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Investing in Women “As more cash and assets get into the hands of women, more of these earnings get into the mouths, medicine, and schoolbooks of their children, while at the same time increasing women’s bargaining position and power in the family and community; and their ability to act against violence in the home and in the world. There is no development strategy more beneficial to society as a whole - women and men alike - than the one which involves women as central players.” - Kofi Annan, Former Secretary -General of the United Nations The key to economic development lies in unleashing women’s potential and investing in women’s capabilities.
Deep Lab What is Deep Lab? Deep Lab is a collaborative group of cyberfeminist researchers, artists, writers, engineers, and cultural producers. Our interests are diverse, and we do not agree on everything. Some of our research includes privacy, surveillance, code, art, social hacking, race, capitalism, anonymity, the infrastructures of the 21st century and useful skills in tangible situations. What does Deep Lab do? Helping Women Survivors of War Rebuild Their Lives Thank you, [FirstName], for your generous donation to Women for Women International. You changed a woman's life today! Your gift of [Amount] on August 15, 2014 will help women right now who are struggling to regain their lives and their dignity as they recover from the ravages of war. To learn more about the impact of your gift you can watch our videos or learn about the countries we work in. Your secure transaction ID is [TrasactionId].
U.S. Women Hit Hardest by Poverty, Says Census Report In the wake of the Kansas City shootings, a new study by the Southern Poverty Law Center sheds light on the rampant violence that has been perpetrated by users of right-wing extremist sites. The day after long-time white supremacist and anti-Semite Frazier Glenn Miller allegedly opened fire outside two suburban Kansas City Jewish centers, killing three people, he was denounced by the founder of Stormfront.org, one of the Internet’s oldest and largest white nationalist forums. “We have enough of a problem with how we are portrayed without some homicidal whack job coming along and reinforcing that,” Don Black told The Daily Beast at the time. But while Black proudly made clear that Miller was never allowed to post on Stormfront, a new study by the Southern Poverty Law Center, a non-profit civil rights advocacy group, shows that Black’s site has hosted its fair share of “homicidal whack jobs.” Stormfront, specifically, has had a long history of violence among its members.
A Woman’s Place — Everything Old is New Again There wasn’t much structure to Lynda’s working day — but then again, it had to be that way. A project manager by trade, Lynda had cut her teeth at the Bank of England’s Data Processing department. After marrying and having a child, however, things were different. Holding down a full-time job while looking after her infant son had proven impossible, so she turned to freelancing: that way most of her work could be done in the early mornings and late evenings when little Colin was asleep. Global Poverty Project May 02, 2013 poverty, birth mortality, children, environment The problem: Women make up half of the world's population and yet represent a staggering 70% of the world's poor. For the millions of women living in poverty, their lives are a litany of injustice, discrimination and obstacles that get in the way of achieving their basic needs of good health, safe childbirth, education and employment. Overcoming these inequalities and ensuring that women benefit from development requires that the needs and desires of women are not only taken into account, but be put front and centre.
NCWIT Talking Points ROSE Blog: Rikki's Open Source Exchange Jul 10, 2008 GMT Rikki Kite Women And Poverty In The United States: 18 Essential Facts And Statistics Fact: In 2010 46 million Americans were living in poverty. Fact: Record numbers of Americans living in "extreme poverty" are women. During the Republican National Convention this week and the Democratic National Convention next week, The Huffington Post is hosting three online Shadow Conventions highlighting issues that seem to fall off both parties' radars too easily.
Wikimania 2012 tackles diversity issues Related stories More information on Wikimedia Foundation Saturday, July 14, 2012 Mary Gardiner gave the keynote speech at Wikimania 2012 in Washington, D.C. Image: Andrew Bennetts. Jimmy Wales addresses attendees of Wikimania 2012 at the Library of Congress . Africa - In Africa, 'Poverty Has a Female Face' The global economic crisis will have a major impact on womenGirls, more than boys, will suffer in areas such as education and infant mortalityThe plight of women must be incorporated in any economic development strategy WASHINGTON, May 15, 2009 – The global economic crisis will drastically reduce African women’s individual incomes as well as the budgets they manage on behalf of their households, with particularly damaging consequences for girls, said Obiageli Ezekwesili, World Bank Vice President for the Africa Region, at a recent conference on the impact of the global economic crisis on women in Africa. “Poverty has a female face and the global economic downturn will have a significant impact on women as more of them lose jobs and are forced to manage shrinking household incomes,” Ezekwesili said May 8 at the “Women and the Changing Global Outlook” conference organized by the British Embassy in Washington, and the National Geographic Society. “She is 18.5 years old. Ms. Women at the Helm