Monthly Archives: February 2006
Development linked to women’s rights, says UN official
Tweet At the opening of this year’s CSW, Louise Frechette, the deputy secretary-general, said that “the world is starting to grasp that there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women and girls.” “Study after study has taught us that no policy is as likely to raise economic productivity or to [...]
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Who has the right to refuse?
TweetDahlia Lithwick has a great op-ed about how pharmacists who refuse to fill emergency contraception prescriptions are different from doctors who won’t participate in executions. The similarities between the doctors and the pharmacists are striking: Both are refusing to participate in the performance of services acknowledged to be lawful — capital punishment and abortion/contraception. Both [...]
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Octavia Butler dies
Tweet Sad stuff. Octavia E. Butler, considered the first black woman to gain national prominence as a science fiction writer, died after falling and striking her head on the cobbled walkway outside her home, a close friend said. She was 58. A friend and colleague, Leslie Howle, noted that Bulter’s work explored issues like race, [...]
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Commission on the Status of Women starts today
TweetThe fiftieth session of the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) starts today and will run through March 10. The two themes of this year’s session are: Enhanced participation of women in development: an enabling environment for achieving gender equality and the advancement of women, taking into account, inter alia, the fields of [...]
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Women making gains in decision-making