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Female ministers 'crack' male political world in Lebanon
Raya Haffar Hassan cracked Lebanon’s male-dominated political world when she was appointed finance minister, one of the first woman to land such a top job. Activists say the appointment of Hassan and … more →
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Human Resource Management
nikkolofeuermacher wrote 10 hours ago: Aus dem kleinen Fremdwörterbuch Human Resource Management steht für die Organisation, Entwicklung un … more →
Gender-disaggregated data on water and sanitation
dietvorst wrote 17 hours ago: Seager, J. (ed.) (2009). Gender-disaggregated data on water and sanitation : Expert Group Meeting, U … more →
Female ministers 'crack' male political world in Lebanon
womensphere wrote 5 days ago: Raya Haffar Hassan cracked Lebanon’s male-dominated political world when she was appointed finance m … more →
buffinifraser wrote 1 month ago: Sarajevo, 30 October 2009 – Marking the ninth anniversary of the adoption of United Nations Se … more →
Iceland leads Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index 2009
womensphere wrote 1 month ago: • Nordic countries continue to have the smallest equality gaps between men and women • Report demons … more →
Feminist fightback against Silvio Berlusconi-style sexism.
womensphere wrote 1 month ago: Something is stirring in the home of western European chauvinism. Italian womanhood is rising up. An … more →
Put women at core of climate change debate say activists
womensphere wrote 1 month ago: Women are being excluded from the debate over climate change, despite being most at risk, and govern … more →
Empower women to stem global hunger say experts
womensphere wrote 1 month ago: Countries where women’s literacy rates and access to education are significantly worse than me … more →
UN resolution calls for more women peacemakers
womensphere wrote 1 month ago: The UN Security Council unanimously approved a resolution last week urging all countries to increase … more →
Media Uses Women to Deviate Attention from Kurdish Question
womensphere wrote 1 month ago: In the “Media and Women” panel discussion of the Mesopotamia Social Forum Turkish journa … more →
Shiva Nazar Ahari remains in prison although bail reduced is still too high claims father
womensphere wrote 1 month ago: The Committee of Human Rights Reporters reports that the bail order for Shiva Nazar Ahari, a human r … more →
What Kind of Liberation? Women and the Occupation of Iraq
womensphere wrote 1 month ago: Nadje Al-Ali and Nicola Pratt Berkeley-Los Angeles-London: University of California Press, 2009 Libe … more →
Women's rights a priority for Obama panel in US
womensphere wrote 2 months ago: A new White House Council on Women and Girls is assessing every government agency to see if its prog … more →
India reserves 50% seats for women in local self government
womensphere wrote 2 months ago: India probably became the first country to reserve 50% seats for women at local self-government (LSG … more →
Japan again faces international criticism for its lack of progress in eliminating discrimination against women
womensphere wrote 2 months ago: A United Nations panel has recommended “immediate action” to correct a wide range of pro … more →
UN to establish single new agency to deal with rights of women
womensphere wrote 2 months ago: Four United Nations agencies and offices will be amalgamated to create a new single entity within th … more →
UN May Shelve Creation of New Women's Body
womensphere wrote 2 months ago: A coalition of over 300 international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) is “outraged … more →
Women and Radicalisation in Kyrgyzstan
womensphere wrote 2 months ago: If Kyrgyzstan does not tackle the social and economic causes of popular discontent, many more women … more →
Iranian women activists not fooled by president
womensphere wrote 2 months ago: Women’s rights activists say they aren’t fooled by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad … more →
