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Matriarchy

Matriarchy (or gynecocracy) refers to a gynecocentric form of society, in which the leading role is taken by the women and especially by the mothers of a community. Strongly matrilocal societies sometimes are referred to as matrifocal, and there is some debate concerning the terminological delineation between matrifocality and matriarchy. Even in societies that are […]

Machismo

Machismo is a prominently exhibited or excessive masculinity.  As an attitude, machismo ranges from a personal sense of  virility to a more extreme male chauvinism. In machismo there is supreme valuation of characteristics culturally associated with the masculine and a denigration of characteristics associated with the feminine. Its manifestation can include , , , and […]

Gender and International Relations

Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Research and Studies 3 Conclusion 4 References 5 See also 6 External links Introduction The discipline of International Relations (IR) no longer revolves around the traditional issues of inter-state wars, security and weaponry – it has grown to include matters such as ethnic identity, economy and civil society. Further, […]

Gender

Gender, in common usage, refers to the differences between men and women. Encyclopædia Britannica notes that gender identity is “an individual’s self-conception as being male or female, as distinguished from actual biological sex.” Although gender is commonly used interchangeably with sex, within the social sciences it often refers to specifically social differences, known as gender […]

Feminism

Feminism comprises of a number of social, cultural and political movements, theories and moral philosophies concerned with gender inequalities and equal rights for women. Table of Contents 1 History 2 Impact and Focus 3 See Also 4 External Links History According to some researchers, the history of feminism can be divided into three distinct waves. […]

Rural Women and Development

Rural women form the backbone of the agricultural labour force across much of the developing world. Globally, in 2009, more than a third of the female workforce was engaged in agriculture, while in regions like Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, more than 60 per cent of all female employment is in this sector.ILO. 2009. Global […]

OECD Organisation-wide Network on Gender and Diversity (OWN)

The OECD Organisation-wide Network on Gender and Diversity (OWN) was launched in 2006 as part of the OECD Diversity Initiative. It is a staff-based forum for networking activities aimed at improving diversity in the in terms of gender, nationality, ethnicity, disability, age, and other characteristics. All OECD staff are welcome to participate in OWN networking […]

SAME SKY

SAME SKY is a fair-trade company founded in 2008 by New York philanthropist, Francine LeFrak. Based in Kigali, , the company works with Gahaya Links, a handicrafts organisation founded in 2004. The company employs HIV-positive women, all of whom are survivors of the 1994 . The artisans are trained to crochet and make bracelets using […]

Sassl

Table of Contents 1 Overview 2 History 3 About 4 Sexual Assault 4.1 What you should know 5 Volunteers 6 Outreach 7 Referrals 8 References 9 Contact details Overview The Sexual Assault Survivor’s Support (SASSL) is a Pro-Survivor, Pro-Feminist, Pro-Diversity Organization in . It provides unbiased and non-judgemental peer support and referrals to survivors of […]

Millennium Development Goals and Women’s Health

Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Women’s Rights and Women’s Health: “An ambitious but ambiguous agenda” (Serge RABIER) 3 Is women’s health issue able to make a difference in this agenda ? 4 See Also Introduction This note has been drawn from a conference on Women’s Health and the Objectives of Millenium, done at Sciences Po […]

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