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Safety for Women – The allocations are there, what about implementation? 2011/2012 Budget Speech/Women'sNet Responds

Safety for Women – The allocations are there, what about implementation? 2011/2012 Budget Speech/Women'sNet Responds
Published date: 
3 Mar 2011

In his Budget speech, Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan made specific reference to creating safer communities.  While we welcome the increases to the budget allocation, we await to see how the department of Police and Justice and Constitutional Development will spend it. With the technological revolution, we are fast becoming “online communities” and we are also seeing more crimes perpetrated using advanced technology. As  online spaces are also becoming unsafe (a reflection of what is happening in our society), especially for young girls and women, we need our police and justice system to respond to the challenges. Perpetrators of gender based violence are increasingly using technology to lure, track, monitor and stalk women and girls.

Sexism Against Conservative Women Is Still Sexism

Published date: 
11 Jun 2009

Amy Siskind, the president of The New Agenda says feminists in the United States remain silent when conservative women are attacked. 

Climate Change is Sexist

Published date: 
2 Jun 2009
Kathleen Mogelgaard a Senior Program Manager of the Population and Climate Change Program says "there is no quick fix to overcoming climate change's sexist tendencies".

Women, Children Feeling Effects Of Climate Change

Published date: 
2 May 2009
A United Nations official has warned that climate change will affect the lives of women and children more. 

Ghana: Time to Re-Think Women Political Participation in Ghana

Published date: 
22 May 2009
This is an article by an M.A. student of University of Ghana on the need to have more ministerial position.

Commentary: War On Women In Congo

Published date: 
18 May 2009

Eve Ensler the playwright of "The Vagina Monologues" and the founder of V-Day wrote this commentary based on her remarks to the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommitte on Internation Operations and Organisations, Human Rights, Democracy and Global Women's Issues.

 

Cinderella or Cyberella? How to Support Women’s ICT Sufficiency in Africa

Submitted by Eva.Ramokobala on Wed, 20/05/2009 - 11:04
Publisher: 
e-Learning Africa
Publisher / Organization Main page URL: 
http://www.elearning-africa.com/
Published Date: 
2009
Abstract: 
What role can ICT play in women's aspirations? How can ICT advance their hopes for equal opportunity in societies in developing countries? This is a topic Dr Nancy Hafkin has been devoted to for over 30 years. The well-known scholar is not only a pioneer in the field of ICT for Development. Her work with the Association for Progressive Communication, for example, helped bring e-mail connectivity to nations that had no Internet connection. She is also a strong advocate of gender equity in technology usage. Nancy Hafkin will bring a broad perspective to the plenary discussion on Thursday, May 28th.
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Cinderella or Cyberella? How to Support Women’s ICT Sufficiency in Africa

Women Win First Parliament Seats in Kuwait History

Published date: 
14 May 2009
Women have won four seats in Kuwait's parliament, the first women to do so in the Gulf Arab state's history, official election results showed on Sunday.

SA Is Ranked 3rd For Women's Representation In Parliament

Published date: 
29 Apr 2009
Women's representation in the South African national assembly has jumped to 45% since the country's recent elections, giving South Africa a third place spot in the global women in parliament rankings.  

Congress Closed to Indigenous Women

Published date: 
30 Apr 2009
Two indigenous female politicians in Mexico want to be the first "native" females in the Mexican Congress in July during the legislation elections. 
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