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4-Year-Old Rape Victim Dies in India
A 4-year-old girl who was raped and dumped near a crematorium in central India died on Monday evening from cardiac arrest, hospital authorities said Tuesday.
UN Women in Afghanistan Strongly Condemns “Honour Killings” of Women and Girls
Recently several cases of “Honour Killings” have been reported by the media and Afghan Women’s Network (AWN) recorded three cases of such killings across the country during the month of March. This includes a young girl buried alive by her brother and father in Kishim district of Badakhshan Province.
North Dakota Governor Signs Abortion Bills
Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed three anti-abortion bills into law Tuesday morning, giving final approval to the strictest abortion laws in the nation and setting the stage for a potentially high-profile and expensive court challenge.
One in Three Women Feels Unsafe Using Public Transport in National Capital (92% Working Women Feel Unsafe After Sundown)
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India Around 92% of working women feel insecure, especially during night in all major hubs of economic activities across the country especially in key segments such as BPO/ITeS, hospitality, Civil Aviation, Nursing homes, garment and consistently demand for suitable safety norms, according to
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Poverty Gap Between Genders Across All Ages
Quote of the Day – November 7, 2012 The data show that across the OECD’s 34 developed nations, on average more women were poor than men at every age in 2008, with an even wider average gap in the U.S. The one exception to this trend was in ...
‘Binders Full of Women’ Fact Check on Romney Comment
“In the debate on Tuesday night, Mitt Romney said that he made every effort to find qualified women to appoint to cabinet positions when he was governor of Massachusetts. “Well, gosh,” he said he told his staff who had an abundance of male applicants, “Can’t we find some — some women that are also qualified?”
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Women in Guatemala Take Charge of Their Farms
Helping poor rural women become successful farmers is one of the best ways to build a food-secure world. That’s what the P4P programme is doing in Guatemala by teaching women farmers how to grow more and better food that they can sell on local ma...
UN Women: Approaches to End Child Marriage
On 19 December, 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 66/170 to declare 11 October as the International Day of the Girl Child. For its first observance, this year’s Day will focus on child marriage, which is a fundamental human...
A Schoolgirl’s Odyssey
Malala Yousufzai, an outspoken 14-year-old girls' education activist and winner of Pakistan's first National Peace Prize, was shot and seriously wounded on her way home from school in a van on Tuesday. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the...
International Day of Older Persons
Celebrated every year on the 1st of October, the International Day of Older Persons celebrates the contributions of older people who too often go neglected and are marginalized as they grow older in years. UN Women with its partners supports the rights...
