UN Women in Taliban Afghanistan
UN Women in Taliban Afghanistan: The Limits of International Advocacy Without State Cooperation Author: Rebecca Arnieri The United Nations has long framed gender equality as both a fundamental human right and a prerequisite for sustainable development. At the centre of this agenda is UN Women, created in 2010 to unify and strengthen the UN’s work […]
Grammatical Sexism in Spanish
The paper analyses Spanish language through a gender lens to understand the impact it has on various gender groups
Energy Transition must be Gender Responsive
Energy Transition must be Gender Responsive. A just and holistic energy transition can best happen when women have a greater say in planning and decision-making Author: Suchitra Rautela Joshi “We are still living with the results of millennia of patriarchy that excludes women and prevents their voices from being heard,” said UN SG Antonio Guterres, […]
Fighting for a New Culture
Fighting for a New Culture. How Activism is Needed to Gain Peace in the Fight Against Sexual Violence Author: Kolfinna Tómasdóttir Translated into Spanish by Ana Elena Acon “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead In May […]
Selection of Poems from the ‘The Unfold Pinnacle’ – Part II
Selection of Poems from the ‘The Unfold Pinnacle’ – Part II Author: Basanta Kumar Kar Too Late This is the story about a seventeen years old malnourished tribal woman and a mother of a malnourished girl child from Tumrikasa, Manpur, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India. Rajnandgaon, a district that host many political heavyweights is dominated by the […]
Founding Sisters
Founding Sisters Author: Carol Peasley Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 03/16/2009 As we celebrate International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month throughout March, we need to remember that the origins of these events go back to long-ago protests in Europe and the United States for the political rights of working women. […]
Self-immolation in Tajikistan
A significantly large number of young women in Tajikistan, and elsewhere in Central Asia, forced into marriage attempt suicide by setting themselves alight. The author explains why.
International Women’s Day, 2011: Time to Make the Promise of Equality a Reality
Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director of UN Women presents a message on gender equality and women’s rights in recognition of International Women’s Day, March 8, 2011.
Gender Equality and the Human Rights Concern in South Sudan
Huma Rights scholar Peter Reat Gatkuoth discusses the continued gender inequality in South Sudan, as well as Africa at large, despite the traditional veneration of women as mothers and caregivers, and the existence of legal documents (including national constitutions) which proclaim the equal rights of women. The author argues that a greater focus on gender equality, using existing human rights documents, will support the development and prosperity of the nation.
March for Women’s Lives
George W. Bush didn’t seek office hoping to launch a new wave of the women’s movement. But the president of the United States has angered so many girls and women that he has helped mobilize a national march in the United States to protect women’s rights, the most large and diverse call for protecting women’s rights the US has probably ever seen.