Helms amendment, which was originally enacted in 1973 and restricts the use of United States foreign aid money to finance abortions overseas, even in places where abortion is legal.
Read more...Replacing Michelle Bachelet: A "Very Crucial Phase" for UN Women
The search to replace Michelle Bachelet as executive director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women will begin “very soon,” according to the spokesperson for U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, through a routine high-level appointment process.
Read more...A Decade of Occupation for Iraqi Women
A decade after the US invasion of Iraq, only one of the straw-man arguments for going to war remains standing: “We did it for democracy and women’s rights."
Read more...Shame and honour re-appropriated: women finding their voices
On February 12, 2013, women of the Middle East, in the region and in the Diaspora, officially and publicly re-appropriated shame and honour. Suddenly, they are wearing the experience of surviving sexual terrorism and violence as a badge of honour, using their tragedy to fight for an end to violence against women.
Read more...A transformative strategy: the true value of investing in women’s rights
What happened to the largest pot of money ever made available for advancing gender equality and human rights? Srilatha Batliwala reports on the results of AWID's aggregate analysis of the impact of the MDG 3 Fund.
Read more...Government lacks will for strong anti-rape law, say Women's rights activists
New Delhi: Women's rights activist on Tuesday criticised the government for failing to finalise an anti-rape law after difference erupted between various ministries on several ordinances and accused them of lacking political will to bring a stronger law for protection of women.
Read more...South Sudan's gender gap still too wide
RUMBEK, LAKES STATE, 8 March 2013 (IRIN) - Years after the end of South Sudan’s war with Sudan, the country’s women still find themselves on the front line - this time, battling abuse, child marriage, and a dowry system that commodifies them from birth.
Read more...Dangerous laughter: the mocking of Gender Studies in academia
MARIA DO MAR PEREIRA 8 March 2013
Gender Studies is an increasingly established and influential area of study and research, however it continues to be the object of sustained mocking within, and beyond, academia. This allegedly ‘innocent teasing’ has significant and negative effects, says Maria do Mar Pereira.
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