International Womens Day

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March 8, 2011 | 2:15 PM | By

A century of women’s days: What to celebrate and what not to

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International Women's Day Thailand

Today is the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, a celebration of women born out of the early 20th-century labor and suffragette movements.

Given its original socialist worker underpinnings, it’s perhaps no surprise this day is more widely celebrated in Europe and elsewhere than it has been in the U.S. (where even saying the “S” word seems to cause people to twitch.) Continue reading →

FILED UNDER: Justice, human rights, International Womens Day, maternal-mortality, women's health
March 3, 2011 | 11:49 AM | By

The need to “girl up” our approach to development

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There’s a lot of talk these days about focusing on the needs of women and young girls when it comes to foreign aid, development and global health.

As was noted recently by Unicef, and reported in the Guardian, the needs of teenagers and adolescents are generally neglected when it comes to many global health and development programs. This is especially true of the needs of girls and young women. Continue reading →

FILED UNDER: Basics, adolescents, girls, International Womens Day