In the face of conflict and sexual abuse, women in a camp in Central African Republic’s capital are working together to rebuild their lives Metres away from passengers awaiting their flights in the...
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Why so few women in peace talks, demand Myanmar campaigners
By Fiona MacGregor in Yangon Rights advocates in Myanmar are calling on Aung San Suu Kyi’s government to halt discrimination against women after its failure to include them in talks to end one of the...
10 steps to stop violence against female refugees
Women and girls on the refugee trail are disproportionately affected by violence. An expert panel suggest practical steps to improve their safety 1| Establish trust We found that women didn’t open up...
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Access to the life-saving services of a midwife is a gender rights issue
Isabella Lövin The author is Sweden’s minister of international development cooperation In Sweden, where the government regards reproductive health as central to gender equality, International Day of...
Social stigma compounds desperate poverty of Guinea's Ebola survivors
Shunned by their communities and unable to work, female survivors of Ebola in Guinea face profound hardship as they try to care for their families By Billie Adwoa McTernan in Kissidougou With dusk...
Congo's women fight for the right to play a peacekeeping role
Despite some success, women in DRC striving to help resolve the country’s conflicts are hindered by cultural constraints and entrenched gender roles Sitting at a table in a dimly lit restaurant in...
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Why gender disaster data matters: ‘In some villages, all the dead were women’
Data on the 2004 tsunami found that women were more affected than men. It’s time to recognise gender in disaster response Philippa Ross in Suva Disasters triggered by climate change are not blind to...
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka: Violence against women is an issue for us all
Head of UN Women calls for urgent action to ensure the impact of global crises is not disproportionately borne by women Read the full report on the Guardian
Words alone won't end violence against women in armed conflict
Posted by Lakshmi Puri Policies designed to tackle gender-based violence are welcome, but they must be backed by firm action if they are to bear fruit Read the full report on the Guardian.
The campaign to end hunger must focus on violence against women
G8 leaders meeting next week to talk about food security must include factors such as domestic violence that affect women's ability to produce, process and prepare food for their families Later this...
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Empowering women to improve food security – what works and why
Programmes in India and Bangladesh that aim to empower women show that to beat the odds stacked against them, strategies must be transformative. Read the full report on the Guardian.
Are women the secret weapon in the battle for food security?
Empowering women at every level of society would dramatically reduce hunger and malnutrition, according to a top UN official The notion that gender equality can play an important role in reducing...
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Why we need to make customary laws work for women
Trying to fix informal justice systems can backfire, unless male domination of community power structures are addressed. Read the full report by Mark Tran on the Guardian's Poverty Matters Blog.
Why the war has taken its toll on Iraqi women
Continuing sectarian violence and a struggling economy in Iraq have put extra pressure on women – with 400,000 widows in Baghdad alone and 24% of women illiterate Read the full blog post by Homa...
UN Women's Lakshmi Puri urges global action to end violence against women
Countries told to reaffirm legal obligations ahead of crucial UN meeting on gender equality and women's empowerment. Read the report and watch the video on the Guardian.
One-third of Congolese men admit committing sexual violence
New research also reveals three-quarters of DRC men believe women who do not dress decently are asking to be raped More than one in three men surveyed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's...
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Treatment of Afghanistan's women is the real test of UK aid's success
£30bn has been spent on aid to Afghanistan, yet the freedom and rights of Afghan women remain under grave threat The shooting of schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai by the Taliban in Pakistan shed renewed...
Timor-Leste strives to overcome culture of domestic violence
Kate Hodal in Dili Despite the introduction of a law criminalising violence against women, the problem remains endemic in Timorese culture Read the Full Report
Can South Sudan under Salva Kiir become a better place to be a woman?
Women in South Sudan face an 'extreme lack of rights' and suffer family violence, early marriage and illiteracy Read the full article in the Guardian
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Tens of thousands flee 'extreme violence' in Congo
Aid workers say more than 100,000 people in North Kivu have fled mass executions, mutilations and rapes by armed militias By Simon Tisdall Villagers and townspeople in eastern Democratic Republic of...