Senator Joe Biden on the importance of fully funding the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA):
“National figures since the Act’s passage in 1994 show real progress: domestic violence has dropped by almost 50%, incidents of rape are down by 60%, and the number of women killed by an abusive husband or boyfriend is down by 22%. […]
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Note: We’ve been known to post some pretty horrible stories on this blog, but this one is particularly unspeakable. What happened to Francine Nijimbere is beyond horrendous, that the government of Burundi has pardoned her husband defies understanding and illustrates the true depths of the culture of impunity that allows this unspeakable violence against women […]
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The UN has an excellent guide for teaching about International Women’s Day. Check it out here.
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Stereotypical media representations of rape are damaging conviction rates when cases come to court, according to a Home Office funded study.
“The report, entitled Just Representations? Press Reporting and the Reality of Rape, concluded that highly selective and sensational reporting of rape cases has distorted public perceptions to such an extent that juries can no longer […]
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The British organization Womankind’s latest report “Afghan Women and Girls Seven Years On” provides yet more documentation of the horrendous situation faced by women in Afghanistan. Here are some of the findings:
Violent attacks against females, usually domestic, are at epidemic proportions with 87 per cent of females complaining of such abuse – […]
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Commenting about the lack of action to stop honor killings in Iraqi Kurdistan, Roonak Faraj, head of the Women’s Media and Cultural Center in Sulaimaniya had this to say,
“When bird flu broke out, the government launched a huge campaign to make people aware of the risks of the disease,” he said. “You wonder why they […]
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The other day while looking at other sites that are covering International Women’s Day, I came across a wonderful site that talks about te history of IWD in Russia, including some fabulous posters. With the kind permission of Olga, the site’s adminstrator, I have reprinted them here:
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Many thanks to Dorinda Moreno for passing along this report:
“Fez (east of Rabat), Feb.20 - A total of 5,650 cases of violence against women, including 3,010 at workplaces, were reported in 2007 in Morocco, according to Fez-based Center for People’s Rights (French acronym CDG).
Violence against women climaxed in May with 680 documented cases, while some […]
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You know it’s almost March when…the United Nations launches a campaign to end violence against women:
“Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today kicked off a multi-year global campaign bringing together the United Nations, governments and civil society to try to end violence against women, calling it an issue that “cannot wait.”“At least one out of every three women […]
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Note: Please see below to add your name to this statement:
We Stand With Iranian Women
On International Women’s Day, March 8, 2008, we women in the US are proud to stand with Iranian women who are fighting on two fronts: against the anti-woman oppression of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the war threats of […]
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