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More Than 16 Days

Violence Against Women of the DRC

Violence against women occurs in countries all around the world. Whether your country is rich or poor, developed or developing, you’re living in the “good” area of town or “bad,” it exists around you. As women, we are...
by Natasha Lipman
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Asia

‘Gender-Based Violence’ Mapping in Cambodia

The Open Institute NGO has launched a crowdsourced gender-based violence mapping tool in Cambodia to promote and protect women rights. Notably, gender-based violence has remained a significant issue in Cambodia. A UN repor...
by Sopheap Chak
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Development

MDGs: Putting Gender on the Development Agenda

I recently attended a talk at the London School of Economics, where Professor Naila Kabeer discussed the place of women and gender issues within the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) as the 2015 deadline is approaching with va...
by Flo Carson
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Bangladesh

Community Radio Empowering Rural Women In Bangladesh

“I want to be a journalist in future and to share knowledge and experience among the community people and same or similar fellows” commented Masing Yee, a young Fellow of the Free Press Unlimited Fellowship for Bangladeshi...
by Tithe Farhana
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Blog

Fashion with a conscience: Raising awareness for survivors of human trafficking with House of Beth

This afternoon I had the pleasure of meeting Talia Chain from ethical fashion house, House of Beth, to talk about their upcoming event “Fashioned for Freedom”. At this glamorous fashion event in London on 12th November, Hou...
by Natasha Lipman
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Gender-Based Violence

Obscure realities of “comfort women” of the Japanese Imperial Army

During World War II allegedly 200,000 women and girls were coerced into sexual slavery in the military brothels or “comfort stations” of the Japanese Imperial Army. Euphemistically called “comfort women”, these girls we...
by Sohini Chatterjee
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Africa

Why Lupita’s Oscar Win Matters

The various awards won by Twelve Years a Slave are hugely significant, but Kenyan Lupita’s Nyong’o’s win for best supporting female could be particularly paradigm-shifting. In 2002, Halle Berry became the fi...
by Christopher Clark
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Racial Equality

Hijab For A Week: Non-Muslim Woman Wears Hijab For Social Experiment

How would a non-Muslim woman feel wearing the traditional Muslim veil, also known as the hijab, in public? How would she deal with reactions, comments and doubtful looks? Christelle Collet, originally from Mauritius but living ...
by Catarina Demony
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Gender-Based Violence

The origins of honour killings: “It hasn’t always been a man’s world”

After escaping a violent relationship, author and activist Amy Logan began a decade long journey into researching the origins and history of honour killing. What she discovered is that it has not always been a man’s world, th...
by Priyanka Mogul
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