Cobertura total: Género

30.08.2007 In an attempt to derail indigenous rights activist Rigoberta Menchu’s political party ahead of September 9 elections, a party member and local council candidate was recently assassinated.

30.08.2007 The UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women is accepting applications for its 12th grant cycle (2007) related to the implementation of existing laws, policies and plans of action to address violence against women and reducing the twin pandemics of HIV/AIDS and violence against women.

30.08.2007 The killing of two Indonesian domestic workers by their employers in Saudi Arabia highlights the Saudi government’s ongoing failure to hold employers accountable for serious abuses. The brutal beatings by these employers also left two other Indonesian domestic workers critically injured.

30.08.2007 Tujuh anggota keluarga di Arab Saudi yang mempekerjakan empat orang PRT asal Indonesia memukuli pekerjanya secara brutal awal Agustus ini. Akibatnya, Tarwiyah Slamet (32) dan Susmiyati Abdul Fulan (28) meninggal karena luka-luka yang dideritanya

28.08.2007 Kalangan gay selama ini dianggap sebagai kelompok risiko tinggi untuk penyebaran HIV/AIDS. Bagaimana dengan kelompok lesbian? Apakah anggapan lesbian akan bebas HIV/AIDS karena tak memiliki ‘phalus’ itu merupakan sebuah fakta? Atau cuma mitos?

27.08.2007 The Intel Foundation partnered with the Digital Empowerment Foundation, a New Delhi-based non-governmental organisation has granted a donation of US 60,000 (Rs.25 lakh) towards women's education and empowerment in India.

27.08.2007 There is something remarkable in the tribal women of North Indian state of Orissa as they have increased their level of awareness and no longer dependent on the money lenders. On the contrary, today they are small-scale entrepreneurs by forming SHGs groups and selling the turmeric which has good production in their village.

27.08.2007 Q!FF merupakan salah satu festival film internasional yang mengupas isu orientasi seksual dan HIV/AIDS. Untuk kali keenam, Q! Film Festival (Q!FF) akan dilaksanakan di Jakarta dan Bali pada tanggal 24 Agustus sampai 2 September 2007.

24.08.2007 The monsoon floods in north Indian state of Bihar have been overwhelming in magnitude and severity compared to previous years. Women and children are the vulnerable victim and face the continuing challenge of surviving in such a critical scenario.

24.08.2007 Suomeen syyskuussa saapuvan kätilö Ugaso Jaman mukaan 98 prosenttia naisista on ympärileikattu Somalimaassa, jossa silpomista ei kielletä lailla. Jama on onnistunut kyseenalaistamaan vahingollisen kulttuuriperinteen, koska osaa ammattimaisesti perustella mielipiteensä ja tuntee yhteisön ajattelutavat.

23.08.2007 Despite countless global impediments to women's political participation and representation, activists are working tirelessly to secure unbiased opportunities for election and equal rates of political representation for women and men alike.

22.08.2007 Afganistanin vanhoilliset naksuttavat kieltään paheksuvasti uusille naisten hoitamille kauppaliikkeille.

22.08.2007 Ketua DPP P3 TKI Munir Ahmad mengungkapkan, banyak tenaga kerja Indonesia yang baru pulang ke Tanah Air membawa sejumlah masalah. Selain masalah hukum, ada juga yang membawa pulang penyakit mematikan, seperti HIV/AIDS.

21.08.2007 Kondom perempuan sebenarnya sudah lama ditemukan. Bahkan lebih dulu ditemukan daripada virus HIV/AIDS. Hanya, karena masih kuatnya mitos dan benturan budaya, masyarakat Indonesia masih enggan memakainya.

21.08.2007 Satu lagi warga Jember, seorang wanita, sebut saja Diah (28), diketahui positif mengidap HIV/AIDS. Berdasarkan keterangan Klinik VCT dr Soebandi, perempuan asal desa Kencong itu tertular dari suaminya yang meninggal pada tahun 2005.

17.08.2007 Samia Melhem, Sr. Operations Officer, Policy Division (CITPO), The World Bank Group shares her views on the participation of women in information and communication technology (ICT).

16.08.2007 Written in collaboration, a Hesperian Foundation published handbook focus on the health issues of the women with disabilities in over 40 developing and developed countries. The handbook aims to help women with disabilities to care for themselves on their general health and participate more effectively in their communities.

14.08.2007 Istilah 'butch' dan 'femme' sebetulnya merupakan wacana dan konsep kuno. Istilah ini awalnya digunakan oleh kelompok-kelompok lesbian kelas pekerja di Amerika yang memanfaatkan waktu senggangnya di bar-bar.

10.08.2007 Open Space, Pune, is holding a national competition on Public Service Advertising (PSA). The aim of the competition is to make people, especially youth aware about social issues through a creative activity and also reward them for their efforts.

09.08.2007 Awalnya Mama Yuli (43) menduga penyakit yang dideritanya malaria. Apalagi hampir setiap bulan penyakitnya selalu kambuh. Akhirnya, ia melakukan tes darah, dan dinyatakan positif HIV. Padahal, Mama Yuli hanya seorang ibu rumah tangga.