A summary of the Dutch government's upcoming

The Global Fund is developing strategies to scale up gender-responsive programs, with particular focus on women, girls and sexual minorities as well as issues of sexual and reproductive rights and health.

... center geared towards training women and girls so they can get jobs. The center not only prepares women for employment (and they often succeed), but also forms an advocacy network to keep women safe.

Source: ReliefWeb June 30, 2008 - Committee ... Elimination of Discrimination against Women 831st Meeting (AM) The current strength and vitality of the Convention on the

The Women's Food and Agricultural Network named Dana Jackson the Sustainable Woman of the Year due to all of her hard work promoting sustainable agriculture. She has been working in this sector for over thirty years and is the first

China's Olympic angst Murmurs of boycotting ... Beijing officials Mar 22, 2008 04:30 AM Bill Schiller ASIA BUREAU BEIJING–A year ago it all seemed within easy reach. On a perfect summer's night, diplomats and International

... change opinions of religious and scientific leaders and scholars, which are in turn related to the oppression of women. Includes and accompanying video.

The study, which was conducted in Northern Ghana, set out to explore women's autonomy and the use of modern healthcare services in a rural sub-district of the ... district. Use of health services in Kassena-Nankana East health centre,

... at the horrific global phenomenon of sexual trafficking . This is 21st century slavery. On the black market, they’re the ... they are wholly expendable. They are women and girls, some as young as twelve,

... underpin inequalities among rural women in Bangladesh? And how "gender aware" are they? This study sets out to answer these questions, ... and personal interviews with 156 women in three villages in rural Bangladesh. http://www.siyanda