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Cyber Bullying of Rape Victims - Modern Day Version of Stoning4 comments

Emma Saloranta wrote 3 hours ago: Last fall, a teenage girl in Steubenville, Ohio, was sexually assaulted and raped. Pictures and vide … more →

Tags: Empowerment, cyber-bullying, online bullying, rape, sexual assault, Social Media, victim blaming, Violence Against Women

Policy for GenPrev [21 May 2013]

marissaaipr wrote 22 hours ago: By SAMANTHA LAKIN* Impunity Watch: Cases of Gender and Post-Conflict Transitional Justice This is a … more →

Tags: Guest Preventer, Policy for GenPrev, genocide prevention, BÓSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, gbv, BiH, Impunity Watch, TJRNR, non-recurrence

The Vagaries of Moral Progress (7): Women's Right to Vote

Filip Spagnoli wrote 1 day ago: women in Turkey, 1934 (source) In 1934, women in Turkey could vote in national elections, unlike in … more →

Tags: vagaries of moral progress, democracy, Domestic Violence, Feminism, right to vote, turkey

Nicaraguans Defend Law Against Violence Towards Women

Laura K Kerr wrote 1 day ago: In April, a campaign called “I Support Law 779″ was launched on social networks to demand that a law … more →

Tags: Domestic Violence, sexual assault, Violence Against Women

Re-thinking gender and crime

Women Demand Dignity (WDD) wrote 3 days ago: Question: Are our notions of gender, race and class influenced by how society defines crime and how … more →

Tags: childhood trauma, Gender, Race, Class, Crime, Life, Emotional Abuse, psychological abuse, intimate partner violence

Transgenders Speak Out in Kerala, India: A Blog for International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia 2013

Alliance India wrote 5 days ago: Due to often violent transphobia in Kerala, the community members who took part in the first-ever co … more →

Tags: Global Fund, Hijra, HIV/AIDS, Homophobia, India HIV/AIDS Alliance, International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia, Transgender, transphobia

FEM featured in 'Positive News' Article

forumtoengagemen wrote 1 week ago: FEM has been featured in an article in the UK-based newspaper ‘Positive News.’  With the … more →

Tags: Civil Society, masculinity

Gender Discrimination (34): Public Opinion on Domestic Violence

Filip Spagnoli wrote 1 week ago: (source) One can, to some extent, understand – but not condone! – men who approve of dom … more →

Tags: Equality, Gender Discrimination, Women, Women's rights, Domestic Violence, Demographic and Health Surveys, Violence and Abuse

Kick4Life - Speak Out Lesotho!

merihyoky wrote 1 week ago: Originally posted by Kick4Life on December 3, 2012.   Every year, from November 25 to December 10, g … more →

Tags: Lesotho, GBW, rape, kick4life, writing, Workshop

An activist fights breast ironing, a ritual mutilation practice of girls in Cameroon1 comment

civilrightsactivist wrote 1 week ago: Reblogged from theGrio: In Cameroon, the breast, one of the most conspicuous signs of a woman’s femi … more →

Tags: Violence, Children, Victims, gender equality, Reproductive Justice, Women of Color, END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, War On Women, breast ironing

Higher Child Marriage Rates Associated with Higher Maternal and Infant Mortality

UC San Diego Department of Medicine News wrote 1 week ago: Countries in which girls are commonly married before the age of 18 have significantly higher rates o … more →

Tags: global medicine, Internal Medicine Specialties, Research, global public health, anita raj, Department of Medicine, Division of Global Public Health, health, infant

Waiting for Superman

forumtoengagemen wrote 1 week ago: Having blogged through the month of April, I have seen countless stories about sexual violence, and … more →

Tags: Civil Society

On Mother's Day, Let's Invest in Women

Laura K Kerr wrote 1 week ago: Needless suffering and death can be avoided if women are invested in and valued culturally for more … more →

Tags: Violence Against Women

Graveyard of Today1 comment

echoedhere wrote 1 week ago: Photo accredited to http://www.lostateminor.com The sun glowed a pale yellow. Trees groaned as they … more →

Tags: Icasa, Morality, Pornography, South Africa, Top Tv

Domestic, Foreign, and Cosmopolitan: Uganda's Potential to Build Ties Through Women

Take Five wrote 1 week ago: Rebecca Kadaga, Uganda’s first female Speaker by Kate Mays Looking at only the gender makeup o … more →

Tags: Africa, Public Diplomacy, Women, 1995 Beijing UN Conference, 1995 Constitution, African Women Leaders Project, Afrivan Women's Development and Communication Network, Alexander Wendt, césar rivas

Campus Safety

saralevene1 wrote 2 weeks ago: Campus Safety This is an audio story that concerns the safety of the campus of the University of Cap … more →

Tags: University of Cape Town, Audio, Safety

64 Percent of Nepalese Women Were Victims Of Domestic Abuse 20122 comments

Cicci wrote 2 weeks ago: Figures from 2012 show a terrible picture. Sixty-four per cent of Nepali women are victims of domest … more →

Tags: Abductions, Animal Abuse, Animal Rights, Anipals, asianews, Bardia, China, DAILEKH, Daughters

Delhi Rising

forumtoengagemen wrote 2 weeks ago: This a beautiful video made by Delhi Rising, showcasing the One Billion Rising activities that took … more →

Tags: Civil Society

1-in-3 women/girls2 comments

jessicamckinney wrote 2 weeks ago: The setting:  The Annual Clinical Meeting (#ACM13) of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gyn … more →

Tags: Week 2: Late Teen & Early Adulthood, Sexual abuse


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