Full coverage: Gender

27.04.2006 Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh emphasised the role of women teachers in the learning process at the valedictory function of the "Education For All" programme organised at National Bal Bhavan.

26.04.2006 Grupa za ženska ljudska prava B.a.B.e. danas je u Zagrebu predstavila projekt "Pružanje egzistencijalne zaštite žrtvama obiteljskog nasilja" s čijom realizacijom je upravo započela, a koji uključuje uvođenje telefonske linije, pružanje pravne pomoći i otvaranje skloništa za žrtve u Vukovarsko-srijemskoj županiji.

26.04.2006 Chittagong Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCWCCI), the first women trade body outside the capital has formally launched its activities in the port city on the 25th of April 2006.

26.04.2006 The Country Gender Assessment 2005, report of the World Bank, was released in the capital on April 25, 2006; although noticing improvement in the quality of life for women, it has identified gender inequalities in various sectors of Pakistan.

26.04.2006 The surface of the Ladakh is covered with a thin gray layer of democratic fabric. Ladakh being a part of India is also having a democratic form of government at the local level (Ladakh Autonomous Hill development Council Leh and Kargil respectively). In order for Ladakh to achieve its full economic, social and political potential, all of its citizens must have an equal opportunity to participate in the democratic process.

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25.04.2006 Jezik koji koriste crnogorski mediji čine ženu nevidljivom u javnom životu, što je suprotno zakonima o medijima, ocenjeno je u Podgorici na skupu o "Primeni rodno korektnog jezika u crnogorskim medijima".

25.04.2006 SEE Q Board would like to announce opening posts for 3 staff positions within the ReLAPII project of the SEE Q Network. ReLAP is a regional project on LGBTI lobbying, advocacy, and public policy.

24.04.2006 Luego de un año de discusión y en respuesta a las pruebas documentadas de que la violencia contra las mujeres ha aumentado en forma alarmante en toda la República Mexicana, se aprobó en comisiones la Ley General de Acceso de las Mujeres a una Vida Libre de Violencia.

24.04.2006 Una rete permanente di collegamento delle relazioni tra donne africane ed europee, di interscambio e promozione, con reciprocità e pari dignità. E' questa la proposta emergente dal convegno internazionale “L’Africa in piedi con volto di donna”, organizzato da Chiama l’Africa e Cipsi dal 23 al 25 aprile ad Ancona. Le numerose donne africane intervenute auspicano infatti che questa esperienza continui tra donne africane e anche con le donne europee. Guido Barbera, presidente del CIPSI, ha affrontato il tema della Cooperazione internazionale italiana protestando perché i fondi istituzionali del Ministero degli Esteri sono azzerati: "ma la questione è qualitativa" - ha sottolineato - avanzando la proposta di "smettere come Ong di fare progetti per l’Africa" e di "mettere a disposizione le risorse che saranno gestite dalla società civile africana, in dialogo e confronto". E ha lanciato la pratica di partenariato paritario con la società civile africana per progetti culturali e politici e per affrontare le ingiustizie.

21.04.2006 Woman, the so called fair sex, is the noblest creation of god. Pious, polite, submissive, god fearing and self sacrificing, this superb creation of god has a major role to play on this earth. They constitute almost 50 % of the worldÂ’s population. So, without providing them equal opportunities in every sphere of life, the establishment of a just and a democratic society is not possibleÂ… Arpita, an eighteen year old student from Chandigarh, shares her views on reservation for women in parliament.

21.04.2006 Nakon kontroverzi i višemjesečne stanke u radu Ureda pravobraniteljice za djecu zbog nemogućnosti Hrvatskog sabora da se usuglasi oko osobe koja će obnašati ovu dužnost, krajem prošlog mjeseca na taj je položaj konačno izabrana Mila Jelavić. Međutim već je prošli tjedan njena izjava o posvajanju djece kod istospolnih parova izazvala prigovore i protest udruga.

21.04.2006 Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister, Vasundhara Raje Scindia,announced the launch of a thousand rural knowledge centres (RKCs) in Rajastan, to be managed entirely by women and womenÂ’s groups.

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20.04.2006 We each have a unique power to raise our voices and demand protection for these innocent lives.

20.04.2006 Savez zenskih organizacija u Makedoniji (SOZM) održao je radionicu u okviru medijskog projekta Žene to mogu. Na radionici je zaključeno da mediji igraju odlučujuću i ključnu ulogu u kreiranju javnog mnjenja i informisanju na polju jednakosti polova, ali da je pre svega neophodno da se poveća senzitivnost za rodna pitanja u medijima.

19.04.2006 Women are one of the most important target groups if one has to really tackle malnutrition.

18.04.2006 The Union of Women Associations of Macedonia (SOZM) held a workshop under its Women Can Do It in the Media Project. The workshop, held yesterday, concluded that the medi play a key and decisive role in the creation of opinions and information in the field of gender equality, but they first need to increase their internal gender sensitivity.

18.04.2006 On the recommendation of an international jury of media professionals, UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura designated Lebanese journalist May Chidiac, winner of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2006.

17.04.2006 Jagori, a non-government organisation, in New Delhi, India, is attempting to "light" the way to safety for women. Having launched a "Safe Delhi Campaign" to try and reduce the rising crime against women in December last, it is now planning to tie-up with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Delhi Government to provide better lighting on the streets of the Capital.