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Young Feminist Wire co-moderator, Nelly Bassily, attended and facilitated a gender justice workshop held by Oxfam International Youth Partnership (OIYP), a global network of youth working …
Around the world, more than 215 million women lack access to basic contraception. Empty Handed tells the story of women’s lack of access to reproductive health supplies (contraceptives and condoms) in sub-Saharan …
Source: Youth.Gov.Au
On 27 June 2010 the Minister for Youth, Kate Ellis, announced new Australian Government initiatives to promote positive body image among young Australians.
The new initiatives aim to build young people’s resilience to …
In 2010, Influencing Development Actors and Practices for Women’s Rights (IDeA), a strategic initiative of AWID, has been conducting regional analyses of the impact of the global systemic global crisis on women. Here are 10 …
Webiste: Jagori
Women in the national capital of Delhi feel unsafe in many public spaces, and at all times of the day and night. Cutting across class, profession, they face continuous and different forms of sexual …
‘Women feel unsafe in public places’
Source: The Asian Age
July 09, 2010
Women in the capital of Delhi feel unsafe at all time and in all places, says a study conducted by the Delhi government’s department …
Convergence of different means of communication to empower women
The WiA magazine is Isis International’s longstanding publication which, since the 1970s, has facilitated information exchange among women’s movements especially in light of developments recognising …
iEARN Youth Summit & Conference
TakingITGlobal is collaborating with iEARN to host the 14th annual iEARN Youth Summit! This event seeks to promote the use of communication technology in education to improve health and welfare among …
Webiste: 3G: Three Generations of Women
3G Three Generations of Women, is an interactive multimedia project that attempts to move beyond the media stereotypes and statistics about women, and look at their real lives. …
Source: The Nation
June 21, 2010
Daniel Redman
Over the phone, Krystal has a calm and lilting Southern accent. She identifies as a woman now, but when she entered Louisiana’s juvenile justice system at 12 years …
Source: Al-Jazeera
Monday, July 12th 2010
By Amie Williams
“Stop that car! That one over there!” It is the day before the opening of the World Cup and I am standing at an intersection in …
Women’s rights advocates worldwide struggle to find resources to support their activism. This week’s post draws on research conducted by AWID’s Young Feminist Activism Program team with our Where is the Money for Women’s Rights? …
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