Archives

Statistics:Social Institutions (2)

comprise norms, values and attitudes. They often manifest themselves in traditions and cultural practices that are performed by the members of a society. Social institutions have often been in existence for centuries and thus reflect the deeply enshrined normative value system of people. Social institutions are particularly relevant in the area of gender equality. In […]

Statistics:Social Institutions (1)

or family law is an area of the law that deals with family-related issues and domestic relations. In many countries, the family code is primarily based on traditions and informal practices. Its scope includes, but is not limited to: the nature of marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships; issues arising during marriage, including spousal abuse, […]

World Conference of Women’s Shelters

The Global Network of Women’s Shelters (GNWS), the Dutch Foundation of Women’s Shelters and its partners organise the 3rd World Conference of Women’s Shelters from 3-6 November 2015 in The Hague – the Netherlands. Previous conferences were successful but continuous action is crucial: violence against women and children still occurs on a large scale and […]

2015 Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

Wikimedia’s gender trouble is well-documented. In a 2011 survey, the Wikimedia Foundation found that less than 10% of its contributors identify as female. The reasons for the gender gap are up for debate; suggestions include leisure inequality, how gender socialization shapes public comportment, and the sometimes contentious nature of Wikipedia’s talk pages. The practical effect […]

  • February 20, 2015
  • 0
  • 4147
  • More

59 session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)

The fifty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 9 – 20 March 2014. Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world attend the session. Table of Contents 1 Priority theme 2 Review […]

  • March 5, 2015
  • 0
  • 4595
  • More

Live Twitter Q&A: Making women’s voices heard from Beijing to Post-2015 in social media

Twitter Q&A Join the conversation on 12 March for a live Twitter chat in the lead up to the event below! Follow #WomenSpeak from 10-11am EST/4-5pm GMT+1 See also: recent Wikigender online discussion on “Advancing women’s rights through social media: which strategies?” (11-20 February) 17 March: side event This side event is organised by the […]

  • March 5, 2015
  • 0
  • 3498
  • More

WILPF 2015 Conference: Uniting a Global Movement of Women’s Power to Stop War

The WILPF 2015 Conference is the place where hundreds of women peacemakers from all over the world will come together to establish a new peace agenda for the 21st century. In 2015, at our International Conference and by connecting, strengthening and celebrating the work of all women peacemakers across the world, WILPF will once again […]

Gender in the Media – March 2015

Egyptian Woman Reveals 42-Year Secret of Survival: Pretending to Be a Man (The NY Times 25.03.2015) Women’s rights activists use social media to get their message out (The Guardian 19.03.2015) Alarming Number Of Women Think Spousal Abuse Is Sometimes OK (NPR 18.03.2015) Why Young Western Women Go To Syria (rferl.org 17.03.2015) Number of unmarried women […]

  • April 13, 2015
  • 0
  • 4871
  • More
MEDIA REVIEW
PUBLICATIONS
EVENTS
ONLINE DISCUSSIONS