Full Coverage: Gender

29.12.2006 The world is losing billions a year in economic growth due to inequities between men and women, international economists reported from Washington.

28.12.2006 The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in the Republic of Srpska and B.a.B.e., under the auspices of the Balkan Human Rights Network (BHRN), organize the “Situation with Sexual and Gender Minorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia”.

27.12.2006 Shooting down a proposal to punish women for adultery, the National Commission for Women (NCW) has recommended that a woman, even in an extra-marital affair, should be treated as a victim.

22.12.2006 The Queeria Group promoted last Tuesday, December 20, the Friends:Prijatelji calendar, created as activist response to the violence and injustice to which the persons different from the socially dominant behavioural patterns are exposed.

22.12.2006 The Centre has proposed, on December 18th, 2006, an insurance cover of Rs 1 lakh for every Indian girl child to save her life from being nipped in the womb and see her through the early years.

20.12.2006 The discrimination of women is most dominant in Serbian print media, shows a survey of stereotypes, manners and strategies for discrimination of women in print media in SEE, conducted by the MediaCentre Sarajevo. The survey covered the daily press in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia.

20.12.2006 "Empowerment of women will ensure a stable society" said Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, during an interaction with students of Avinashilingam University in the Indian state of Tamilnadu on 19th December 2006.

19.12.2006 The ‘We Can’ campaign, that is encouraging people in South Asia to stand up against domestic violence, has successfully trained 3,50,000 National Change Makers in India to bring about a change in the hearts and minds of people. The focus of the campaign is to bring about a positive attitude and behaviour towards women in the Indian sub-continent.

18.12.2006 gender parity plays a pivotal role in improving economic and social conditions, researchers warned that continued discrimination against women could jeopardise global efforts for poverty reduction and other development-related issues.

15.12.2006 Manifesto elaborado durante o Encontro de Mulheres do Cone Sul e o Encontro Regional sobre Soberania Alimentar, realizados no Uruguai, em novembro de 2006

13.12.2006 In Afghanistan's pervasive culture of violence, women and girls are powerless to resist being traded to settle family disputes and debts; rape and abduction; and forced marriages. Violence is widely tolerated by the community

13.12.2006 On 12th November 2006, in a session jointly organised by CWLr and GLRF members and their associates, tribal women at the ISF demanded the retention of womenÂ’s land rights in communities where customary practice were favorable to women. They also sought support from the government for a tribal womenÂ’s resource right agenda both in urban and rural areas.

11.12.2006 The 'We Can' campaign that is a South Asian campaign to end violence against women is holding a national meet in the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneshwar. The National Change Maker Assembly is being attended by nearly 300 partners and will disseminate information on the campaign and highlight issues relating to violence against women.

09.12.2006 How many of you have heard of the Law on Gender Equality? Do you know what does it mean for men and women to have equal rights in B&H society? It is hard to imagine any serious work on gender equality done without support in a state's legislation, and B&H has just such a Law for three years now.

08.12.2006 Despite strong opposition from right-wing politicians and the Catholic Church, Argentines now have access to free surgical contraception.

08.12.2006 The 'We Can' campaign was launched in 2004 in South Asia to end all forms of violence against Women. The aim is to challenge and change deeply-entrenched gender-biased societal attitudes and practices that endorse gender discrimination and violence. This media kit describes in detail the gender relations, discrimination, forms of violence and the progress of the 'We Can' campaign.

06.12.2006 Ann Selin, president of the Service Union United, is not satisfied with the government's goal in narrowing the pay gap between women and men. In 2004, the average pay for women was 80 per cent of the average pay for men making the gap even wider than it was in 1999.

05.12.2006 Bartësit e Planit të veprimit kundër trafikimit me qenie njerëzore në Kosovë, në një konferencë të mbajtur të hënën në Prishtinë, kanë pasqyruar të arriturat që kanë shënuar prej fillimit të fushatës së tyre.

04.12.2006 TEHRAN, Dec 4 (IPS) - Currently, in Iran, there are nine women sentenced to death by stoning on charges of adultery, compared to two men for the same offence -- highlighting the fact that this barbaric mode of execution is primarily a women's issue.

04.12.2006 During the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence (November 25-December 10), Akcija Zdruzenska organizes a campaign “Put an End – Make Violence a Thing of the Past”.