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Iraqi Women Network Statement: Marking the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign 2016

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November 30, 2016

Iraqi Women Network Statement: Marking the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign 2016

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Rwanda Enacts Friendly Law for New Mothers

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Rwanda Enacts Friendly Law for New Mothers

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Rwanda, leader on women’s political empowerment, have recently passed a new law giving rights to new mothers. Thus, the new maternity protection law gives mothers a one year leave plus a payment that equals 100% of the salary. According to Yvonne Uwayisenga, deputy vice-chairperson of the Chamber of Deputies’ Committee on Political Affairs and Gender, this law represents a major success for women’s rights.

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Rwanda, leader on women’s political empowerment, have recently passed a new law giving rights to new mothers. Thus, the new maternity protection law gives mothers a one year leave plus a payment that equals 100% of the salary. According to Yvonne Uwayisenga, deputy vice-chairperson of the Chamber of Deputies’ Committee on Political Affairs and Gender, this law represents a major success for women’s rights.

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Global Leader's Meeting on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment

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‘Seven’ to Bring Stories of Real-Life Heroines to Betts Theatre

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‘Seven’ to Bring Stories of Real-Life Heroines to Betts Theatre

Based on interviews with women who have fought for change in their home countries around the world, two versions of the acclaimed documentar

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Croatian Women's Rights Activists Don't Only Take to the Streets—They Rename Them

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Croatian Women's Rights Activists Don't Only Take to the Streets—They Rename Them

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Seventy years after the women of Croatia were granted suffrage, the country elected its first woman president. Unfortunately, it'd be difficult to find a feminist in Croatia who could say with confidence that President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović will improve women's rights there. On the contrary, the president's right-wing politics are in opposition to many of the rights women seek.

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Seventy years after the women of Croatia were granted suffrage, the country elected its first woman president. Unfortunately, it'd be difficult to find a feminist in Croatia who could say with confidence that President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović will improve women's rights there. On the contrary, the president's right-wing politics are in opposition to many of the rights women seek.

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Every year thousands of activists from civil society organizations around the world come to New York to take part in the Commission on the Status of Women, the global intergovernmental body exclusi

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Every year thousands of activists from civil society organizations around the world come to New York to take part in the Commission on the Status of Women, the global intergovernmental body exclusi

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Every year thousands of activists from civil society organizations around the world come to New York to take part in the Commission on the Status of Women, the global intergovernmental body exclusi

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Every year thousands of activists from civil society organizations around the world come to New York to take part in the Commission on the Status of Women, the global intergovernmental body exclusi

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