Tag: Women
Asian women’s group slams Glasgow’s failure to address climate emergency
The women said that what COP26 came up “only further burden grassroots women and perpetuate plunder of resources of global south countries”
Women and climate crisis in the Philippines
Whether it be in policy decision-making or making economic contribution to the family, women lag behind
Filipino survivor of online sexual exploitation bags international leadership award
Ruby received the award “for using her voice to help fuel a global movement to end the online sexual exploitation of children”
COVID-19: Impact on women in the Philippines
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has exaggerated pre-existing gender and social inequalities within Filipino society
Taliban to allow women at universities, but mixed classes banned
Women's rights in Afghanistan were sharply curtailed under the Taliban's 1996-2001 rule
With Assam silk and trees, Indians fight climate change and trafficking
Families across Assam are weaving and restoring forests to boost their incomes in a region hit by frequent floods and low farm yields
Remembering the ‘comfort women’ and their continuing call for justice
Eight decades since the war ended on Aug. 15, 1945, the Japanese government still refuses to recognize its accountability
COVID-19 drives new surge in trafficking of women from Laos to...
Economic hardship in Lao villages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is driving a new surge in the trafficking to China of Lao women and girls
Church program helps Christian women in Pakistan facing discrimination
Aid to the Church in Need supports a program aimed at empowering young Christian women living in extremely difficult circumstances
Women are being squeezed by the pandemic. Here’s how to fix...
To those attending the historic Paris gender forum we have a simple message: close the gender gap to build a better post-pandemic future
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