GENEVA: Jihadists in Iraq have ordered that all women between the ages of 11 and 46 must undergo female genital mutilation, which could affect up to four million women and girls in the war-ravaged country, a UN official said Thursday. The UN's second most senior official in Iraq, Jacqueline Badcock, said, "It is a fatwa (or religious edict) from ISIS, we learnt about it this morning. We have no precise numbers." The Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the … [Read more...]
UN Women, Virtual Dialogue 16th June – 4th July
June 3, 2014 by
Community of Practice Gender Training Upcoming Virtual Dialogue on Transformation The UN Women Community of Practice will be holding its third Virtual Dialogue from 16th June – 4th July, on the topic of Transformation through Training for Gender Equality. The overall objective of the Virtual Dialogue is to work collectively towards the development of a theory of transformation through training for gender equality in order to make the practice of training for gender … [Read more...]
WEWednesdays! Women Empowering Women – MAY 14
May 7, 2014 by
WEWednesdays! Women Empowering Women | NETWORKING at its Best!!! WOMEN to NETWORK, share, mingle, meet & greet other great women in business, women building a dream, women starting new projects, women writing great books, women meeting women, women supporting women … and will run every second WEDNESDAY. Each week will have a Surprise Guest, and always great Draws & Raffles! YOU are going to LOVE our Surprise Guest Speaker >>> Mother, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, a Real Woman … [Read more...]
Bogaletch Gebre – WOMAN of ACTION™
April 24, 2014 by
A Celebration of Women™ is elated to Celebrate the Life of this powerhouse woman leader, Ethiopian activist Bogaletch Gebre has won an international prize for her campaign to eradicate female genital mutilation (FGM).. WOMAN of ACTION™ Bogaletch Gebre Bogaletch Gebre, Founder and Executive Director of KMG Ethiopia wins the 2012-2013 King Baudouin African Development prize. She was awarded the King Baudouin … [Read more...]
“When Women Succeed, America Succeeds”
March 15, 2014 by
"When Women Succeed, America Succeeds" Friends -- Earlier this week, President Obama hosted a meeting with women members of Congress to discuss the 2014 women’s economic agenda, and the administration’s plan to expand opportunity for every American. At the meeting, the President announced the date of the upcoming White House Summit on Working Families (June 23, 2014), where we will continue the conversation about issues facing the 21st century workplace. To learn more about the White … [Read more...]
VDAY – WHAT DID DANCING DO?
February 5, 2014 by
We Want To Hear From You: WHAT DID DANCING DO? Dancing insists we take up space, and though it has no set direction, we go there together. Dance is dangerous, joyous, sexual, holy, disruptive, and contagious and it breaks the rules. It can happen anywhere, at anytime, with anyone and everyone, and it's free. Dance joins us and pushes us to go further and that is why it's at the center of ONE BILLION RISING" Eve Ensler. As we prepare for ONE BILLION RISING FOR JUSTICE, for the escalation … [Read more...]
