Pope Francis’ Call for Equal Pay for Equal Work: Toothless, But Promising
Originally published on Rewire on 30/04/2015. Available at: http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2015/04/30/pope-francis-call-equal-pay-equal-work-toothless-promising/ by Erin Matson Sadly, the more Pope Francis speaks, the more things stay the same. (Philip Chidell
China: Release on bail of five women’s rights activists an incomplete step
Originally published by Amnesty International. Available at: https://www.amnesty.org/en/articles/news/2015/04/china-release-on-bail-of-five-womens-rights-activists-an-incomplete-step 13 April 2015, 18:28 UTC The Chinese government must drop all charges against each of the five
Taking Feminist Battle to China’s Streets, and Landing in Jail
Originally published on The New York Times on 05/04/2015. Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/06/world/asia/chinese-womens-rights-activists-fall-afoul-of-officials.html By ANDREW JACOBS APRIL 5, 2015 BEIJING — The young Chinese feminists shaved their
CSW59 DECLARATION: A WEAK DOCUMENT TO ADDRESS THE WOMEN’ S AND GIRLS CHALLENGES
Women’s, Feminists and other civil society NGOs from Latin America and the Caribbean launched a statement criticizing the Political Declaration approved by Members States Monday
Statement on the Political Declaration on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women
Organizations of the International Sexual and Reproductive Rights Coalition (ISRRC) launched a statement highlighting that, despite progress achieved toward gender equality and the realization of
India bans movie bringing an interview with murder girl victim of gang rape
An Indian Court has banned a movie in which one of the men convicted in the murder of a woman victim of a gan rape
Unicef launches position paper against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
Unicef has launched a position paper against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Click here to read it..
Working Paper No. 6 – Some thoughts for Sexuality Policy Watch on The Global Gender Gap Report 2009, by Kate Bedford
In late 2009, the World Economic Forum (WEF) launched its new report on the Global Gender Gap Index, which gained immediate visibility in both global
Sexuality politics in 2014: A brief retrospective
April – In a landmark decision, Indian Supreme Court allowed transgender people to identify as a third gender and directed the central and state governments
Sexual and reproductive rights global landscape in November 2014
Among the main events in November, we highlight the Men Engage Symposium, held in Delhi, in which SPW was present with the participation of our