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EDUCATION-US: Women Reach for Technology Lifeline

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27 Apr 2009
The Grace Institute and Women at Work Programme in New York offers free computer training to women of which 20 percent are single mothers, 65 percent are immigrants, and 97 percent live under the poverty line.

More Women Set To Serve In Parliament

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28 Apr 2009
Parliament looks set to have an almost equal mix of men and women when it re-opens on May 6, although the ANC may yet reshuffle the names on its list.

Spotlight on Gender Equality at IPU Meeting in Addis Ababa

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15 Apr 2009
The Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) started its assembly in the Ethiopian capital on Apr. 5 with a debate called by Women Parliamentarians. Although men were expected to attend, very few showed up.

Ethiopia: EMWA Trains Women Leaders On Media Practice

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7 Apr 2009
Ethiopian Media Women's Association (EMWA) is offering a three day advanced training for 26 women leaders who came from governmental and NGOs on how to use media for women leaders.

Afghanistan - President Karzai Vows to Review Family Law

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4 Apr 2009
President Hamid Karzai ordered a review on Saturday of a new law that has been criticized internationally for introducing Taliban-era restrictions on women and sanctioning marital rape.

US Govt Supports SA's Fight Against Women, Child Abuse

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3 Apr 2009
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has supported the South African Government's programme focused on violence against women and children.

Lecture Calls Abortion 'A Betrayal of Feminism'

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2 Apr 2009
"Look to your right, and look to your left," Karen Shablin, a deeply pro-life activist from Feminist For Life, instructed her audience. "These people [may not] be here if their mother had exercised her choice."

Afghanistan - New Shia Family Law - Highly ControversiaL

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31 Mar 2009
Afghanistan's President, Hamid Karzai, has signed a law which "legalises" rape, women's groups and the United Nations warn. Critics claim the president helped rush the bill through parliament in a bid to appease Islamic fundamentalists ahead of elections in August.

NAMIBIA: Gender Legislation Futile If Not Implemented

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30 Mar 2009
Namibian women's rights activists say existing gender legislation has failed to improve women's lives because it is not being implemented widely enough. Last August, Namibia signed the Southern African Development Community (SADC) gender protocol but politicians have yet to ratify it.

Global Coalition Backs New U.N. Gender Body

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30 Mar 2009
An international coalition of over 300 women's organisations and human rights groups, representing more than 50 countries, is lending its support to a proposal aimed at creating a strong new women's body at the United Nations.
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