Full Coverage: Gender

30.11.2005 The role of women as producers and providers of food is often overshadowed by their role as care givers. However, in most of the developing countries, including India, large numbers of women are engaged in agriculture- primarily in the production and processing of food.

30.11.2005 White Ribbon Week (21 – 25 November) has become an annual tradition for the Women’s Wellness Center in Peja where every year many local citizens volunteer, cutting white ribbons and preparing handouts about the history of International Day against Violence against Women.

30.11.2005 The United Nations marked November 25, 2005, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, with calls for states to take legal action against the global scourge, for societies to change a mindset that permits such abuse, and for women themselves to stand up and speak out against a culture of shame.

30.11.2005 Following the government's decision to open up Malaysia as one of the labor destinations for female Nepali workers, a group of forty women left for the country, seeking employment there. A Kantipur Online report....

29.11.2005 In many countries with high HIV rates, women do not have the power in sexual relationships to deny sex; in sub-Saharan Africa, for example, three-fourths of young people infected with HIV are women. As a result, methods of prevention controlled by women are crucial tools in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

29.11.2005 From domestic violence to child soldiers and demilitarization, gender-based violence comes in many shapes and sizes, explains Refugees International during this year's global campaign to stop the scourge.

29.11.2005 Today (Tuesday, November 29), under the auspices of the 16 Days of Activism campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and before the B&H Parliamentary Elections 2006, a pre-election tea-party will be organized, to discuss the role and position of women in B&H politics.

29.11.2005 The Kotor-based NGO for promotion of peace and non-violence ANIMA, together with the students of the Kotor Women Studies course, presented the “Audio and Visual Fascism” Performance, on November 26.

29.11.2005 The first women's university of south Punjab formally has started functioning, initially with four disciplines, at the Government College for Women in Multan. In a ceremony held at the girl's college, the university formally launched its post-graduate academic activities for women.

28.11.2005 One third of the total number of murders in Serbia take place in the family. There is more and more violence in the family. Over the past several years, positive moves forward in the systems of protection have been noticed. On the other hand, the shelters for women and children are overcrowded and there is a need for such shelters in every city in Serbia.

28.11.2005 The world is set to miss its target of getting as many girls as boys into schools by the end of this year, the UN childrenÂ’s fund (Unicef) said on Friday. In a new study, Unicef said that efforts to achieve gender parity in primary education were off track, despite progress in many nations.

26.11.2005 The “No Shame” action organized yesterday in Zagreb by the Autonomous Women’s House Zagreb, B.a.B.e. women human rights group, and the ROSA Centre for women victims of War>, and with participation by the Zenska Soba (Women Room) organization, marked the International Day of Fight against Violence against Women. The topic of the action was the violence against women and the legal and judicial treatment of the criminal offence of rape.

26.11.2005 The world has failed in an important step towards achieving educational equality for girls this year: 46 countries will not meet international goals for gender parity in schools set for 2005.

25.11.2005 On the occasion of November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Office of the Kosovo Prime Minister opened its Gender Equality Office.

25.11.2005 Several women NGOs from Skopje, in partnership with government ministries, launched the DonÂ’t Hide It, Report it campaign earlier today, organized under the auspices of the 16 Days of Activism global campaign.

25.11.2005 An estimated three million girls in sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East undergo genital mutilation every year, but the practice could be eliminated within a generation, says the UN Children's Fund.
* Razor's Edge - The Controversy of Female Genital Mutilation, OneWorld TV

25.11.2005 Today, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, sees the start of "16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence", an international campaign that runs until 10 December, International Human Rights Day.

24.11.2005 The Serbian Victimology Society requested a meeting with Vida Petrovic - Skero, the Head of the Supreme Court of Serbia, to discuss the judicial practices in murder cases caused by family violence. In a letter to Petrovic - Skero, the Victimology Society said that the current judicial practice is "...inadequate for cases of murders of satraps, committed by female victims".

24.11.2005 Assault by husbands and partners is the most common form of violence against women, and is a major public health issue, says a new multi-country study by the World Health Organisation.

24.11.2005 Around 800 delegates from over 55 countries will discuss gender and health related issues at the fourth international congress on women that gets underway here from Nov 27.