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The World’s Women 2010: Trends and Statistics

Table of Contents 1 Background 2 Executive summary 2.1 Population and families 2.2 Health 2.3 Education 2.4 Work 2.5 Power and decision-making 2.6 Violence against women 2.7 Environment 2.8 Poverty 3 See also 4 References Background The World’s Women 2010: Trends and Statistics is the fifth issue of The World’s Women and was produced by the […]

Book: African Women on the Thin Blue Line: Gender-Sensitive Police Reform in Liberia and Southern Sudan

African Women on the Thin Blue Line explores how women in civil society and their female counterparts in the police are experiencing police reform processes in two conflict-affected African contexts: Liberia and Southern Sudan. It highlights the challenges of fully integrating a gender perspective into police reform as well as the many opportunities and strengths […]

Tarja Halonen

Tarja Halonen was born on 24 December 1943 in Helsinki, . She was the President of Finland from 2000-2012, the first woman to be elected to this office. Table of Contents 1 Education and Early Career 2 1987 – 2000 3 Presidential Campaign (2000) and Presidency (2000- ) 4 Sources Education and Early Career Halonen […]

Tansu Çiller

Tansu Penbe Çiller (born October 9, 1946) is an economist and politician in . Between 1993 and 1996, she served as Turkey’s first female Prime Minister, and was the third female head of state in a predominantly Muslim country. Table of Contents 1 Early Life and Education 2 Political Career 2.1 Europe 3 Reputation 4 […]

Susan Sontag

Susan Sontag (1933 – 2004) was an author, filmmaker, philosopher, literary theorist, and political activist. Table of Contents 1 Early Life and Education 2 Works 3 Political Activism 4 Prizes and Distinctions 5 Relationships 6 Sources Early Life and Education Susan Sontag was born in New York City on January 16, 1933, grew up in […]

Susan B. Anthony

Susan B. Anthony (1820 – 1906) was a prominent American civil rights advocate who played an instrumental role in the women’s rights movement in the 19th century to introduce in the . During her lifetime, Anthony gained widespread notoriety as a powerful public advocate of women’s rights and as a new and stirring voice for […]

Transforming social institutions to prevent violence against women and girls and improve development outcomes

Table of Contents 1 Transforming social institutions to prevent violence against women and girls and improve development outcomes 2 About the Issues Paper 3 Key messages 4 Did you know? 5 Read more Transforming social institutions to prevent violence against women and girls and improve development outcomes The OECD Development Centre released an Issues Paper […]

Womankind Worldwide

Womankind Worldwide is an international women’s rights and development charity based in the UK. It partners with women’s rights organisations in Africa, Asia and Latin America, helping to challenge discrimination and violence. Womankind delivers support to these organisations by providing funding, expertise, contacts and publicity to help increase their impact and bring about change. Table […]

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