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andrearuth wrote a new post, The World's Women 2020 – Trends & Statistics #worldswomen2020 2 months ago
Population and Families
As of 2020, there are around 65 million fewer women than men in the world, about 3.8 billion women to 3.9 billion men. The ratio of males to females varies by age, however, and while […]
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andrearuth wrote a new post, Men, Sex, Gender & COVID-19 #mencovid 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Are men more at risk of infection?
Across the countries where data is available, Global Health 50/50 finds there is no consistent pattern in terms of who is more likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19. A […]
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andrearuth wrote a new post, The Future of Advocacy – For Women #ADVOCACY 2 months, 4 weeks ago
75% report advocacy is more difficult after COVID
Feminists are adapting their advocacy tools in response to a virtual world when not everyone is online.
About 84% of our members reported that their main […]
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andrearuth wrote a new post, Alarming Rise of Gender-Based Violence During COVID-19 Lockdowns #forciblydisplaced 3 months ago
Mónica
Pérez* met her first boyfriend when she was 16, not long after she
stepped off a bus in the Colombian border city of Cúcuta. When she
discovered she was pregnant, her boyfriend started to hit her and ca […] -
andrearuth wrote a new post, USA – DURING THE PANDEMIC, WOMEN ARE DROPPING OUT OF THE WORKFORCE EN MASSE #pandemicwomen 3 months, 2 weeks ago
BY ABBY VESOULIS
– The United States is in the midst of a crushing economic recession, COVID-19 infection rates are spiking, and thousands of schools and childcare facilities have yet to reopen i […]
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andrearuth wrote a new post, Cyber Violence Against Women & Girls #cyberviolence 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Different forms of cyberviolence related to the sexual aspect of violence against girls and women LINK
Non -Consensual Distribution of Images: A person’s sexual images and videos being shared w […]
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andrearuth wrote a new post, Gender Equality Attitudes Study #genderstudy 3 months, 3 weeks ago
The 10-country pilot phase: LINKIn 2018, a Gender Equality Attitudes pilot study was initiated to shed light on the existence and magnitude of stereotypical attitudes and gender bias. The study focused on 10 […]
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andrearuth wrote a new post, The Female Experience of Addiction #femaleaddiction 4 months ago
Women experience addictive behaviours differently than men, it is therefore urgent to re-evaluate current modalities of support, prevention and treatment LINK
For several years there has been a growing […]
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andrearuth wrote a new post, Sex for Rent: Growing Epidemic for Vulnerable Women Tenants – Many Cases Unreported #sexrent 4 months, 1 week ago
SEX FOR RENT: GROWING EPIDEMIC FOR VULNERABLE WOMEN TENANTS – MANY CASES UNREPORTED
Women say that predatory landlords are asking for sexual favors in exchange for rent during t […]
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andrearuth wrote a new post, COMMUNITY-LED RESPONSES TO THE COVID-19 EPIDEMIC PROVIDE A MODEL & ADVANTAGE FOR TREATING THE VULNERABLE WHEN THE CRISIS COMES TO AN END #covidmodel 4 months, 1 week ago
(Illustration by iStock/sv_sunny)(
By Samer Araabi
– Amid a disaster like COVID-19, the culprits of some of the worst abuses of power are the very systems and structures that we often turn to for le […]
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andrearuth wrote a new post, 170 Actions to Combat Climate Change #climatechange 4 months, 2 weeks ago
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andrearuth wrote a new post, (no title) 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Do Women Make Such Good Leaders During COVID-19? #womenleaders
By Cami Anderson
By the end of February, leaders across the globe were looking at the same facts: An invisible and dangerous enemy was […]
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andrearuth wrote a new post, Countries Empowering Women in Work #womenwork 6 months ago
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andrearuth wrote a new post, HOW COVID-19 IS AFFECTING THE WORLD’S MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN – GIRLS @covid19girls 6 months, 1 week ago
The
COVID-19 pandemic has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths in a few
months. In a matter of days, it shut down entire economies and
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andrearuth wrote a new post, "Absolute" by Jacqueline Woodson #blackpoetry 6 months, 3 weeks ago
The summer I was ten a teenager
named Kim butterflied my hair. Cornrows
curling into braids
behind each ear.Everybody’s wearing this style now, Kim said.
Who could try to tell me
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andrearuth wrote a new post, Women & Girls Are at Higher Risk During Pandemic – Magnifying Gender Inequality #higherriskgender #pandemic 6 months, 3 weeks ago
For
months, the COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging our societies, our
governments and ourselves. And it continues to gather pace. With uneven
impacts.Women
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andrearuth wrote a new post, Women’s Mental Health – Impacts of COVID-19 #womenmentalhealth #covid19 7 months ago
By Maria Minor
The past six months have been chaotic, uncertain, and stressful. Our lives have changed in ways we never anticipated. Some of us have worried about getting sick or having a loved one get […]
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andrearuth wrote a new post, Barbie launches "Campaign Team" doll set featuring a Black Barbie running for office #blackBarbie #Barbiecandidate BarbieCampaignTeam 7 months, 1 week ago
Mattel announced a new Barbie 2020 “Campaign Team” set on Tuesday, featuring four dolls who each have roles within the campaign and election process. The set, which aims to “expose girls to public leadership […]
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andrearuth wrote a new post, Talking with Children about Racism & Social Justice #racism #socialjustice #school #savethechildren 7 months, 1 week ago
Every child has the right to grow up healthy, educated and safe – regardless of race, gender or socioeconomic status. Systemic change to end racism is essential to achieving this vision.
Save the Ch […]
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