Welcome to the NAWO Youth Caucus CSW57 blog! We are a group of 8 Sixth Form students based in Stroud, Gloucestershire, who will be representing the NAWO Youth Caucus at the 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York from...
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Maternity leave is the most commonly used term when referring to time taken off after the birth of a child; note the emphasis on the mother. In the U.K, when it comes to maternity leave and switching from a full time role to a part time, it is...
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The event involved 18 different organisations, some members of the general public and academics. It was funded by the Eleanor Rathbone Trust, and held on Tuesday the 30th of October 2012 at the Baha’i centre, Liverpool. The Baha’i religion...
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On the 24th October 2012, NAWO was one of the many women’s organisations and feminists that descended on Parliament to demand that feminism be put to the heart of British politics. Lead by Emmeline Pankhurst’s great granddaughter...
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We’ve just come back from a fascinating- and at times heated debate- about whether women should be given a helping hand in to the boardroom via Compulsory Quotas. The debate was moderated by Andrew Hill of the Financial Times, with contributions...
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On the 15th October, 2012, NAWO and ACWW hosted the unique event, “What rights do rural women share?” in the House of Lords, Westminster. Here, I will briefly give details of the topics of discussion regarding the rights of rural...
READ MOREIt’s been a tough few weeks for certain public figures who have come under intense scrutiny for ignorant and insensitive remarks made after wading in to a very public debate surrounding what constitutes rape. The polemic issue of sexual violence...
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On the 8th of March, 2012, the United Nations Secretary General, Ban ki Moon, and President of the General Assembly, Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, officially made a joint proposal for a Fifth World Conference on Women (5WCW) scheduled for the year...
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Despite some early hiccoughs, the London 2012 Olpymic Games have been branded the most successful of all time. They have, most importantly, been branded “The Women’s Games”; sportswomen such as Victoria Pendleton, Jessica Ennis, Beth Tweddle...
READ MORENAWO wrote to President Obama to urge him to reaffirm United States support for the Geneva Conventions. This campaign has been launched to demand that he removes blanket abortion prohibitions on US humanitarian aid to girls and women raped in...
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