Iranian Men Protest Violence Against Women–In Dresses
Iranian men are taking cross-dressing selfies for an online movement protesting a sexist punishment for criminals in Kurdistan.
Cube Hotels, the new chic
Starting from Spain, and then making the whole world tour, contemporary hotel design has decided to put us in a box!
Women in Southeast Asia: From Poverty to Prosperity to Prominence
The second year of the Global Ambassadors Program kicks off in Singapore today (May 7th), with a notable group of Global Ambassadors, mentees and a larger assembly of women leaders convening to explore the journey from poverty to prominence for women in Southeast Asia.
Participants will engage in one-on-one mentoring sessions and attend plenary sessions throughout the week. The forum will conclude with a large Public Forum on Thursday, May 9, a lively exchange on the business case for empowering women to develop as business professionals and leaders in the region.
Via: Vital Voices
A bra designed to shock
Three Indian students have developed a bra which will deliver a 3,800v electric shock to anybody deemed a potential rapist or attacker. Read more…
Charity: FACE Africa 4th Annual Clean Water Charity Event Raises $73,000 for Liberia
The FACE Africa 4th Annual Clean Water Gala took place at Midtown New York hotspot Espace on Saturday, March 23, 2013 from 7 p.m.-10 p.m.
Momentum 1000
April 5th, 2013 marked the 1,000-day milestone until the 2015 target date to achieve the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a development framework to improve lives worldwide. Read more…
A world at school
61 million children around the world do not go to school. Tens of millions more will drop out and never complete secondary school. Another 250 million children go to school but do not learn to read or write.
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Design Awards
Last night, Kit Yamoyo, designed by ColaLife and PI Global, won the Product award for their anti-diarrhoea kits which fit into gaps in Coca-Cola crates. Read more…
Mary and Martha
Last week, Richard Curtis attended Belgian premiere of ‘Mary & Martha’ hosted by ONE. Read more…
Girl Rising
On thursday, Sarah Brown presented the breathtaking new feature film Girl Rising at a special screening organised by Plan UK in partnership with 10 x 10 and Intel. Read more…
‘No more page 3′
Girl Guides have thrown their support behind the ‘No More Page 3’ campaign, in a bid to stop the perpetuation of the idea that “women are objects” in a family newspaper. Read more…
Equal Pay Day
Today is Equal Pay Day. This date symbolizes how far into 2013 women must work to earn what men earned in 2012. Read more…
Women in the World
Last week took place the fourth Women in the World Summit in New York gathering leading activitists, grassroots organisations and high profile campaigners to discuss girls’ and women’s rights. Read more…
The girl who demanded school
Kakenya Ntaiya’s father agreed to let her go to high school if she submitted to female ‘circumcision’. Read more…
In my place film
Oxfam ambassadors Coldplay have donated an incredible acoustic version of their track ‘In My Place’ for a new Oxfam campaign video. Oxfam have asked Coldplay fans and friends of Oxfam to star in it and help create a unique crowd-sourced video for the GROW campaign. Read more…
The Game
Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn have announced the release of the most recent addition to their Half the Sky Movement—on Facebook. Read more…
New appointment
Ms. Mary Robinson has been appointed as Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region of Africa. Read more…
Malala first to sign new petition
Malala Yousafzai and her father Ziauddin are the first two signatories of the petition to the Pakistani President following the assassination of Shahnaz Nazli yesterday. Read more…
World Water Day
World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. Read more…
Barefoot solar engineers
Three indigenous communities from the Chilean highlands have just received solar panels, which will be set up and maintained by unlikely solar engineers. Read more…
Good news on extreme poverty
Last month, Bono spoke at TED to show the progress in the fight against extreme poverty… and what we need to do next. Read more…
UN agreement
UN officials and activists expressed relief and delight over news that an agreement had been reached at this year’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). Read more…
Malala Day
Last week end, Gordon Brown and Ziauddin Yousafzai, father of Malala Yousafzai, outlined plans for a new Malala Day to promote universal girl’s education. Read more…
WOW
The Women of the World Festival started on Friday, on International Women’s Day and ends today. A great way to spend Mother’s Day! Read more…
Mobile Kunji
This morning I listened to Woman’s hours podcast and learned about a great project aiming at reducing child mortality, improve maternal health and reduce infectious diseases in Bihar, India. Read more…
Status of Women
On Monday started the fifty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women. Read more…
Mary and Martha
Written by Richard Curtis, Mary and Martha is a film about two women brought together through the shared tragedy of losing a child to malaria. Read more…
Kids act against violence
Today, Kenya will elect its new President. In the lead-up to the elections, schools and communities have raised awareness to prevent both electoral and domestic violence. Read more…
Girl Rising
The film, Girl Rising, which will be released on March 7, advocates for the education of girls around the world, and especially in developing countries. Read more…
‘One Woman’
On International Women’s Day, 8 March 2013 UN Women will launch “One Woman: A song for UN Women”, a musical celebration of women worldwide, featuring more than 20 artists from across the globe. Read more…
It’s Orange Day!
Every 25th of the month, on Orange Day, women and men are encouraged to wear something orange. Read more…
The Maternal Health Channel
Ghana launches TV series to spark improvement in maternal health. Read more…
Together on V-Day
All around the world, men and women gathered on 14 February, walking and dancing as part of ‘One Billion Rising rally to end gender-based violence. Read more…
‘A feminist tsunamy’
Next thursday we will celebrate V-Day’s 15th Anniversary: ‘the day to rise’. Read more…