Health and wellbeing >>
South Korean Ad Highlights How Hard It Is to Be a Working Mother
I may be a good employee, but to my family, I am a failure. In their eyes, I am a bad daughter-in-law, a bad parent, a bad wife and a bad mother. Hwang Myeong-eun
Cherie Blair Foundation for Women >>
The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
The aim of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women is to help women across the world to realise their potential by promoting and supporting their economic independence and empowerment.
Cherie Blair Foundation for Women >>
GSMA and the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women Publish 'Women & Mobile: A Global Opportunity' Report
This report is the first detailed global study of the nature of women mobile subscribers in low and middle-income countries such as Kenya and India. It underlines the barriers facing women's use of mobile phones and also shows that by extending the benefits of mobile phone ownership to more women, a multitude of social and economic goals can be achieved.
Social and cultural >>
Saudi women to be allowed to argue cases in court
Saudi Arabia is planning to bring in a new law to allow women lawyers to argue cases in court for the first time. Saudi Arabia's Justice Minister Mohammed al-Issa, who is drafting the law, said it was part of King...
Social and cultural >>
The AUW Cherie Blair Fellows
Cherie recently visited Bangladesh on a four-day trip, during which she launched the Cherie Blair Fellowships at the Asian University for Women in Chittagong. As a patron of the AUW, she gave Cherie Blair Fellowships to ten outstanding students who...
Health and wellbeing >>
Refuge - The Campaign against Domestic Violence
Refuge provides women and children suffering from domestic violence with help, advice, support and a safe house if need be.
Health and wellbeing >>
Women are seen to be the major agents for progress in attaining the climate change development goals.
Think of the women who depend directly on the environment for their livelihoods and for the well-being of their families and communities
Economic >>
Women power comes to Ethiopian banking
By Muluken Yewondwossen Prominent female Ethiopian professionals and entrepreneurs are to found a pioneering Women's Bank that will be fully controlled by women. Last Friday, a founding meeting called by promoters of the new bank held talks about the gender-based...
Social and cultural >>
The Asian University for Women
The key to success for nations now and in the future will be the ability to harness the talents and potential of all its citizens. And that means women as well as men.
Cherie Blair Foundation for Women >>
Women Mean Business Conference
The Women Mean Business conference hosted by the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women will take place in Mumbai on the 11th of December, 20009. The aim is to bring together highly successful professionals from across India to share their knowledge...
Economic >>
The Girl Effect
'We should have absolute confidence in these girls. It makes absolute sense to invest in them....they're not asking us for our pity. They're just asking for us to enable them to do what they're already doing, but they could do so much better with our help'. Cherie Blair
Economic >>
The Global Gender Gap Report 2008
The World Economic Forum has published its third annual report on the Global Gender Gap.This fascinating report examines the relative position of women to men in 130 countries.
Social and cultural >>
The Launch of the World Bank's Adolescent Girls Initiative
On 10th October 2008 a group of remarkable adolescent girls attended the launch of the World's Bank Adolescent Girls Initiative ("AGI") at the headquarters of the World Bank in Washington.
>>
Sex and Power: Who runs Britain
"A snail could crawl the entire length of the Great Wall of China in 212 years, just slightly longer than the 200 years it will take for women to be equally represented in Parliament."
Economic >>
Mary Fisher Bracelets Project
AIDS-affected women in Africa are earning desperately-needed income by handcrafting beaded bracelets, with training from artist-activist Mary Fisher.
Social and cultural >>
Educating Girls
If there is one single thing we can do to counter inequality and poverty, it is to ensure that every child across the world, but particularly every girl, gets a good education.
Social and cultural >>
The Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
By accepting the Convention, states commit themselves to undertake a series of measures to end discrimination against women in all forms
Social and cultural >>
United Nations Women Watch
The UN has created a website called WomenWatch which is a rich source of information about women's Issues around the world, particulary in relation to their rights and to gender parity.
Health and wellbeing >>
Innovations in Global Child Healthcare
Four million infants die within a month of birth every year. Ninety eight percent of these infant deaths occur in developing countries
Social and cultural >>
Al-Fatah School in Afghanistan
Under the Taliban rule, Afghan girls were forbidden to attend school. These days, girls are making up for the lost years.
Economic >>
Empowering Women Economically
"Helping women to make the most of their economic potential is vital in tackling global poverty and inequality"
Social and cultural >>
Stop the Trafficking
Many estimates suggest that more than two million people are sold into modern day slavery every year, the vast majority of them women and children...
Economic >>
World Economic Forum Gender Gap Report
The World Economic Forum Gender Gap Report examines four critical areas of inequality between men and women:
Health and wellbeing >>
Because I am a Girl : Plan International's Campaign
Plan UK's Because I am a Girl campaign is tackling the huge issues girls living in poverty around the world face.
Economic >>
Women for Women International
Women for Women International works to provide women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency, thereby promoting viable civil societies.