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Involving men and boys in promoting gender equality

This article is the 11th in a series of articles related to Wikiprogress. Wikigender has organised an online discussion on “” together with , (Män för Jämställdhet) and the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. It is the first time that Wikigender hosted a discussion on such a topic and from the very diverse range of […]

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Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation (IKWRO)

The Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation (IKWRO) is a registered charity founded in 2002. IKWRO provides advice, support, advocacy and referral in Arabic, Kurdish, Turkish and Farsi to help women, girls and couples living in , in particular helping women facing domestic violence, forced marriage and . Table of Contents 1 History 2 Aims […]

Irina Bokova

Irina Gueorguieva Bokova (Born on 12 July, 1952 in Sofia, ) is the Ambassador of Bulgaria to and a Permanent Delegate to UNESCO. On 22 September 2009, she was elected Director-General of , which made her the first woman and the first Eastern European to take this role. Table of Contents 1 Early Life 2 […]

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Irène Joliot-Curie

Irène Joliot-Curie (12 September 1897 – 17 March 1956) was a scientist, the daughter of and Pierre Curie. Jointly with her husband, Frédéric Joliot-Curie, she was awarded the for chemistry in 1935 for their discovery of artificial radioactivity. This made the Curies the family with most Nobel laureates to date. Table of Contents 1 Early […]

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Isha L’Isha

Isha L’Isha, established in 1983, is the oldest grassroots feminist organization in and one of the leading voices of women’s rights in the country. Isha L’Isha is based in Haifa and works primarily in the northern part of Israel. Table of Contents 1 Mission 2 Vision 3 Activities 4 References 5 See Also Mission Their […]

Israel Defense Forces

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל‎, Tzva HaHagana LeYisra’el (help·info), lit. Defense Army for Israel), commonly known in by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal (צה”ל), are Israel’s military forces, comprising the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction […]

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Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA)

The Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA) is a grassroots non-profit organisation established in 1997 to educate and advocate for women’s increased participation in Orthodox Jewish life and to create a community for women and men dedicated to such change. An invaluable resource for a community constantly balancing tradition and modernity, JOFA is guided by the […]

Johanna Sigurdardottir

On 1 February 2009, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, ‘s longest serving MP, became ‘s first prime minister and the first openly gay prime minister in the world. She takes the leadership of government in the midst of a financial crisis that sparked protests in the streets of Iceland after the collapse of their banking system and the […]

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Kamala Das

Kamala Suraiyya, aka Madhavikutty, (31 March 1934 – 31 May 2009) was an writer who wrote in English and Malayalam, her native language. A poet, short-story writer and memoirist, Das was known for her open discussion of women’s sexual and romantic lives. Table of Contents 1 Early Life 2 Writing Career 2.1 Memoir – ‘My […]

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LGBT Undocumented Immigrants

Table of Contents 1 “Undocuqueer” 2 Intersecting Discrimination 3 Solidarity between LGBTQ and Immigration Rights Movements 4 Art of the Undocuqueer Project 5 See also 6 References 7 External links “Undocuqueer” In March 2013, the Williams Institute at UCLA released a report on the number of immigrants in the . LGBT collectively refers to the […]

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