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I Will Go Where You Will Never Find Me…

by Amani K | April 4, 2011 at 2:02 PM

Violence against women is “never acceptable, never excusable, never tolerable.” The UN Secretary-General … Read More»

War Against "Womankind"And Teenage Sex In Cameroon!

by Leina | March 25, 2011 at 4:31 PM | 2010 Voices of Our Future Correspondents

Beloved sisters, … Read More»

Legal Tools for the Establishment of Gender Equality through International Law

by Global Justice ... | March 6, 2011 at 2:48 PM

The Global Justice Center has put together a manual (see attachment below) to help you use international law to advance rights. … Read More»

Women’s March salutes Reconstruction-era activist

by Bennett | March 1, 2011 at 6:53 PM

Mary Ann Shadd Cary Edited by Carolyn Bennett … Read More»

Offer: International Land Coalition Advocacy Toolbox

by Breese | February 28, 2011 at 3:53 PM | Information Sharing

This toolbox is based on materials developed for ILC project in Eastern and Southern Africa from 2007-2010 entitled "Securing Women's Access to Land: Linking Research and Action". … Read More»

Past Gathering: UN Women Launch Event

February 24, 2011 | New York, NY and online

Headliners:

Michelle Bachelet, Christiane Amanpour

UN Women, the newest organization in the UN is poised to give women a greater voice within the UN system and in the world. Read More »

Libyan reforms need to accelerate women's rights to succeed

by helenroxburgh | February 18, 2011 at 9:21 AM

Are you in Libya? Do you know anyone there? It's really hard to gain a sense of what exactly is going on in the country through a patchy adn disjointed press which is largely owned by the government. … Read More»

Kano Rape Case: 16-Year Raped in deserted Offices

by zaharawomen | February 16, 2011 at 11:24 PM

Two of the three dismissed policemen standing trial on a 13-count charge for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl last year, used abandoned offices belonging to a telecommunications company and a polit … Read More»

Violence against women and the cultural legacies of Sudan

by rgdaoud | February 9, 2011 at 1:09 PM

Sudanese women to exercise many of the practices that can be placed in the category of violence, violence is the psychological abuse or physical or mental abuse, whether it be … Read More»

Community Voices

NIGERIA: What Women Are Worth

by Olutosin Oladosu Adebowale

In her letter to UN Women executive director Michelle Bachelet, Nigerian women’s rights advocate Olutosin Oladosu Adebowale decries practices that rob girls and women around the world of equal opportunities. Read More »

"My womb can only carry daughters and I would never trade them for any boys."