The World War on Women. By Christine Medina.
Todd Akin’s ‘Legitimate Rape’ Timing Couldn’t Be Worse for Republicans. President Obama met the Tunisian prime minister on Friday and praised his country as one of the very few bright lights in the Arab world.
Thank Olfa Riahi for that. The most famous investigative reporter in Tunisia is a 32-year-old blogger named Olfa Riahi. She broke the country’s biggest post-revolutionary news story—known as Sheratongate –and helped to save the country’s liberal revolution from the Islamists. Will Indian Women Ever Have the Freedom Not to Marry? Behind the Bollywood dream of the Great Indian Wedding, complete with white horse and brass bands, the reality for many Indian women is stark: there isn’t much alternative to marriage.
Does it have to be this way for the next generation? How long can tradition be used to justify marrying off women before they’re old enough to make good choices — or to pressure women into marriage, because being single is not a culturally acceptable choice? As I discuss in my latest column, except for a small sliver of the urban middle and upper classes, most young women will have only token control over what is considered the defining decision of their lives. As I write, in modern India, “most girls and women are still defined by one major life event — marriage.” Migration_women_southasia_gulf. Three Rulings Against Women’s Rights.
Time is Running Out to Re-Authorize the Violence Against Women Act. Activists rally on Capitol Hill June 26, 2012 for the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act / Getty Images Every nine seconds in the United States, a woman is assaulted or beaten.
In fact, domestic violence is the number one cause of injury to women in this country—more than car accidents, muggings, and rapes combined. But despite these horrifying figures, Congress has failed to pass one of the single most important pieces of legislation aimed at protecting our nation’s women and girls. Stocks Perform Better if Women Are on Company Boards. Companies with women on their boards performed better in challenging markets than those with all-male boards in a study suggesting that mixing genders may temper risky investment moves and increase return on equity.
Shares of companies with a market capitalization of more than $10 billion and with women board members outperformed comparable businesses with all-male boards by 26 percent worldwide over a period of six years, according to a report by the Credit Suisse Research Institute, created in 2008 to analyze trends expected to affect global markets. The number of women in boardrooms has increased since the end of 2005 as countries such as Norway instituted quotas and companies including Facebook Inc. (FB) added female directors after drawing criticism for a lack of gender diversity. The research, which includes data from 2,360 companies, shows a greater correlation between stock performance and the presence of women on the board after the financial crisis started four years ago.
Contraception Without Co-Pays: Good for Women and the Planet. Happy Contraception Day!
Today’s the day that most insurance plans in the United States have to start covering birth control with no co-pays under the Affordable Care Act. As a woman who’s spent a fair amount of effort and money avoiding motherhood, I couldn’t be more pleased. Birth control can be very expensive, and laws that help increase access are a great thing in my book. But you don’t have to be a woman of a certain (reproductive) age to benefit from expanded access to contraception. Sharp rise in number of women murdered in Honduras, dozens killed every month. BOGOTA (TrustLaw) - The number of women murdered in Honduras has more than quadrupled since 2002, the national human rights commission says, with more than 90 percent of the killings going unpunished in the country which has the world's highest murder rate.
The Rise of the Spacewoman: 10 Women Who Conquered the Final Frontier. A licensed commercial pilot from the time she was 18, Jerrie Cobb held three world aviation records, piloted 64 different types of planes and, by the time she was 21, was at the stick delivering military aircraft to American Air Force bases around the world.
In 1959, when NASA was selectingastronauts, she and a handful of other women were invited to submit their applications. But there was a catch: NASA required astronauts to have experience flying jet fighters and the military forbade women from applying for those positions. That was a neat little box that no woman—at least at that time—could escape. Cobb, one of America’s most gifted aviators, never flew in space. Knowing Your Value: Women, Money and Getting What You're Worth (9781602861343): Mika Brzezinski. Harmful Traditional Practices Against Women and Girls Law vs Practice: Rhetoric vs Reality. Harmful Traditional Practices Against Women and Girls Law vs Practice: Rhetoric vs Reality Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda General Secretary, World YWCA & President, NGO CSW-Geneva 20th Session of the Human Rights Council, Geneva 27 June, 2012.
