"Women of the world: take over... Because if you don't, the world will come to an end, and it won't take long." Music by Jim O'Rourke … [Read more...]
Afghan Women Taking Action in Business
March 5, 2013 by
MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan (ILO News) – Afghans have been immersed in a conflict that has affected every aspect of their ordinary lives. For Khalida Yaqobi, the conflict has been an obstacle, not an obstruction. After graduating in engineering from Balkh University, she secretly studied English at a time when women seeking an education risked being executed by the Taliban. “I was studying English in a private house, without textbooks or notebooks, going in a burqa to a hidden English … [Read more...]
Twitter, UN Women post-2015 LIVE – Nov. 13 @ 9 am EST.
November 12, 2012 by
#AskUNWomen Twitter chat on gender equality. In the context of the post-2015 consultations on inequalities, UN Women will hold a live twitter chat on gender equality with Deputy Executive Director John Hendra. What are the most widespread and fundamental forms of inequalities women and girls face around the world? What do you think are the major causes of gender inequalities within and among different societies? What actions could be taken to reduce those … [Read more...]
Women of our World, are You A “Meme Shifter”?
August 25, 2012 by
What’s A Meme? According to Wikipedia: A meme is “an idea, behavior or style that spreads from person to person within a culture.” A meme acts as a unit for carrying cultural ideas, symbols or practices, which can be transmitted from one mind to another through writing, speech, gestures, rituals or other imitable phenomena. Supporters of the concept regard memes as cultural analogues to genes in that they self-replicate, mutate and respond to selective pressures. A little more about … [Read more...]
Women's Empowerment: The Journey of Women's Rights (1911-2011)
February 25, 2011 by
The Journey of Women's Rights, 1911-2011 ..looking back to where the Journey is all began... and where it is all going....starting with UN WOMEN. SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS: MICHELLE BACHELET OF CHILE UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS ENTITY FOR 'GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN', UN Women. The following is the transcript: “Today, I am delighted to announce the appointment of Ms. Michelle Bachelet, former President of Chile, as the head of UN Women, … [Read more...]
