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Women Facing Problems at Work Place

Submitted by Sreeya on Wed, 31/03/2010 - 14:18
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Women have to face a lot of unavoidable and irresistible constraints at workplace. Some of their choices have not come without disappointment. She is a Woman! Distinctions are always made between male candidates and female candidates at workplace. The first thing one notices about a woman employee is that ’she is a woman’. They do not even think about her position and qualification. In general, people do not respect the abilities and talents in women. It takes a long time for them to succeed and get promoted. Nobody makes a single effort to understand who she really is as a person.

Human rights violations and abuses are not rare in today’s world

Submitted by tarig on Tue, 02/03/2010 - 14:02
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Human rights violations and abuses are not rare in today’s world Hiwaar (Dialogue) is a Human Rights Web Society which aims to provide in-depth news and insights from the most affected Arab communities. Hate, political differences, interest and race issues are often among the causes for unnecessary human sufferance. In such a context the appearance of web communities such as Hiwaar, always providing a good space for open dialogue is most welcomed. Established in Scotland, the Hiwaar Human Rights Web Society is today monitoring various countries in the developing world.
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State of The Nation Address: 2010

WECAN Climate Justice Road Show and Mobilisation Tour

Submitted by sweetafrica09 on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 22:21
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WECAN Climate Justice Road Show Mobilization Tour Theme : Sisters on the Road: No Climate Justice without Gender Justice Date: June 2010 - December 2011 What is The WECAN Climate Justice Road Show and MobilizationTour About? Women Environment and Climate Action Network (WECAN) is embarking on 18 Months (June 2010-December 2011) , Africa state tour-called the WECAN Climate Justice Road Show and Mobilization Tour- to hear the views and experiences of Africa women in this pivotal era of climate change.
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16 Days of Activism

Jennifer Hudson Mandela rejected for being a woman

Submitted by Sage on Wed, 09/12/2009 - 15:27
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I read with interest and listened to the radio debates about how Jennifer Hudson cannot play Winnie Madikizela Mandela. Its really amazing that Nelson Mandela was played twice by international, Steve Biko was also played by an international, and many others. No one complained. Why? Those were men. Now that Jennifer Hudson is a young black woman, we feel we can control her and just throw her out of her well deserved role. Ha. Shame on South Africa. As South African women, we should not be joining this wagon that aims to stop the tracks of telling the story of Winnie Madikizela Mandela.

WHAT DO WE SAY OF THERSE WOMEN?

Submitted by ADAIF on Thu, 17/09/2009 - 15:01
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Feminists and women Activists all over the world are working immensely to liberate women and girls from all forms of violence and to achieve women and girls’ rights. Whenever a woman or girl is being violated, what comes to the minds of many Feminists and Activists is that the violation is done by men. Despite the efforts of NGOs working on women’s rights in Nigeria, violence against women is still on the increases in which some of our fellow women contribute to it.
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Rea blogga! Blogathon

voting

Submitted by supernice on Mon, 04/05/2009 - 12:46
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SUPRISED THAT MANY YOUNG PEOPLE VOTED! Wow! I felt great after casting my first ever vote as a young South African! The thing that suprised me the most was that a whole lot of young people in my township actually voted! When my friends 7 I went to the voting station we were like "wow! you are here to vote as well?!" to some of our peers. It seem like most young people in my community kept it a secret that they registered to vote as most of us were suprised to see each other at the voting station. I wonder why? because there was nothing to be ashamed of!

Poverty not an Excuse to Abuse

Submitted by Sage on Thu, 30/04/2009 - 08:46
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Every morning I go past this specific high profile suburb. At this specific traffic lights, are a blind middle aged man with his teenage daughter, I assume, holding his hands, and they are begging for money. I never give a cent to those who beg, but every morning I'm tempted to roll the window down and just ask this young woman "Why the hell aren't you at school?". Each time want to open that window, a little voice responds to me,"She has no choice".
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Violence against Girls
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Domestic Violence Act Conference

What can one person do?

Submitted by fungaizim on Thu, 23/04/2009 - 14:13
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What can one person do? By Fungai Machirori What can an individual achieve in a life time? The possibilities are almost infinite. But what is possible for one person to achieve in a life time, especially in response to HIV? Often, we hide behind the collective “we” when we discuss issues around HIV and AIDS, speaking as groups and even communities about what “we” will do, and how “we” will respond.

POLITICIANS AND SOCIETY AGAINST VIOLENCE of WOMEN AND GIRLS

Submitted by amazing on Fri, 03/04/2009 - 10:08
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I WAS ONE OF THE FEW TEENAGERS WHO WENT TO IKHAYALETHEMBA,TO WITNESS THE GATHERING OF DIFFERENT POLITICAL PARTIES.IT WAS REALLY AMAZING TO BE AT THE SAME ROOM AS SUCH ICONS,THERE WERE ACTUALLY ALL THE CAMPAINING PARTIES THAT WANT TO CHANGE THE LIVES OF THE SOUTH AFRICANS FOR THE BETTER. TO BE QUITE FRANK SOME OF THEM WERE NOT REALLY READY FOR THE PUBLIC ANOUNCEMENTS, LIKE THE REPRESANTATIVE FOR COPE, THAT WOMAN! SHE HAS A NERVE OF SAY THAT SHE DIS NOT HAVE A RESPONSE TO THE QUESTION ABOUT WHAT HER PARTY WILL COMMIT TO REGARDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.

Solutions by Politians. What about me?

Submitted by girly1 on Fri, 03/04/2009 - 10:00
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Truely speaking, I enjoyed myself seing all the political members of the party where they shared their own points of views. (ACDP) ,I liked the part that she menssioned about prostitutes being removed from the streets,and providing jobs for them in order to keep them safe. The part that children who are being abused at home: the solution was that social workers could place them in houses of safety ,that's what i wanted to know because i'm also a victim of abuse at home. Girly (17yrs old)