Archive for March, 2013
Access Denied: a View of the CSW from the Outside
Thursday, March 7th, 2013
By Isis Alvarez, Global Forest Coalition and part of WEDO & WECF EWA delegation
The 57th Session on the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) – boasting the largest participation of any event at UN Headquarters
This week, thousands of women, plus a few men, from all over the world and of all ages are gathered at the 57th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York. For two …
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Young Feminists at CSW57
Thursday, March 7th, 2013
NEW YORK (March 7, 2013)– Last night, during CSW57, WEDO was excited to host a Young Feminist Meetup. With lots of engaging conversations and perspectives, as well as energy to find more formal channels for young feminists to organize and engage around CSW in the future, WEDO is planning to work with partners to hold a series of webinars around SDGs, Post-2015, etc. as well as host on online conversation on the newly …
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Girls just wanna have fundamental representation in government
Thursday, March 7th, 2013
SOURCE: Reuters - By Kira Bindrim (Co-authored by Clare Richardson.)
PHOTO: An Afghan parliament member (L) votes on a list of cabinet nominees at the parliament house in Kabul, January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood
It’s International Women’s Day, but hold the confetti. More than a century after the first Women’s Day celebration—a socialist proposal inaugurated in 1909—fewer than one in five parliamentarians worldwide are women.
Acknowledging the inequality, many countries have implemented voluntary
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Meet the Empower Women – Benefit (for) All team at CSW57
Monday, March 4th, 2013
NEW YORK (March 3, 2013)– WEDO is proud to partner with WECF (Women in Europe for a Common Future) in the implementation of the Empower Women-Benefit (for) All (EWA) programme, which focuses on the economic and political empowerment of women from low-income rural and peri-urban regions in six developing countries (Afghanistan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, South Africa, Tajikistan, Uganda). WEDO, as a global women’s advocacy organization working on the intersections of women’s rights; social, economic and environmental justice; …
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YOUNG FEMINISTS at CSW57 Networking Meetup
Monday, March 4th, 2013
[ March 6, 2013; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ]
Hosted by the Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO), stop by to meet and network with other young feminists attending CSW and discuss issues around VAW, sustainable development, Post2015 and more!
YOUNG FEMINISTS at CSW57 Networking Meetup
Date: Wednesday, March 6th
Time: 7:00pm- 9:00pm
Place: Overlook Bar & Restaurant (2nd floor), 225 E. 44th Street, New York, NY.
RSVP to bridget@wedo.org
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