Tag: Women

In landmark Syria elections, women still face electoral hurdles (Marie Forestier – Atlantic Council)

Syrians are about to complete a new and important step of the country’s transition after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime last year: the...

Afghanistan quake: Rescuers dodge dangers, women and girls face disaster, warns UN (UN News)

Women and girls still reeling from Afghanistan's deadly earthquake face even greater suffering rebuilding their lives and livelihoods – with little help to hand,...

Afghanistan: Ban on secondary education for girls marks four long years (UN News)

For millions of girls in Afghanistan, it has been four long years since the ban on secondary education came into force, one of many...

Afghanistan: New restrictions on women nationals working for UN, put aid efforts at risk (UN News)

The United Nations in Afghanistan called on Thursday for the de facto Taliban authorities to lift restrictions barring women national staff from entering its...

The missing half: The urgent need for more women’s representation in the media (UN News)

Women make up half of the world’s population but receive only 26 per cent of media coverage, according to the latest UN-backed Global Media...

Afghan women face near total social, economic and political exclusion (UN News)

In the past decade, the UN has bemoaned the chronically low level of participation by Afghan women and girls in decision-making bodies and in...

Tackling corruption in Asia requires challenging gender norms (Caryn Peiffer – East Asia Forum)

Research across Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia and Sri Lanka highlights how gender norms perpetuate corruption against women. Sexual exploitation thrives in environments where officials objectify...

Middle East/Women – Women and power in the Middle East (Chatham House)

In a series exploring women in international affairs, Alanoud Alsharekh and Azadeh Pourzand speak to Gitika Bhardwaj about the evolution of women’s rights across...

COVID-19 has cost the world’s women $800 billion in lost income (WEF)

Sophia Sun According to Oxfam, COVID-19 has caused women around the world $800 billion in lost income. Some governments have already taken steps to...

(Pakistan/Women’s Rights) A Step Forward For Women’s Rights: Pakistan Introduces New Rape Laws (Tanya Elahi, Human Rights Pulse)

Pakistan has announced imminent reforms in light of the protests which swept the nation subsequent to the rape of a mother who was dragged...

(Japan/Women/Sex Slavery) Japan Ordered To Compensate Women Forced In Sex Slavery (Samuel Pitchford, Human Rights Pulse)

A court in South Korea has ordered Japan to compensate women forced into sex slavery by its military during World War 2. On 8...

(Pandemic/Women) COVID-19 exacerbates women’s time poverty (Nikhila Menon, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/01/23/covid-19-exacerbates-womens-time-poverty/