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November 25, 2009 – 2:14 pm
By Regina Cornwell
Backed by Gates Foundation funding, women dairy farmers in Uganda are working collectively to care for their families, their livestock, their crops and the earth.
“It became easy” once she had wheels, Lydia Jjemba said, referring to her gift from a non-profit pilot project. It helps her visit each of the 35 members of [...]
November 23, 2009 – 5:49 pm
Economica: Women and the Global Economy is a new online exhibition from the International Museum of Women using sounds, words and images to explore the current state of women’s global economic presence. Watch audio slideshows, listen to podcasts, and engage in forum discussions about women’s dynamic and diverse experiences in the world economy.
Supported by the [...]
November 18, 2009 – 12:27 pm
Yesterday the WMC was thrilled to host an event for Shahnaz Bokhari, a Pakastani activist for women’s rights and the founder of the Progressive Women’s Association. Based in Islamabad, the PWA works to eliminate gender-based violence including honor killings, abuse, and the bartering of women. Bokhari’s work with victims of burning and acid attacks was [...]
November 18, 2009 – 10:35 am
By Laura Liswood
In its country-by-country index comparing the status of men and women, the World Economic Forum finds that Nordic countries remain highest on the equity scale. Here, the co-founder of the Council of Women World Leaders explains the study and its importance to women and girls.
In its annual measurement of global progress in the [...]
October 8, 2009 – 3:38 pm
By Jodie Evans
Eight years ago on October 7, the United States sent troops into Afghanistan. Having just returned from there, the author, co-founder with Medea Benjamin of CODEPINK, brings an open letter to President Obama from prominent Afghan women and their supporters from Pakistan, India and the United States—asking that he send no more troops [...]
September 10, 2009 – 1:18 pm
Ghada Jamshir, Bahraini women’s rights activist and an ardent campaigner for the reform of Sharia courts in Bahrain and the Arab Gulf states, is featured in a YouTube video on Muslim Women’s rights activist.
In 2006, Time Magazine profiled Jamshir as one of four heroes of freedom in the Arab world, as a divorcée with custody [...]
September 9, 2009 – 1:57 pm
Women’s Media Center President Carol Jenkins joins a host of other notable commentators on Kristof & WuDunn’s new book, “Half The Sky,” running this week on RH Reality Check, a UN-funded, award-winning, progressive, online publication covering global reproductive and sexual health news. The series is called “Women Need Rights, Not Rescue.” Other contributing [...]
August 28, 2009 – 4:28 pm
Guest blogpost by Marie Wilson, founder and President of The White House Project:
This week, The New York Times Magazine dedicated their pages to a special issue: Why Women’s Rights Are the Cause of Our Time. In the lead article, The Women’s Crusade, authors Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn drove home this powerful statement, “The [...]
August 13, 2009 – 3:53 pm
Like many feminist activists, we at the WMC have been excited by Secretary of State Clinton’s visit to Africa. From her trip to eastern Congo to illustrate rape as a weapon of war, to her meeting today with Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Clinton’s mission is clearly highlighting womens’ struggles for human rights across that continent. [...]
PWV participant and WMC friend Deborah Siegel’s site, girlwpen.com, has a great piece from authors Gwendolyn Beetham and Tonni Brodber on women and revolution in Iran, titled “Global Exchange: Talking About A Revolution.”
Here’s an excerpt:
“If you’re like us, you’ve spent the past couple of weeks glued to your computer, watching the historic Iranian election – [...]
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