New Draft Law on Gender Equality in Georgia
Category: Gender policy 2009-03-09
Draft Law “On equal rights and equal opportunities of women and men” within the framework of the UNDP project “Gender and politics” |
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Cost of violence against women 'beyond calculation'
Category: Gender in the world 2009-03-09
Last year the Secretary-General launched a global campaign “Unite to End Violence Against Women” ending in 2015 |
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Liberia launches UN-backed national action plan on women
Category: Gender in the world 2009-03-09
The Government of Liberia launched a United Nations-backed national action plan aimed at furthering gender equality |
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Discrimination against women weakens all of society
Category: Gender in the world 2009-03-09
Deeply rooted discrimination against women in the political, economic, social and cultural spheres weakens society as a whole |
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Five remarkable women scientists to receive 2009 L’ORÉAL-UNESCO Award
Category: Gender in the world 2009-03-05
Fifteen women post-doctoral researchers will be presented with the two-year UNESCO-L’ORÉAL International Fellowships for Women in Science |
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African women bear brunt of global crises
Category: Gender in the world 2009-03-05
The global economic, food and climate change crises have hit African women the hardest |
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Chechen women face strict rule of Islam
Category: Press Clipping 2009-03-05
Mr. Kadyrov describes women as the property of their husbands and says their main role is to bear children |
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Sarkozy's ex-wife launches domestic violence charity
Category: Gender in the world 2009-03-05
The ex-wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy is moving to America full time to campaign against domestic violence on women |
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‘Moral courage’ needed to combat human trafficking
Category: Trafficking 2009-03-04
The industry of trafficking in humans is the third most profitable crime worldwide, after drugs and arms dealing |
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