Marianne Williamson – Peace Alliance – The Department of Peace. She talks about finding non-violent solutions to domestic and international violence.
Marianne Williamson received an award from BraveHeart Women for her contributions to the cause of women’s rights and for being an exceptional women. Lisa asked her about the Peace Alliance and what was going on with the Department of Peace and Marianne gives a memorable and passionate answer, less about whether or not the department is or is not, but more about how we need to change the paradigm of how we are handling violence.
Marianne Williamson is an internationally acclaimed spiritual teacher. Sally Ride Dies at 61: Tributes to 1st American Woman in Space. This story was updated at 3:45 p.m. EDT. Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, died Monday (July 23) at the age of 61. Ride made history when she launched aboard the space shuttle Challenger on the STS-7 mission in 1983. She became only the third woman to ever travel in space, after Soviet cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova in 1963 and Svetlana Savitskaya in 1982. GWLN : "Today at #WomenLeaders fo... Women Rights Defenders Targeted in Mexico. Lisa VeneKlasen (standing) speaks at the panel discussion on Growing Violence against Women Human Rights Defenders and Journalists in Mexico. | Photo: Kim-Jenna Jurriaans/IPS Source: IPS | Lawrence Del Gigante There has been an alarming increase over the past two years in violence against women human rights defenders and journalists in Mexico, according to a women’s human rights organisations.
“It’s a crisis situation for journalists and defenders,” Lisa VeneKlasen, executive director and co-founder of JASS (Just Associates), told IPS. Reports of violence, threats, sexual abuse and, in some cases, rape and torture, have emerged, but have largely failed to gain the attention of international media, activists said. “The problem is that the situation is so complex and volatile the journalists who report on that violent situation are targeted by both government and organised crime and there are not enough protections. Nuke power plant row: Women start guarding land. Report says women kidnapping cases on the rise. PESHAWAR: A non-government organisation on Thursday unveiled its annual report for 2011 about violence against women cases, showing an increase in the abduction and kidnapping cases across Pakistan.
Briefing the journalists about the annual report at the Peshawar Press Club, Resident Director of the Aurat Foundation Shabina Ayaz said the organisation had been presenting annual reports since 2008, mostly covering media reports and first information reports registered at the police stations about violence against women. “A total of 8,539 cases of violence against women were reported across Pakistan in 2011 including 2,089 that pertained to abduction and kidnapping,” she said. 28 Beautiful Examples Of Photo Manipulations With Women. Protect Women Human Rights Defenders in Pakistan especially in FATA. It’s Time Once Again For Women To Support Other Women. Impact Award 2012. Afghan women in shelters are prostitutes, says justice minister. My Journey as a Woman Entrepreneur in India – succeeding with some help along the way. By Shilpa Datar, Founder, Swayam India As a woman who was married at a young age into a conservative family by arranged marriage, starting my own business felt like a miraculous life-time achievement.
In my community, it is frowned upon in unwritten, bold lettering for a woman to do anything other than look after the home. After coming so far as to get my degree and start the process of setting up my business, I found myself faced with crisis after crisis, software glitches putting a hold on progress, and difficulties with suppliers dismissing me as “just a housewife” wanting to “play business.” I felt defeated, mentally and physically, and knew I needed support. I got the idea for my business while taking my Masters in Psychology through distance learning, as I knew I would not be able, nor allowed, to attend full-time college.
I developed scales to assess personality, taking into account the physical, psychological, and spiritual aspects, namely the Tridoshas and Trigunas. Angela Jia Kim - "Is tomorrow later than now?" 0Share. Grassroot Diplomat. Indigeneity Program. The academic jungle: ecosystem modelling reveals why women are driven out of research - O’Brien - 2012 - Oikos. Abstract. Meet The League Of Extraordinary Women: 60 Influencers Who Are Changing The World.