Gaza holds First International Seminar on Gender-based Violence
UN Women, with support of the Government of Japan, recently opened the first international seminar on “Gender-Based Violence in the humanitarian context of the Gaza Strip”. For the first time in Gaza, more than 250 national and international representatives from civil society, humanitarian, development organisations and donors are convening for 2 days to discuss prevention and response to gender-based violence (GBV) in the Gaza Strip. In the presence of Dr. Haifa Al Agha, Minister of Women’s Affairs, Dr. Dubravka Šimonovic, Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, and Mr. Hiroyuki Kajita, First Secretary/ Head of Economic Cooperation – Representative Office of Japan to the Palestinian Authority, the seminar opened with a strong reminder of the responsibility of all actors towards protecting the life and rights of Palestinian women and girls and the need to speed-up progress. “The Seminar comes at a right time” said Dr. Haifa Al Agha in its…
Demand for Inquiry into Police Abuse of Women May Embroil Mexico’s President
By: Azam Ahmed International human rights officials are demanding an investigation into the brutal sexual assaults of 11 Mexican women during protests a…
Dr. Dalya Al Muthanna- President& Chief Executive Officer, General Electric (GE) Gulf
Dr. Dalya Al Muthanna is the President/ CEO of General Electric (GE) Gulf. In her role, she develops the company’s business strategy for the…
Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet: Breaking Academic Bounds in the Middle-East
Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet is the Robert I. Williams Term Professor of History and director of the Middle East Center at the University of Pennsylvania. She…
Gender and Politics: Celebrating the Achievements of Women in Parliament across Developing Countries (1)
There are more women than men in parliament in Africa and across developing countries. This is very fascinating. An East African nation, Rwanda leads…
Female Political Leaders like Hillary Clinton Still Extremely Rare
By: Lyndal Rowlands Despite their prominence on the world stage, female political leaders like Hillary Clinton and Angela Merkel are part of a…
Kenya to Host 12th Commonwealth Women’s Affairs Ministers’ Meeting
Kenya will host the 12th edition of the Commonwealth Women’s Affairs Ministers Meeting (WAMM) in 2019. This was announced at the conclusion of…
Women’s Federation in Jinghu Launches Events to Benefit Impoverished Children
By: Hewater Liu The women’s federation in the Jinghu District of Wuhu, a city in east China’s Anhui Province, has in…
Entrepreneurship and the driving force of passion
For so many people, the thought of moving from one house to the other spells a lot of stress, and for those who come…
All Women Recycling
All Women Recycling is a small a women-led social enterprise created by Lynn Worsley, in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa. It…
Jawaher Al Qasimi Chosen as Patron of Global Movement ‘Jeans for Refugees’
Jeans for Refugees (JFR), a global initiative to raise funds for refugees worldwide, has chosen H.H. Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife…
Guyana Prime Minister Orders Pregnant TV Anchor Reinstated
A news anchor on a state-run TV station in Guyana who said she was removed from her position because she is pregnant is…
