Global gender news 9/04-9/06
By student contributor Delaney Allan
September 6
- Ethiopia women, girls languish in Israel jails as racism continues to grow
- Egyptian gynecologists refuse call for end to FGM criminalization, sparks worries
- A new Finnish lesson: Why gender equality matters in school reform
- Women filmmakers ready to rock Toronto
September 5
- Iran: Journalist and women’s rights activist imprisoned for ‘insulting the President’ and ‘spreading propaganda’
- In Philippines, a 14-year fight for birth control
- International conference in Tunis on gender and transitional justice, making women’s voices heard
- India close to bill protecting women from harassment in workplace
- Women in Asia largely ignorant, fatalistic, about fertility
- South Africa: When sex is work
- Kenya: Nairobi women’s hospital now in Kitengela
September 4
- First veiled woman on state television reads the news
- EU advises all girls need cervical cancer vaccines
- When is enough truly enough for Egypt and sexual violence?
- Uganda, Merck launching cervical cancer vaccination program
Global Gender News offers a sampling of timely gender-related news. It is is not meant to be a comprehensive and exhaustive presentation of all significant gender-related reports. The George Washington University’s Global Gender Program seeks simply to draw attention to news and information pertaining to gender issues that relate to GGP’s core research areas: health, education, rights and security (HERS) of women and girls worldwide. We seek to increase visibility and access to gender-related news and encourage further exploration on these topics.