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23/05/2013
Follow @Wikigender at the OECD Forum! We will be live-tweeting from the session on "Women of Influence" next Wednesday 29 May from 9-10.30am (GMT+1 - Paris time)
21/05/2013 The latest report in the "Girls Count" series of the Population Council was recently released: "Girls on the Move: Adolescent Girls and Migration in the Developing World" finds that rural-to-urban migration can be a positive experience for adolescent girls, provided that necessary social nets and resources are in place. Read more in the Community Portal.
21/05/2013 Participate in an online discussion on "Legal pluralism in Madagascar: can customary and statutory law be reconciled to promote women’s land rights?" - organised by the FAO from 3-14 June. Read more.
17/05/2013 Two weeks left to participate in the online discussion on Political Financing for Women organised by iKnow Politics!
17/05/2013 The deadline to submit your ideas for the American Bar Association's Human Rights Day is 22 May! Read more.
16/05/2013 Have you seen the first articles written by Smith College students? Finished articles include Women's Activism in Saudi Arabia, Virginity Testing or Women of the Wall. See "recent articles" by clicking here.
07/05/2013 Browse all Wikigender articles by category! See our new "Main Categories" page.
07/05/2013 The Wikigender Connect for April is out! Read more.
22/04/2013 We welcome Smith College as a new participating university in our Wikigender University Programme!
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21/05/2013 The latest report in the "Girls Count" series of the Population Council was recently released: "Girls on the Move: Adolescent Girls and Migration in the Developing World" finds that rural-to-urban migration can be a positive experience for adolescent girls, provided that necessary social nets and resources are in place. Read more in the Community Portal.
21/05/2013 Participate in an online discussion on "Legal pluralism in Madagascar: can customary and statutory law be reconciled to promote women’s land rights?" - organised by the FAO from 3-14 June. Read more.
17/05/2013 Two weeks left to participate in the online discussion on Political Financing for Women organised by iKnow Politics!
17/05/2013 The deadline to submit your ideas for the American Bar Association's Human Rights Day is 22 May! Read more.
16/05/2013 Have you seen the first articles written by Smith College students? Finished articles include Women's Activism in Saudi Arabia, Virginity Testing or Women of the Wall. See "recent articles" by clicking here.
07/05/2013 Browse all Wikigender articles by category! See our new "Main Categories" page.
07/05/2013 The Wikigender Connect for April is out! Read more.
22/04/2013 We welcome Smith College as a new participating university in our Wikigender University Programme!
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Special Focus: Women and elections
Women have a critical role to play in elections to have their voice heard, both as voters and as elected representatives. Still, while more and more women vote, fewer are elected officials. This Special Focus looks at the role of women in elections, drawing on articles from various situations around the world; for example, the recent general election in Pakistan, where women voted in record numbers in many parts of the country despite restrictions imposed through family tradition, political party orders, and the threat of Taliban violence; or the case of Indonesia, where female candidates running for next year’s legislative election are now rushing to learn campaign strategies. And many more...
Gender in the Media
- Standing up for women (The Economist 23.05.2013)
- Thanks, Angelina -- Now Let's Help Women With Breast Cancer in Poor Countries (Huffinhton Post - Blog 22.05.2013)
- The World's Most Powerful Women 2013 (Forbes 22.05.2013)
- Women of the Wall's Opposition Lifts from the Settler Playbook (The Daily Beast 21.05.2013)
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