Tutti i temi: Genere

29.06.2007 It has been seen that women can add value to local communities by the use of ICTs which also provide them an opportunity for empowerment and economic independence.

28.06.2007 The Third International Women's Peace Conference will be held on 10th to 15 July 2007 at Dallas, Texas, USA. It is being organised by Peacemakers Incorporated, a Texas non-profit organization that sponsors international women's conferences on peace.

28.06.2007 In November 2006, a High-level Panel recommended the establishment of an independent women-specific agency with a minimum budget of $1 billion US. Women's organisations and other groups from the civil society held a global day of action on 20th June, 2007 and urged their respective Governments, UN Permanent Missions and Ambassadors to endorse and push for the GEA recommendations.

26.06.2007 On the basis of feedback from users and partners, UNIFEM has upgraded the website of Gender-Responsive Budgeting http://www.gender-budgets.org/ and made it more resourceful for the users.

26.06.2007 This anthology, edited by Rehana Ghadially, throws light on the contextual realities of urban Indian women in a most comprehensive manner. It presents a view of the Indian women's movement – past and present – as it responds to a range of issues (including those related to identity, globalisation, media, ICTs and political participation) in the pre and post liberalization eras. It is recommended for students and academics in women's studies, political science, sociology, psychology, ICTs, media studies and development.

20.06.2007 As anticipation over the establishment of the African Human Rights Court grows, so does concern over the time it is taking to actually become operational and the impact it will have on the lives of millions of African women who may not even be aware of how the Court could affect them.

20.06.2007 Nepalilainen kirjailija Manjushree Thapa uskoo muutokseen. "Viiden vuoden kuluttua meillä on maa, joka on hyvin erilainen", Lahden kirjailijakokoukseen osallistuva Thaba sanoo.

18.06.2007 Norti Bai is the only woman in her village who can operate the computer. At the ripe age of 60, she manages the database and functioning of the internet café at Barefoot College, Tilonia, in Rajasthan, an Indian state where girls have always been ignored in favour of sons.

15.06.2007 Norti Bai is the only woman in her village who can operate the computer. At the ripe age of 60, she manages the database and functioning of the internet café at Barefoot College, Tilonia, in Rajasthan, an Indian state where girls have always been ignored in favour of sons.

13.06.2007 Taleban-hallinnon kaatumisen jälkeen Afganistanissa aloitettiin opetusjärjestelmän uudelleenarvionti. Ennen syrjityt ja työnteosta poissuljetut naisopettajat osallistuvat nyt UNICEFin tukemana aktiivisesti maan opetuksen kehittämiseen.

12.06.2007 In the aftermath of the Taliban rule, Afghanistan began reviving its education system. UNICEF is now supporting the government to develop a teacher-training system to enlarge the pool of female teachers who were barred previously.

08.06.2007 Is the language of rights enough to foster real social and political change? Menon explores the relationship between law and feminist politics by examining the contemporary Indian women's movement with comparisons to France and the United States.

08.06.2007 An Indian NGO, Sama which is a Resource Group for Women and Health, based in New Delhi invites you to participate in a two day workshop on “National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)– A Public Health and Feminist Analysis” to be held on the 25th and 26th of June 2007 in Delhi .

06.06.2007 Sama - Resource Group for Women and Health, a Delhi based women’s group, has conducted a research study on the multi-dimensional implications - social, medical, economic and ethical -of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) on the lives of Indian women.

01.06.2007 New Economics Foundation has published a report on the threats of climate change. Using case studies, it warns that global warming could prevent the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and calls for immediate factoring of these concerns into global development plans.