To read our review of the year 2016 – Part I, click here! It has been a tumultuous year to say but the least. 2016 was year of the Nasty Woman that saw America unable to break the glass ceilings by voting for Donald Trump, instead of giving a woman top seat at the global...
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The Year In Review: A Womans Perspective
To read Part II of our review of the year 2016, click here! From Olympics to the US General elections, 2016 was quite an eventful year. As with all eventful years, there was the good, the bad and the ugly. This was no different with women issues. This year, as politics took the forefront of...
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On Cyber Violence Against Women
Every era in time has witnessed some form of rebellion against status quo. Triggered by a surge of technological advancements, the 21st century has had its share of revolutions; disrupting traditional mindset to even opening up springs of socio-economic and political change as well as devastating cataclysms. ICTs and the digital boom have indeed played...
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Global Summit in UAE addresses world challenges
Serves as Advanced Platform to Address World Challenges Key Highlights to be Compiled as Abu Dhabi Declaration December 15th, 2016: (ME NewsWire) The second edition of Global Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament (GSWS 2016), hosted by the UAE Federal National Council in collaboration with Inter-Parliamentary Union, under the theme United for Shaping the Future,...
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International Conference on Gender, Work and Society
The Social Enterprise Development Centre (SEDC), at the Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB), Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), promotes high-quality research, praxis and public policy dialogue to promote gender equality. To that end, we are putting forth this call for papers for our upcoming international conference titled Gender, Work and Society: Challenges, Opportunities...
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Expressing social issues via filmmaking
December 13th, 2016, Islamabad (Pakistan): Morango Films has launched the Izhar by Film Fellowship to provide a platform to the youth which aspirer to express social issues through filmmaking. The first film fellowship program, with the support of UN Women, aims at creating awareness on the social and political rights of women. It is open...
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Enabling women leaders in emerging economies
December 10th, 2016, Dubai (UAE): The Centre for Economic and Leadership Development (CELD), an organization in special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC), also in partnership with the National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women (NOBEL Women), USA and CEOs Club Worldwide; presents The fourth edition of the South...
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Women Summit (SAMEAWS) 2016 to take place in Dubai UAE
08 December 2016 Dubai, UAE: The CEO Clubs and Center for Economic & Leadership Development is announcing the 4th Edition of the South America Africa Middle East Asia Women Summit (SAMEAWS) 2016. The Summit themed: Scaling Up the Rise of Women Leaders in Emerging Economies will take place on 13-14...
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Early marriage, pregnancy risk for adolescent Syrian refugees
Education and counseling are key to improving the lives of Syrian girls in Jordanian refugee camps, according to a new study. Writing in the journal Pathogens and Global Health, three current and former experts at the United Nations Population Fund outline the dire situation in which many young women in the Zaatari Camp find themselves. The...
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Domestic Violence is Preventable
While many organizations with a vision to eliminate domestic violence focus mainly on helping the victims recover, the Rose Foundation chose a different path; they seek to prevent domestic violence before it happens! Founded in January 2015 by Esther Kisaghu, a domestic violence survivor herself, the charitable trust is on a mission to see an...