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The Coexist Initiative

Table of Contents 1 Background 2 Our Vision 3 Our Mission 4 Programmes 5 East African Regional Conference 6 See also 7 References Background The Coexist Initiative was founded in 2002 and officially registered in 2005 as a non – profit network for men and boys organizations that work in the areas of sexual and gender […]

The Asia Foundation

The Asia Foundation is a non-profit, non-governmental organization committed to the development of a peaceful, prosperous, just, and open Asia-Pacific region. The Foundation supports programs in Asia that help improve governance, law, and civil society; women’s empowerment; economic reform and development; and international relations. Drawing on more than 50 years of experience in Asia, the […]

Talks @ Pulitzer: Amy Toensing and Jessica Benko on Widows in India

On Monday, July 14, was held a conversation with Pulitzer Center grantees photojournalist Amy Toensing and print and radio journalist Jessica Benko. The duo spoke about their Pulitzer Center-supported project, “Unwanted and Unprotected: Widows in India.” More information

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Sustainable development? Not without family planning!

This article is the 10th in a series of articles related to Wikiprogress. “The lack of recognition of reproductive rights as essential to sustainable development was especially disappointing.” Anita Nayar, Executive Committee Member of Development Alternatives with Women for A New Era (DAWN) – on the outcomes of Rio+20The Zimbabwean (2012), Women outraged at Rio+20 […]

Sonke Gender Justice Network

Table of Contents 1 Mission and Vision 2 About 3 Work areas 4 Activities 5 Impact 6 See Also Mission and Vision Sonke was established in August 2006. Its mission is to “work across Africa to strengthen government, civil society and citizen capacity to support men and boys to take action to promote gender equality, […]

Son Preference

Son preference reflects the economic valuation of women, based on information on the number of “” in a country. Missing women, a concept suggest by economist , measures gender bias in mortality due to sex selective abortions or insufficient health care to baby girls. See also External Links www.oecd.org/dev/gender/sigi  

Solar Sister

Table of Contents 1 Presentation 2 A success story 3 Future developments 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Presentation Of the 1.6 billion people that don’t have access to electricity in the world, 70% are women and girls.Solar Sister: Bringing a market based, gender inclusive, bottom up clean energy revolution to Africa , […]

Social Watch

Social Watch is an international network informed by national citizens’ groups aiming at following up the fulfillment of internationally agreed commitments on poverty eradication and equality. These national groups report, through the national Social Watch report, on the progress – or regression – towards these commitments and goals. The Social Watch groups, organized on an […]

Simone de Beauvoir

Simone de Beauvoir was born on January 9,1908 in Paris, and died on April 14, 1986. As a writer and philosopher, Simone de Beauvoir played a significant role in 20th century feminism, and continues to influence new generations of feminists. Her importance as a philosopher has only recently been recognised, a result of her prolific […]

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