A judge ruled on Friday that an alleged Halliburton/KBR rape case can go to court, rather than closed arbitration. Jamie Leigh Jones, a former employee of Halliburton and its then-subs...
The Supreme Court announced on Monday that the justices would not consider the case against several international corporations accused of aiding the apartheid government in South Africa. Four of the justices have conflicts of interest, leaving the Court one justice
Irena Sendler, who smuggled 2,500 Jewish children out of the Warsaw ghetto during World War II, died at age 98 in a hospital in Warsaw on Monday. Sendler was honored by the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem in 1965
El Fondo Fiduciario para Eliminar la Violencia contra las Mujeres de la ONU (UN Trust Fund) convoca a presentación de propuestas para el ciclo de 2008. La convocatoria se abre para los de mecanismos de gobierno a nivel nacional y
A Bolivian project that reduced deaths of mothers and children in rural areas and a Mexican effort to improve diabetes care for men and women were honored as winners of the first "Best Practices Incorporating a Gender Equality Perspective in
This publication documents IFAD's experiences in gender mainstreaming in Latin America and the Caribbean. It describes why gender mainstreaming is important to the region, plots the development of the Fund's integrated gender approach and highlights key strengths and weaknesses of
Mexico City, May 12, 2008 — Thirty-three thousand women in Latin America and the Caribbean die each year of preventable cervical cancer, caused by a virus that infects 20 percent of men and women in the region and as many
The Third International Active Cities, Healthy Cities Contest is seeking entries from towns and cities in Latin America and the Caribbean that have sponsored initiatives to encourage healthy living and improve the quality of life for their residents. Past winners
Sexual and reproductive rights are a pivotal neglected priority in HIV/AIDS policy, programming and resource allocation. Failure to protect the human rights of girls and women, including their right to health and their right to live free of sexual coercion
During IFAD's 25 years of existence, gender equality and women's empowerment have gained increasing importance, both as objectives and as instruments for poverty reduction. In its operations, IFAD aims to: expand women's access to and control over fundamental assets -
THE Central Archdiocesan Caritas Women's Association, an umbrella organisation to promote the socio-economic empowerment of Christian women, has been launched in Namugongo Martyrs' Shrine.
Ministers responsible for Gender and Women's Affairs met recently in the Namibian capital, Windhoek, to discuss their draft Protocol on Gender and Development.
SHE has always been considered more than just a woman. She broke all boundaries and ventured into a business that is considered a strictly man's domain.
THE government may be walking the talk when it comes to the representation of women at all levels, but according to the Business Women's Association (BWA), men in government departments are still paid significantly more than their women colleagues.
