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09/02: Be heard at the 56th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women on 1 March via Wikigender’s online discussion on how to empower rural women - starting today!
08/02: Fotopedia, World Bank App Showcases Photos of ‘Women of the World’
08/02: The French National Assembly voted a minimum quota of 40% of women to be represented among civil servants
06/02: is the International Day Against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Read more about the FGM practice and its negative consequences on women's health.
03/02: Participate in Wikigender's first online discussion! How can social networks foster gender equality?
01/02: Launch of The Third Billion Campaign: Preparing and Enabling One Billion Women to enter the World Economy.

27/01: Access the 2011 Annual Report for Wikigender!
20/01: How can women’s land rights be secured? Join the on-line discussion from 23/01 on the Land Portal!
16/01: Event:International Expert Group Meeting Combating Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls in New York on 18/01. Check out our calendar of events and add your own!
13/01: New year, new Wikigender! Please write to us and tell us what you think.
12/01: UNDP release Asia Pacific Human Development Report Background Papers Series: Gender, Culture and the Pacific
02/01: What do you think are the big issues in education today? Enter the Global Youth Video Competition before 31 March 2012!
02/01: New e-publication by the Human Development Report Unit (HDRU) in the UNDP Asia-Pacific Regional Centre: Enforcing Rights and Correcting Wrongs: Overcoming Gender Barriers in Legal Systems

21/12: Access the Wikigender Reminder for November-December! Happy Holidays everyone!
20/12: The FAO launches a new website. Find out more!
19/12: Read The Economics and Politics of Women's Rights, by the National Bureau of Economic Research - December 2011
16/12: Women of the year 2011 in pictures, by the guardian
12/12: Wikigender is changing its look and design, but keeps the same logo! The new Wikigender layout will be launched soon, and will be very similar to the structure of Wikiprogress, in an effort to facilitate overall navigation on the site.
09/12: New blog post by the Gender Debate blog on 7 billion human beings: Why gender equality matters more than ever!
02/12: Dilma Rousseff's pledge to empower Brazil's women comes good (The Guardian) More news in the Community Portal
01/12: The OECD Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education has launched a call for contributions for its General conference on "Attaining and Sustaining Mass Higher Education"! The deadline has been extended until 4 January 2012. More information
23/11: Read the brief on mainstreaming gender equality!
21/11: Launch of the Perspectives on Global Development 2012: Social Cohesion in a Shifting World report. Learn more!

23/11: Read the brief on mainstreaming gender equality!
22/11: New report on Gender-Based Insecurity and Opportunities for Peace: Supporting the Reintegration of Young War-Affected Mothers
21/11: Launch of the Perspectives on Global Development 2012: Social Cohesion in a Shifting World report. Learn more!
15/11: Read the report:Findings from the Gender Equality Module of the 2011 Paris Declaration Monitoring Survey(November 2011)
14/11: The OECD Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education has launched a call for contributions for its General conference on "Attaining and Sustaining Mass Higher Education"! More information
10/11: See the FAO's latest article: The United Nations Rome-based agencies committed to supporting agricultural cooperatives in improving the lives of smallholder men and women farmers and increasing global food security
10/11: Women and Banks: Are Female Customers Facing Discrimination? A report by Noreena Hertz
04/11: View the FAO video on "Gender equality and rural empowerment: Exchange of experiences in Guatemala and El Salvador".

3/11: The 2011 Global Gender Gap report is out!
2/11: The 2011 Human Development Report launched on 2 November is the current spotlight in Wikiprogress. Read more
04/11: See the two latest featured articles from the FAO and view the video on "Gender equality and rural empowerment: Exchange of experiences in Guatemala and El Salvador".
3/11: The 2011 Global Gender Gap report is out!
2/11: The 2011 Human Development Report launched on 2 November is the current spotlight in Wikiprogress. Read more

28/10: New Wikigender Reminder for October is online!
27/10: U.S Secretary of State Clinton's remarks at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Women and the Economy Summit
25/10: Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has won re-election! More October news.
24/10: Voting but not driving: what part of progress for Saudi women? - this article is the fifth of the series of progress-related articles. We welcome your contributions.
21/10: The OECD Development Centre is looking for a trainee in gender and development. The closing date for applications is 7 November 2011. Read more.
14/10: Check out the International Women's Media Foundation's Report on the status of women in the news media!
5/10/2011: You are working on a project related to gender equality or women's rights? Create an article to publicise it! Follow the guidelines.
4/10/2011: Quality assurance on Wikigender. We are now reviewing and updating every article on Wikigender. We welcome your contributions and ideas. Want to help us? Please send us an email at contact@wikigender.org

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-*09/02: '''Be heard at the 56th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women on 1 March via Wikigender’s [[Empowering_Rural_Women|online discussion]] on how to empower rural women - starting today'''!
+*09/02: Be heard at the 56th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women on 1 March via Wikigender’s [[Empowering_Rural_Women|online discussion]] on how to empower rural women - starting today!
-/02: [[Community_Portal_-_Blogs|Fotopedia, World Bank App Showcases Photos of ‘Women of the World’]]
+*08/02: [[Community_Portal_-_Blogs|Fotopedia, World Bank App Showcases Photos of ‘Women of the World’]]
 *08/02: [http://wikigender.org/index.php/Debate_on_Gender_Quotas#External_links The French National Assembly voted a minimum quota of 40% of women to be represented among civil servants]
 *06/02: is the [http://wikigender.org/index.php/Special:Events?year=2012&month=02&day=06 International Day Against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)]. Read more about the [[Female_genital_mutilation|FGM practice]] and its negative consequences on women's health.