Special Focus - March 2010 - International Women's Day
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Special Websites
- 2010 GEAR Campaign CSW follow up Report adn Related Documents
- Find all information and events linked to International Women's Day 2010
- Learn more about how The United Nations celebrates International Women's day on : Women Watch and get background information on International Women's Day
- The EU Parliament has created a webpage dedicated to International Women's Day 2010 providing coverage of EP events dealing with this year's theme: Ending violence against women
- Women for Women International's special women's day page
- Institue of Development Studies Women's Empowerment: a journey not a destination
- Care Canada celebrates International Women's Week
News
- AWID 31.03.2010 : YEMEN: “I’d rather die than go back to him”
- Times Online, UK, 31.03.2010: Women are at the heart of US foreign policy
- AWID 26.03.2010 : New UN Women’s Agency Now Much Closer
- IPSnews 25.03.2010 : Sri Lanka : First political manifesto for women gets good reviews
- Guardian.co.uk 25.03.2010 Iceland : the world's most feminist country
- Bloomberg 25.03.2010 Saudi Women's Move Into Workplace Aids Bid To Diversify Economy
- ReliefWeb 24.03.2010 Haiti's emergency response must include protection from sexual violence
- Change.org 24.03.2010 A recent study undertaken by the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces reveals that Palestinian women and girls are victimes to increasing violence and discrimination.
- AWID 23.03.2010 Malawi: Patrilineal Inheritance Prevents Women’s Access to Land
- UNIFEM News23.03.2010 Acholi Chief says No to Gender-Based Violence
- Mercurynews.com 23.03.2010 Culture and children remain biggest barriers to women in tech
- Forbes 32.03.2010 Women have very specific health care needs. Will the health care bill help meet those needs? read more in: What the health care bill means for women
- BBC news 23.03.2010 Women in Yemen rally in support of a child bride law
- IPS 23.03.2010 :Q&A "Honour Killings Happen in all Religions"
- allAfrica.com 22.03.2010 : The African Development Bank Commits to Support Women's Economic Empowerment Forum
- The New York Times 21.03.2010 What if women ran wall street?
- The New York Times 21.03.2010 Bias Called Persistent Hurdle for Women in Sciences
- The State Column 21.03.2010 : Women's rights and health care : Nebraska and Utah pass legislation limiting women's right to health care.
- MSNBC 21.03.2010 : More women holding down multiple jobs
- United Nations Radio 19.03.2010 : Men for Gender Equality works to end violence against women
- DNAIndia 19.03.2010 : Witnessing sexism makes women view all men negatively: Research
- Al Watan 19.03.2010 : Women and sports acceptable within parameters
- PressAfrik 19.03.2010 : Spécial 8 Mars / Centenaire de la Journée internationale des femmes: Le rôle encore méconnu des femmes africaines
- IPS 19.03.2010 Tapping Women's Enterprise to Topple Rural Poverty
- The Pioneer 18.03.2010 Womenomics Revolution
- BBC women's hour 16.03.2010 :Podcast- Latvian women; Why are they so successful in the workforce and in public life?
- Reuters 16.03.2010 :Good news for women entrepreneurship in France - 1 out of 3 "auto-entrepreneurs" are women En France, un auto-entrepreneur sur trois est une femme
- El Watan 16.03.2010 : A detailed explaination of women and human rights in Algerian law : Les femmes et les droits de l'homme en droit algérien
- UNIFEM News 15.04.2010 Closing the Gender Gap in Education in Timor-Leste
- UNIFEM News 15.03.2010 54th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women Concluded with Adoption of Resolutions
- MSNBC.com 15.03.2010 : "This 15 year anniversary is a time for stock taking about what else lies ahead" says; Hilary Clinton on women's rights and on celebrating Beijing + 15.
- BBC News 15.03.2010 : Proposal to ban the face covering known as the niqab or burqa : a looks at what is happening in France and how Muslims in Wales are responding. 'Apprehension' among Muslim women
- The Times of India 15.03.2010 : Bills on women kick up a storm, in Delhi and J&K
- Associated Press 15.03.2010 : Egypt Supreme Court backs women judges
- BBC News 15.03.2010 : Deutsche Telekom sets gender quotas
- NPR 15.03.2010 : The number of long-term unemployed US women ages 45 to 64 has more than doubled in the past year.
- allAfrica.com Daily Champion 14.03.2010 Opinion - Nigeria: Kwara 2011 Dismantling Unfolding Gender Apartheid
- TopNews 12.03.2010 : HIV/AIDS Registers a Rise Among Girls and Women
- Taiwan News 11.03.2010: Indian govt firmly backs quota for women lawmakers
- IFpress 10.03.2010 Opinion: More than just celebration needed to advance women
- Tonic 09.03.2010 Women to watch : This Month and Beyond
- News : Release of The Corporate Gender Gap Report 2010 on 8 March 2010
- UN Radio 08.03.2010 Meryl Streep helps launch campaign to end gender discriminatory laws
- UN News Centre 08.03.2010 Ban announces appointment of new UN police chief
- Arab News 08.03.2010 Judicial reforms give hope to lawyers
- France 24 08.03.2010 International Women's Day: is equality an elusive goal?
