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Fawcett Society

The Fawcett Society is one of the UK’s leading organisations campaigning for equality between women and men. Table of Contents 1 Mission 2 History 3 Campaigns 4 References Mission The Fawcett Society’s vision is of a society in which women and men enjoy equality at work, at home and in public life. History The Fawcett […]

Fédération Nationale Solidarité des Femmes

Founded in 1987, the Fédération Nationale Solidarité Femmes (FNSF) is a network of 65 feminist organisations in engaged in combatting , especially violence committed within couples or families. Table of Contents 1 Aims 2 Activities 3 Priority Action Areas 4 References Aims The FNSF campaigns to have violence against women recognised as a social problem, […]

Federation of Ogoni Women’s Association

Table of Contents 1 FOWA 1.1 The Ogoni People 1.2 Issues in Niger Delta 1.3 Time Line 1.4 FOWA’s Actions 2 References 3 External links FOWA The Federation of Ogoni Women’s Associations (FOWA) is one of the most effective women’s movements in Africa. The aims are ensuring cultural survival and environmental justice. The Ogoni People […]

Female Heads of State

This is a list of women who have been elected or appointed head of state of their respective countries. This list does not include monarchs. Names in italics refer to temporary presidencies. The list is organised chronologically (mandate start date). Name Country Name of post Mandate start Mandate end Chairman of the Presidium of the […]

Female infanticide

Female infanticide, the prevalent form of sex-selective infanticide, is the systematic killing of girls at or soon after birth. It normally occurs when a society values male children to the point that producing a female is considered dishonourable, shameful, or an unacceptable investment to the individuals. Another reason is that in some cultures, for example […]

Female Magsaysay Award Winners

The Ramon Magsaysay Award was created in 1957, the year the Philippines lost President Ramon Magsaysay in a plane crash. Among the many friends and admirers of the late President around the world were the Rockefeller brothers. With the concurrence of the Philippine government, the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) established the Award […]

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Female Migration

Over the past 40 years, female migrants have been almost as numerous as male migrants. In 1960 there were 35 million female migrants and 40 million male migrants; by 2000, the gap between females and males remained about the same, 85 million female migrants versus 90 million male migrants. Table of Contents 1 Female Migrants […]

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Female Migration and Violence Against Women in Thailand

Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Discriminatory policies against migrant women 2.1 Why do discriminatory policies occur? 3 Trafficking: one of the worst forms of violence against women migrants 4 Consequences and costs of violence against women 4.1 Physical health problems 4.2 Psychological Problems 4.3 Social Problems and Social Cost 5 International Organisation for Migration […]

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Female Nobel Prize Laureates

The Nobel Prize has been awarded to 43 women since 1901.Nobel Prize Awarded Women One woman, Marie Curie, has been awarded the Nobel Prize two times, in 1903 (the Nobel Prize in Physics) and in 1911 (the Nobel Prize in Chemistry). Table of Contents 1 Physics 2 Chemistry 3 Physiology or Medicine 4 Literature 5 […]

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