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A new article by Vibeke B. Thomsen was published today by the Women Under Siege Project. It discusses the upcoming departure of ISAF from Afghanistan and its implication on the lives and rights of women. The article argues that for the country to thrive post-war, ISAF will have to place a special emphasis on gender issues and continue to hold the government accountable for its actions on women’s rights.
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The African Union has set aside 31st July to celebrate African Women’s Day. Various events and celebrations are taking place and this year, GenderHopes’ partner association Make Every Woman Count marks this day under the theme “Let’s Make Rural Women Count”. Please click here if you want to share your ideas and vision for a better future for rural women in Africa. Follow also our daily updates on Twitter!
On 18 July, GenderHopes director, Vibeke Thomsen, met with Dr. Tom Marfo, CARF director and Gaby Wentland, director of Mission Freedom, to discuss ongoing projects to combat human trafficking and forced prostitution in the Netherlands. Dr. Marfo and Dr. Sheetal Agarwal-Shah presented their joint “Bijlmer Project” which aims to investigate areas in need of psycho-social interventions for victims of trafficking and develop a training module for peer educators.
Do you have something to say about gender-based violence, sexual violence, rape, prostitution, trafficking or more generally women’s rights in Europe or Africa? We are looking for experienced writers to contribute to our blog, with short articles or opinion pieces (500 to 1000 words).
If you are interested, please send an email with your pitch to vibeke(at)genderhopes.org. We look forward to hearing from you!
As a member of the Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID), GenderHopes and its activities are featured this week on AWID’s membership page.
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This article by Vibeke B. Thomsen was posted by Café Babel. It discusses the legalization of prostitution and the consequences of differing legislations across the EU. Taking the example of Sweden, who made prostitution illegal in 1999, the author argues that the legalization of prostitution fuels gender-based violence as well as human trafficking.
For the full article, please click here.
This short blog by Vibeke B. Thomsen was posted by the SunFlower Post. It discusses the notion of maternal instinct vs. societal norms, and the struggles many women face between work and motherhood.
For the full post, please click here.
In October 2010, the African Union launched the African Women’s Decade (AWD) 2010-2020. The aim of the African Women’s Decade is to advance gender equality by accelerating implementation of Dakar, Beijing and AU Assembly Decisions on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE), through dual top down and bottom up approach which is inclusive of grassroots participation.
With this in mind, Make Every Woman Count (MEWC) one of GenderHopes’ partners, is launching the “Let’s MakeAWDcount” campaign, a call to action dedicated to making the African Women’s Decade COUNT! on 15th May.
For more information, please click here.
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