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31.08.2006 Makedonska asocijacija za slobodnu seksualnu orijentaciju - MASSO čestitala je novoj vladi na početku mandata i naglasila da očekuje saradnju na realizaciji zajedničkih ciljeva svih građana Makedonije.

30.08.2006 The ultimate goal in gender equality is to ensure that women and men have equitable access to, and benefit from society's resources, opportunities and rewards. And, as part of this, women need to have equal participation in defining what is valued and how this can be achieved, women's groups told the Planning Commission.

28.08.2006 Más de 400 mujeres de unos 60 países se encuentran reunidas en la ciudad de México desde el 23 de agosto, en la Conferencia Internacional “Know How 2006”(1), debatiendo sobre con el tema central: “Tejiendo la sociedad de la información: una perspectiva multicultural y de género”.

25.08.2006 he past seven years have been a period of marked improvement in a number of health indicators in Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh, according to the third National Family Health Survey

24.08.2006 On Friday, August 25, a Regional Conference of Women Studies Centres will start in Kotor, Montenegro. The Conference, gathering representatives of women studies centres from Croatia, B&H, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Albania will end on Sunday, August 25.

24.08.2006 Domestic violence against Afghan women appears endemic, and attacks against them usually take place with impunity, according to a disturbing new report by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM).

24.08.2006 IndiaÂ’s highest court issues notices to central and state authorities for stricter implementation of the law that ban sex-determination tests and sex-selective abortions. A public interest litigation has said that recognition of pre-birth sex-selection should be considered medical malpractice as it involves the misuse of medical technology

22.08.2006 In order to advance towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), gender equality cannot merely be limited to a number of specific objectives, but must be the lens through which all the targets are viewed, say experts and representatives of women's movements in Argentina.

18.08.2006

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The economics literature on gender bias and son preference was linked directly with the discussion of religion and fertility. This study argued that bringing together the notion of ‘son preference’ and the complementary concept of ‘daughter aversion’ provides insights: just as sons bring ‘benefits’ to their parents, daughters impose ‘costs’ and complementing a desire to have sons is a desire not to have daughters

17.08.2006 Opiskelu suomalaisessa korkeakoulussa vaikuttaa päällisin puolin hyvin tasa-arvoiselta. Opiskelun arjessa kuitenkin törmätään sukupuolittuneisiin asenteisiin, sukupuoleen perustuvaan syrjintään ja epäasialliseen kohteluun, kyselytutkimus paljastaa.

17.08.2006 NEW YORK, Aug 16 (OneWorld) - Rights advocacy groups here are calling for the United Nations to support human rights defenders in Iran.

15.08.2006 Na Javnoj raspravi o izmenama i dopunama Statuta Skupštine opštine Nikšić, prihvaćena je Inicijativa SOS telefona za žene i djecu žrtve nasilja - Nikšić za konstituisanje Savjeta za ravnopravnost polova pri SO Niksic, saopštila je ova otganizacija.

14.08.2006 Teknillisen korkeakoulun selvityksen mukaan naisten ja miesten palkkaerojen pienentäminen on mahdollista tehtävän ja työsuoritusten arviointiin perustuvien palkkausjärjestelmien avulla. Keskeisessä asemassa arvioinnissa ovat esimiehet, joiden valmiuksiin tulisi kiinnittää huomiota.

14.08.2006 Social attitudes towards adoption in Rajasthan reflect a medieval mentality. A vast majority of abandoned children are girls. In the past decade over 90 per cent of childless couples in Rajasthan wanted to adopt only baby boys.

14.08.2006 Couples villages of Punjab (India) clearly determining the sex of the foetus through illigal nexus of village midwives, agents, ultrasound clinics and nursing homes. The mid wives is prime means to get sex selection, who then get in touch with agents. These agents further guide women to nursing homes, which carry out female foeticide.

10.08.2006 Trabajadoras de la maquiladora Monclova Internacional, de la empresa transnacional Sara Lee, denunciaron la violación de sus derechos humanos y la disminución de salarios en un 50 por ciento, así como aumentos en la producción de hasta un 30 por ciento.

10.08.2006 Punjab health officials have unearthed disturbing incidents of female foeticide from Patiala district where a systematic racket was being operated by a doctor and a number of agents.

09.08.2006 3 gusht, 2006, Prishtinë dhe Washington, DC: Trembëdhjetë gra udhëheqëse nga gjashtë vende evropiane kanë apeluar në bashkësinë ndërkombëtare që të mbaj zgjedhjet në Kosovë dhe të respektojë rezultatet.

08.08.2006 SOS telefon za žene i djecu žrtve nasilja - Nikšić nastavlja sa aktivnostima u borbi protiv porodičnog nasilja kroz projekat Program koordiniranih akcija za eliminaciju porodicnog nasilja u Nikšiću, koji sprovodi u partnerstvu sa Kanadskom agencijom za medjunarodni razvoj.

08.08.2006 August 3, 2006, Prishtina and Washington, DC: Thirteen women leaders from six European countries and Kosovo have called on the international community to hold elections in Kosovo and respect the result.