andrearuth wrote a new post, Women in the Workplace 2019 #WOMENWORKPLACE 22 hours, 49 minutes ago
By Jess Huang, Alexis Krivkovich, Irina Starikova, Lareina Yee, and Delia Zanoschi Five years in to our research, we see bright spots at senior levels. But companies need to focus their efforts earlier in the […]
andrearuth wrote a new post, How Does Climate Change Affect Girls' Rights? #girlsrights #climatechange 1 day, 22 hours ago
Education
In
periods of stress or crisis girls are often the first to drop out of
school to help their families make money, do domestic chores or look
after siblings. If they are out of school, they are […]andrearuth wrote a new post, Feminist Voices for the Earth: Feed the Green – Ecofeminism – Film #ecofeminism 3 days, 23 hours ago
FEED THE GREEN: FEMINIST VOICES FOR THE EARTH film challenges the cultural imagination surrounding the destruction of the environment and its impact on femicide and genocide. This informative documentary, by […]
andrearuth wrote a new post, Global Impunity Index Spotlights Countries Where Journalists Are Slain & Their Killers Go Free #journalists 1 week ago
(As more countries promote the idea of fake news and media as enemies, journalists become targets and freedom dies).Somalia is the world’s worst country for the fifth year in a row when it comes to prosecuting m […]
andrearuth wrote a new post, Sex & Gender Differences in Drug & Substance Use/Abuse #genderdrugabuse 1 week, 1 day ago
Women face unique issues when it comes to substance use, in part influenced by:
· *Sex—differences based on biology
· *Gender—differences based on culturally defined roles for men and wom […]
andrearuth wrote a new post, Brave Old World: New Report on Ageing #aging 1 week, 2 days ago
Today, 703 million people in the world are aged 65 or older. By 2050 – or just 31 years from now, that number is projected to increase to a staggering 1.5 billion, according to the World Population Ageing 2 […]
andrearuth wrote a new post, Millions of people (IDP’s) displaced within their own countries – GENDER #displaced 1 week, 3 days ago
By Alexandra Bilak
12 million people have been displaced since the start of the Syrian crisis in 2011. Roughly half have found refuge in neighbouring Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan, and a very small number have […]
andrearuth wrote a new post, ONLINE CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE #onlinesexualabuse 2 weeks ago
Here is advice and support for you and your child to help keep children safe online.
On this page
What is online abuse?Types of online abuseSigns of online abuseIf a child reveals abuseEffects o […]
andrearuth wrote a new post, Best and worst countries for women #bestworstcountrieswomen 3 weeks ago
National Geographic, in conjunction with the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and the Peace Research Institute Oslo, today announced The 2019-2020 Women, Peace, and Security Index, which ranked […]
andrearuth wrote a new post, "Every five minutes a child dies as a result of violence" #violence #childdies 3 weeks, 1 day ago
The campaign “19 Days of Activism for prevention of violence against children and youth 1-19 November 2019” is our annual Call to Action as there is still a lot to do. About us: […]
andrearuth wrote a new post, Challenges of Zero Hunger – Gender #zerohunger 4 weeks ago
Enough food is produced today to feed everyone on the planet, but hunger
is on the rise in some parts of the world, and some 821 million people
are considered to be “chronically undernourished”. What steps are […]andrearuth wrote a new post, STAY-AT-HOME PARENTS WORK HARD. SHOULD THEY BE PAID? #stayathomeparents 1 month ago
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andrearuth wrote a new post, Mother & Daughter Relationships – Conflicts, Culture, Caring #motherdaughter 1 month, 1 week ago
The
first step in understanding the dynamics between mothers and daughters
and what causes mothers and daughters to fight is to understand that
mothers and daughters do not relate in a cultural vacuum. Just […]andrearuth wrote a new post, Women Whistleblowers – Against Fraud, Corruption #womenwhistleblowers 1 month, 2 weeks ago
All
employees face challenges when faced with workplace fraud or
corruption. Women in particular may also face the additional hurdle of
workplace discrimination. This can make their jobs feel even […]andrearuth wrote a new post, Document: Read the Whistle-Blower Complaint vs Trump, allegations supporting his removal 1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Honorable Richard Burr Chairman Select Committee on Intelligence
United States Senate The Honorable Adam Schiff Chairman Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence United States House of […]
andrearuth wrote a new post, #MeToo Fallout: Men More Likely to Blame Women Victims, & Show Empathy for Male Perpetrators #metoo 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Sound Familiar? Women still fear negative consequences before making a sexual harassment complaint.August 19, 2019 – LONDON: Men may be more likely to victim-blame women who are sexually harassed because they […]
andrearuth wrote a new post, Many Women Say Their First Sexual Experience Was Forced in Teens – Study 1 month, 3 weeks ago
By LINDSEY TANNER – September 16, 2019
CHICAGO (AP) — The first sexual experience for 1 in 16 U.S. women was forced or coerced intercourse in their early teens, encounters that for some may have had l […]
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