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Alysa Stanton

Alysa Stanton (born c. 1964) is an African-American Jew. On June 6, 2009, she was ordained the first African-American female rabbi. Education Stanton was raised a Pentecostal Christian. She grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and Denver, Colorado. In her first career, Stanton was a psychotherapist She specialized in grief counseling, and was asked to speak […]

Anorexia Nervosa

Commonly referred to as ‘anorexia’, anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder, defined by extreme low body weight and body image distortion, with an obsessive fear of gaining weight. It is a psychiatric illneess associated with pubescent girls although approximately 10% of sufferers are male. Severe cases of anorexia can lead to death. Table of Contents […]

Arranged marriage

An arranged marriage is a marriage arranged by someone other than the persons getting married, curtailing or avoiding the process of courtship. Such marriages are not uncommon in the , parts of , and . Other groups that practice this custom include the Unification Movement, royal families and . The term “arranged marriage” also applies […]

Association Femmes en Communication

Table of Contents 1 Présentation de l’association: 1.1 Objectifs 2 Activités réalisées: 2.1 Projet Sensibilisation aux droits des Femmes par les Média et L’Art 2.2 Projet MEDIA*NES En partenariat avec l’Institut Panos Paris et avec le soutien financier de l’union européenne, l’Ambassade du Canada et l’Ambassade de France 2.3 Production de dossiers et d’études: 2.4 […]

At Issue paper: Do discriminatory social institutions matter for food security?

In view of the 2012 United Nations Commission on the Status of Women’s thematic focus on rural women’s empowerment, the gender team at the Development Centre has launched an issues paper, “Do discriminatory social institutions matter for food security?”. The paper finds that discrimination against women in accessing resources bears a significant relationship with agricultural […]

Barbara McClintock

Barbara McClintock (June 16 1902 – September 2 1992), is an American cytogeneticist. She won the 1983 for her discovery of genetic transposition, or the ability of genes to change position on the chromosome. Table of Contents 1 Education and early influences 2 Research 3 Prizes and Distinctions 4 References 5 See Also Education 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 […]

Contraception

Contraception refers to mechanisms that are intended to reduce the likelihood of a sperm cell fertilizing the egg. These include the condom, hormonal contraceptive pills, and intra-uterine devices. It is also called and is also associated with by anti-abortion campaigners. Table of Contents 1 History 2 Impact on Women in the Developing World 3 References […]

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 […]

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 […]

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