The National Alliance of Women’s Organisations (NAWO) offers our sincere condolences to Jo Cox’s husband, her children, family and friends. We have been shocked and sadden by this terrible act of murder which not only took Jo’s life but was also...
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The Chrysalis Project is a partnership between Commonweal Housing and St Mungo’s. It was developed to respond to the very real need for support for women leaving prostitution who are at a stage where they are able to move on from hostel...
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Recently, the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) and Friends of the Earth Europe (FoEE) partnered for the launch of the book “Why women will save the planet”. The book was published in November 2015 as part of a Friends of the Earth project called ‘Big...
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The Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences recently released a report to the UN Human Rights Council for 2016. The United Nations Commission on Human Rights in resolution 1994/45, adopted on 4 March 1994...
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The Justina Mutale Foundation, in collaboration with the European School of Economics (ESE) is providing Business and Leadership Scholarships, and with Rai University of India, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Scholarships...
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In conjunction with the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women (UNTF), #OrangeCampaign was launched. Enlisting the support of international designer Daniella Helayel (designer of the iconic Issa engagement...
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For 50 years, Millicent Garrett Fawcett struggled to win the right to vote for women in Britain, yet today she is little-known compared to the suffragette leaders who took a more militant course. Feminist campaigner Lesley Abdela discusses the...
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The EU referendum – arguably the most important referendum in our lifetime – is fast approaching. However both the In and Out campaigns seem to fail to create a narrative that resonates with women. According to a recent poll for the...
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Council officials in a Norwegian city Trondheim voted to remove all billboards and posters that could be seen to contribute to body image issues. The new policy stipulates that “No advertising that conveys a false image of the...
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Moguls Lykketoft, the President of the UN General Assembly, has circulated a letter from the Co-facilitators together with their draft resolution dated 6 May 2016 on the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda at the global...
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Lakshmi Puri, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women, has written an 18-page analysis report on CSW 60, highlighting the key developments that took place in March, earlier this year. To read the report, click...
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Margaret Owen recently published an article on openDemocracy, commenting on the use of CEDAW for empowering women, instead of CSW: “The most effective international mechanism to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment is not the...
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