- The New York Times 08.03.2010 India's Ruling Party loses Over Women's Bill
- Huffington Post 08.03.2010 International Women's day : 11 women who are changing the World (Photos)
- Sky News 08.03.2010 Oscar Winner Bigelow on Gender Barrier
- All Africa.com 08.03.2010 Africa: Join Raise Hope for Congo 'On the Bridge' for International Women's Day
- Reuteurs 08.03.2010 EU to tackle gender pay inequality
- The Wall Street Journal 08.03.2010 U.N Says Asia Pacific Gender Gap persists
- CNN 08.03.2010 World marks International Women's Day
- BBC 08.03.2010 International Women's Day Call for Labour Deaths Action
- B92 08.03.2010 International Women’s Day marked in Serbia with a series of events, aimed at focusing on women’s role in society
- Manila Bulletin 08.03.2010 International Women's Day
- Apa 08.03.2010 Azerbaijan marks March 8 - International Women's day
- Guardian.co.uk 08.03.2010 Absence of women from top board is unacceptable, says Gordon Brown
- The Independent 08.03.2010 Opinion: Cherie Blair : Liberate women - give them mobile phones, New technologies improve business prospects and force social innovation
- The Independent 07.03.2010 A progress report: Six tales reveal how much still remains to be done
- The Associated Press 07.03.2010 Indian women may hold a third of legislature seats
- Le Monde 06.03.2010 La création d'une "super" agence de l'ONU sur le droit des femmes se fait attendre
- Le Monde 06.03.2010 Lehman Sisters
- The New York Times 06.03.2010 Letting women Reach Women in Afghan War
- The New York Times 05.03.2010 Risk and Opportunity for Women in 21st-Century
- The New York Times 05.03.2010 Neither Men Nor Mice
- Bloomberg 05.03.2010 German GDP 30 % on Equal Pay for Women
- Agence France-Press 05.03.2010 Women's rights improving in Middle East: study
- The medical news 05.03.2010 U.N. Secretary-General, CSW mark International Women's Day
- Business Week 05.03.2010 EU to propose hiking women's pay
- The Associated Press 05.03.2010 India vows passage of landmark women's parliament quota bill
- The Seattle Times 05.03.2010 Why we still need to mark International Women's Day
- The Economist 04.03.2010 The worldwide war on baby girls
- IBN movies 04.03.2010 Women director nominated for Oscars
- The Gazette 03.03.2010 Women still under-represented in the boardroom: Survey
- bnd.com 03.03.2010 Women's Hisotry Month in Full Swing
- CNN 3.03.2010 UN project launches campaign focusing on women
- The New York Times -Opinion 3.03.2010 Divorced Before Puberty
- NJ.com 02.03.2010 Film puts women around the world in spotlight
- The Associated Press 02.03.2010 Women take prominent role in Iraqi vote
- The New York Times 01.03.2010 : Korean Women Flock to Government
- UN Department of Public Information 28.02.2010 Secretary-General Says in Message for International Day : Gender Equality, Empowering Women Central to All Other Millennium Development Goals.
- IPSnews 28.02.2010 KENYA: Documenting Sexual Violence
Blogs
- The new York Time -Idea of the day Blog 24.03.2010 What if women ran wall street?
- Blog Open Society 23.03.2010 Human Trafficking and "Red-Carpet Feminism"
- Gender Masala 08.03.2010 Gender Matters! Can the UN bring change?
- The New York Times - blog 08.03.2010 Awareness Rises, but Women Still Lag in Pay
- Flaming Sun 08.03.2010 Sharing International Women's Day
- Little About 08.03.2010 A pat on women's back on international women's day. and Much to chear this women's day in Delhi
- The Independent 5.03.2010 Women's day message : Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities, Progress for All
- Korea Time-blog 04.03.2010 Glaring Gender Inequality
- GigaOm 4.03.2010 Who Uses Social Media More, Men or Women?
- The Huffingtonpost-blog 04.03.2010 Advancing Women & Girls in Liberia
- The New York Times-blog 03.03.2010 How women saved social security
- Guardian -Sarah Boseley's Global Health Blog 03.03.2010 How to stop women dying - hand out some mobile phones?
- The New YorK Times-blog 01.03.2010 Women's history month across the curriculum
Videos
- In this short video produced by the ACLU, women's rights activists and experts lay out multiple arguments for why the US must ratify CEDAW, the UN women's rights treaty.
- Invitée de l'émission "Internationales" diffusée par TV5 en partenariat avec "Le Monde",la secrétaire d'État chargée de la Politique de la Ville, Fadela Amara, dresse un état des lieux des combats des femmes en France
- International Women's day in France March 8 demonstration for gender equality in France
- Special TV show broadcasted on 02.03.2010 a one-hour special hosted by Dan Rather on the difference that women peace builders make, featuring Ambassador Swanee Hunt and four members of the Women Waging Peace Network.
Wikigender Articles
- Marked on 08.03 every year, International Women's Day is a major day of global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women.
- March also marks the Month of Women history, it's a good opportunity to check out this Timeline of Women through History.
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