Archives

Barefoot solar engineers (BSEs)

Table of Contents 1 About Barefoot College 1.1 Selection Process 2 Barefoot Solar Engineers (BSEs)  2.1 Skills acquired 2.2 Impact on Women 3 References 4 See also 5 External links About Barefoot College Barefoot College was established in 1972. Located in Rajastan, it is a non-governmental organisation which engages in sustainable and self-sufficient services and […]

Benazir Bhutto

Benazir Bhutto (21 June 1953 – 27 December 2007) was first female prime minister and the first woman elected to lead a Muslim State. Her government was dismissed twice on account of corruption, but she was credited for putting greater focus on modernisation of the economy and for putting more attention on women’s issues. She […]

Bertha von Suttner

Bertha Felicitas Sophie Freifrau von Suttner (Baroness Bertha von Suttner) (1843 – 1914)  was an novelist, pacifist, and the first woman to be a . She was the product of an aristocratic society whose military traditions she accepted without question for the first half of her life and vigorously opposed for the last half. Table […]

Betty Friedan

Considered to be the “mother” of in the , the ‘housewife’ who helped bring about a sexual revolution, Betty Friedan was born on February 4, 1921 and died on February 4, 2006. Table of Contents 1 Education and Early Career 2 The Feminine Mystique (1963) 3 Political Career 4 Famous Quote 5 Criticism 6 References […]

Births attended by skilled staff

Table of Contents 1 Definition 2 Attended births and progress 3 Births attended by skilled staff data 4 References Definition Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries […]

  • April 21, 2013
  • 0
  • 5336
  • More

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 […]

Breakthrough

Table of Contents 1 About 2 Breakthrough’s Work on Ending Violence Against Women 3 References 4 See Also 5 External Links About Breakthrough is a globally recognized leader in the inventive, innovative promotion of human rights and social change. Working out of centers in the U.S. and India for over a decade, we create cutting-edge […]

Bride Burning

About Bride-burning is a type of domestic violence mostly practiced in , , and other countries located on or around the Indian subcontinent. A common form of bride burning is when a young woman is murdered by her husband or his family for her family’s refusal to pay additional , thus the common term dowry death. […]

Bridging the Technology Divide for the Advancement of Girls and Women in Africa

Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Technology, Gender and Development 2.1 Girls’ Education and Access to Technology 3 Asikana Network 4 References 5 External links Introduction Unprecedented rapid changes in Information Communications Technology (ICT) and social interaction worldwide are creating opportunities for social and economic improvement in people’s lives. This trend is an essential element […]

Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation (BGRF)

Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation is an NGO of public utility that promotes social equality and women’s in through research, education and advocacy programs. The BGRF was founded in June 1998 in Sofia. The team of the Foundation consists of lawyers, academics, experts in advocacy, education, monitoring violations of human rights, lobbying for legislative changes, preparing […]

EVENTS
MEDIA REVIEW
ONLINE DISCUSSIONS
PUBLICATIONS