Tag Archives: Un Women
In Timor-Leste, communities mobilize to confront domestic violence
TweetCross-posted at the Community Blog, from UN Women. “If the dispute is not that serious, if it is just slapping and there is no blood, we just let the family work it out,” says an elderly customary leader, Norberto Tomas, addressing a group of 50 community members gathered for the inauguration of a community space [...]
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Quick Hit of Inspiration: Musicians on “One Woman”
Tweet Twenty-five musicians from around the world, including Anoushka Shankar, Idan Raichel, and Buika, came together to collaborate on “One Woman,” a song designed to inspire listeners to fight for gender equality globally. The song was originally written for the launch of UN Women in 2011. The organization will release the track on March 8, International Women’s [...]
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What We Missed
TweetIt looks like UN Women is having funding problems before it’s launch next month. Unsurprised or appalled? Or both? The Daily Femme on pole-dancing as exercise — for kids. More evidence that having an abortion isn’t associated with a risk of mental health problems. (via) Remember the $27 million Creation Museum in Kentucky? Looks like [...]
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With some electoral gains in Iraq, women candidates work towards change