News
26 Nov 2008
The "Save our SABC" Campaign, representing key trade unions, NGOs, CBOs and independent producer organisations has been at the forefront of a campaign to address the crises at the public broadcaster, the SABC, for some months.
Media Monitoring Project
26 Nov 2008
Twenty-six organisations working with adult and child survivors of sexual violence have come together to implement the Shukumisa Campaign, a national initiative calling the state to account for its responses to survivors of sexual violence.
Shukumisa
26 Nov 2008
NGOs have urged the government to "put its money where its mouth is" in the fight against gender violence at the start of the 2008 Sixteen Days of Activism campaign.
GenderLinks
26 Nov 2008
For 16 days of activism against VAW, the Association for Prograssive Communications Women's Programme (APC WNSP) calls on all ICT users to stretch and hone internet skills and strategies for activism to ensure women's safety online and off.
Association for Progressive Communications
25 Nov 2008
The rights of women in Iraqi have dissapeared in all aspects of the lives and the rest of the world has ignored this. The humanitarian crises is impacting on their lives daily making them more vulnerable to violence.
UNHCR
25 Nov 2008
NGOs have urged the government to "put its money where its mouth is" in the fight against gender violence at the start of the 2008 Sixteen Days of Activism campaign.
Gender Links
24 Nov 2008
It's that time of year again, when everybody suddenly notices gender violence. But 16 days of activism are not enough, writes Miriam Madziwa of the Gender Links Opinion and Commentary Service. The media should focus on the issue the whole year round.
Wits Journalism Project
24 Nov 2008
Oxfam will launch a nationwide programme today (Monday) titled ‘1,000 Events to End Violence against Women in Pakistan' to mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Daily Times
24 Nov 2008
Continued violence against women is one of the focuses of a continental meeting reviewing progress made towards achieving gender equality in Africa.
Inter Press Service News Agency
24 Nov 2008
Hawa of Somalia, is determined that her young daughter will not undergo Female Genital Mutilation. An estimated 90 percent of girls still undergo the procedure.
IRIN News
24 Nov 2008
A traditional chief in Manicaland with strong ZANU PF links, has instituted civil proceedings to ban women from holding political posts in his chiefdom.
SW Radio Africa Zimbabwe news
24 Nov 2008
The 2008 AWID Forum took place in Cape Town, South Africa from November 14-17, 2008. On the AWID website (www.awid.org) you can find out more about sessions, access plenary reports, download images, read, watch and listen!
Association for Women's Rights in Development
21 Nov 2008
20 November 2008 marks the 10th annual International Transgender Day Of Remembrance, commemorating those who were killed due to anti transgender hatred or prejudice. The event is held in November to honour Rita Hester whose murder on November 28th 1998 inspired the "Remembering our Dead".
GenderDynamiX
21 Nov 2008
The principle of equal pay for women and men was laid down in Article 119 of the Treaty of Rome and expanded in the 1970s with the adoption of specific directives. In 1992, the principle of gender mainstreaming was enshrined in the EC Treaty, stipulating that the principle of equal treatment should not prevent the maintenance or adoption of measures providing for specific advantages in favour of the under-represented sex (Article 141).
7th Space Interactive
21 Nov 2008
Ghana Information Network for Knowledge Sharing (GINKS) yesterday held a forum on Information Communication Technology (ICT) training in schools in Accra.
Modern Ghana