by Michelle Tolson –Mongolia– One night while relaxing at home after a long day of horseback riding, I heard a loud banging on a door downstairs. It was a man adamant to be let in. He was probably drunk. This…
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Life-Skills Training to Break the Cycle of Violence in Mongolia
Tagged with: Domestic Violence, Education, Laws & Legislation, Mongolia, NGO's, Violence Against Women
Posted in Education, FEATURE ARTICLES, The World
Posted in Education, FEATURE ARTICLES, The World
Green Scarves for Solidarity with Afghan Women
by Kate Hughes –UK– Ten years ago, Afghan women were promised a bright future. After decades of civil war, and repressive Taliban rule, they entered a new era in which they were once again able to work, send their daughters…
Tagged with: activism, Afghanistan, Education, NGO's, Violence Against Women, Women's Rights
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics, The World
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics, The World
Innovative Internet-based Projects Give Indian Women Platform to Fight Violence
by Paromita Pain –India– Gropes, stealthy fingers that pinch and leave bruises, catcalls, severe beatings, systematic starvation, emotional torture and worse – harassment against women takes many forms, and like issues of hunger and poverty, it is global in scope.…
Tagged with: activism, India, NGO's, Sexual Harrassment, Social Change, Technology, Violence Against Women
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES
SlutWalk To Femicide: Making The Connection
by Rita Banerji –India– In January, a Toronto police constable told a group of students at a school safety forum that to prevent being sexually assaulted they should “avoid dressing like sluts.” This victim-blaming message sparked a global grassroots protest…
Tagged with: India, Sexual Harrassment, Sexual Violence, Uprisings, Violence Against Women, Women's Rights
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics, The World
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics, The World
Crime After Crime: Director Yoav Potash and Attorney Joshua Safran on Documenting Domestic Violence Survivor Deborah Peagler
by Jessica Mosby –USA– After watching the new documentary Crime After Crime at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, I was angry. I felt an intense call to action – to tell everyone I know that they must see the 93-minute…
Tagged with: Arts & Culture, Domestic Abuse, Film & Documentaries, Sundance Film Festival, Violence Against Women
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES
Passing the International Violence Against Women Act: A Live Chat with CARE
One of the greatest challenges to empowering women as agents of change is the gender-based violence women face worldwide. In some countries, gender-based violence impacts as many as 70 percent of women. According to the United Nations, “one out of…
Tagged with: Laws & Legislation, NGO's, Violence Against Women, women's empowerment, Women's Rights
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, The World
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, The World
Floods, Drought, and Displacement Hit Pakistan’s Women Hardest
by Sarah Irving –UK– The monsoon floods in Pakistan have killed thousands and affected an estimated twenty million people across several provinces. According to development organizations working in the country, the humanitarian crisis is yet another blow for Pakistan’s rural…
Tagged with: Housing, Natural Disasters, NGO's, Pakistan, Violence Against Women
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, The World
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, The World
Rape in Burma: A Weapon of War
by Cheery Zahau – Burma / India – In the devastating aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, international scrutiny highlights the military junta that rules Burma, a Southeast Asian country that shares borders with China, India, Bangladesh, Thailand and Laos. Adding greatly…
Tagged with: Asia, Burma, Politics, Sexual Violence, Violence Against Women, Women's Rights
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics, The World
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics, The World
Perceived as “Dykes, Whores, Bitches”: 1 in 3 Military Women Experience Sexual Abuse
by Nancy Van Ness – USA – I knew it was bad, but I didn’t know just how bad. Colonel Ann Wright, retired US Army, grabbed the audience’s attention at a panel called Women in the Military, hosted last month…
Tagged with: gender equality, Politics, Sexual Violence, United States, Violence Against Women, Women's Rights
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics, The World
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics, The World
Yemen’s Women Behind Bars for Love or Rape
by Eva Sohlman – Sweden – SANA’A, Yemen – For a Yemeni woman the most common route to a jail cell is love or prostitution. Another is to be raped. “The most common reason why a Yemeni woman is in…
Tagged with: Gender Discrimination, Sexual Violence, Violence Against Women, Yemen
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, The World
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, The World
