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Sheryl Sandberg takes a stand against rape in the Israel-Hamas war

The former Meta COO is speaking out against sexual violence on Oct. 7.

Fortune

Activists Decry Silence Over Evidence Of Sexual Violence In Hamas Attacks

Israeli women and legal activists have accused international rights groups of maintaining a conspiracy of silence over alleged rapes and other sexual crimes committed by Hamas militants during the October 7 attacks.

International Business Times

Less Than 1% Of Aid Funding Is Put Towards Fighting Gender-Based Violence

While humanitarian support is huge, researchers have found that one-fifth of one per cent of the aid funds was spent on reducing gender-based violence.

International Business Times UK

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Research Reveals Global Femicide Crisis Despite Homicide Rate Decreasing

Despite the overall homicide figures decreasing, more women and girls have been killed as a result of gender-based violence across the globe.

International Business Times UK

UN agency, NGO heads make rare joint plea for Israel-Hamas ceasefire

UNICEF, UN Women and other agencies express ‘shock and horror’ at the mounting death toll from the conflict.

Al Jazeera

As mental health worsens among Afghanistan's women, the UN is asked to declare 'gender apartheid'

The U_N_’s most powerful body is being asked to support governments seeking to legally declare the crackdown by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on women and girls “gender apartheid."

The Independent UK

Women and girls being failed by ‘lacklustre commitment’ to gender equality, says UN

Report by UN Women says countries need to spend an additional $360bn a year to achieve gender targets by 2030

The Guardian - UK

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‘UN Women’ joins hands with Kerala Tourism for women-friendly tourism initiative

UN Women & Kerala Tourism join hands to promote Women-Friendly Tourism initiative. 85 women trainers attended a 2-day orientation programme to learn about tourism activities in which women can play a role. The project will create 10,000 enterprises, 30,000 job opportunities & a network of 1.5 lakh women.

The Hindu

The eight social causes that Katie McCabe and other captains will highlight at the World Cup

FIFA have unveiled a list of eight armbands that captains will wear at this summer's World Cup, each one highlighting a social cause.

Irish Mirror

Emma Watson says she felt 'p**** off and had to step away from life' in candid post

Harry Potter star Emma Watson has opened up about her decision to take a step back from the limelight as she spoke of feeling 'sad and p**** off' after rocketing to fame in the hit franchise

Daily Mirror

Why the number of female world leaders is dropping

Finland’s Sanna Marin has become the latest female leader to stand down, following a closely fought election.

The Week

After Ardern, Marin and Sturgeon, is female representation in politics going backwards?

The growth in the number of female leaders has plateaued around the world, while representation in national parliaments remains static

The Guardian - AU

UN says Taliban divided on appeal to restore women's rights

A delegation led by the highest-ranking woman at the United Nations has urged the Taliban during a four-day visit to Afghanistan to reverse their crackdown on women and girls

The Independent UK

TMR 2022: The need for diverse, inclusive newsrooms

The Media Rumble 2022 saw the release of Gender Representation in Indian Newsrooms, a report produced by Newslaundry and UN Women. Its findings were startling – such as how 87 percent of editors and proprietors at India’s top newspapers are men – and begged the question as to how newsrooms…

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The Conversation

Combating violence against women: what Europe needs to do

Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, 45% of women worldwide have reported that they or a woman they know has experienced a form of violence, a 2021 UN Women report found. Around 70% said they thought that verbal or physical abuse by a partner has become more common, and…

Manchester Evening News

More than five women or girls were killed every hour in 2021 by someone in their own family, report reveals

Home is a deadly place for many women and girls

360info

South Asian women pushing back against rape culture

Violence against women in South Asia remains high, but women are slowly gaining wins through online activism.

WEKU

It's a bleak 'Day of the Girl' because of the pandemic. But no one's giving up hope

The United Nations established the Day of the Girl a decade ago to address issues that affect girls' rights: education, teen pregnancy, child marriage. Steady progress has been made. Then came COVID.

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The Guardian - UK

‘The Taliban don’t know how to govern’: the Afghan women shaping global policy from exile

Despite the upheaval of the Taliban takeover, the ‘group of six’ are finding ways to tackle the political and humanitarian crisis

Daily Mirror

Emma Watson brings back her pixie cut after undergoing hair transformation for new job

Former Harry Potter star Emma Watson is the face of the latest Prada fragrance campaign where she's unveiled a new hairstyle for the advert – but we've seen the look before

The Guardian - UK

Campaigners call on UN Women to pull out of BlackRock partnership

Women’s organisations and activists say collaboration gives company ‘a veneer of feminist approval it clearly does not merit’

The Independent UK

Victims sent unwanted sexual images urged to tell police

The Crown Prosecution Service has issued new legal guidance on public sexual harassment and wants more victims to come forward.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gaza Women See No Escape from Violence

Seventeen-year-old Istabraq Baraka fell pregnant soon after her wedding in the Gaza Strip.

The Guardian - UK

‘Our only livelihood’: Zimbabwean fishing communities fear for future as stocks dwindle

The country’s first women’s fishing co-operative has made a good living on Lake Kariba for a decade, but global heating, overfishing and lower rainfall now mean that catches are becoming increasingly sparse

Dynamite News

International: US President Joe Biden pledges to take every step to protect abortion rights after SC decision

US President Joe Biden pledged to take every step his administration can to protect abortion rights after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision on Friday, and called on voters to elect state and federal officials who will vote to allow the procedure. Full story on…

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