Why women’s groups are so important
1. Safe spaces for women increase the likelihood of violence being reported and punished For many women who haven’t had the...
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Women's Rights
Women's Rights
This is what a feminist supply chain looks like
The Rana Plaza factory was eight stories high, a monolith of grey concrete that collapsed in on itself in a scene that resembled the chaos...
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Women in Emergencies
Shifting the Power: Empowering women in humanitarian crises
Women and girls are almost always the most affected when it comes to crisis: both as a cause and consequence of gender inequality and...
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Women's Rights
Women Stepping Forward in Palestine
Women’s opportunities and freedoms have been especially limited in the southern West Bank of Palestine, where ActionAid Australia is...
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Women's Rights
When fear of land grab turns out to be a reality
“Since my husband died, I have lived in the fear of land grabbing, which of late is very rampant in our area with the majority of victims...
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Women's Rights
Meet Srey from Cambodia
“I can only have two days off per month. I have to drink a lot, and I often get sexually harassed and abused by customers. My salary will...
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Women in Emergencies
10 things you need to know about women and humanitarian response
1. Disasters and protracted conflicts are happening with increasing frequency and intensity every year. CNBC called 2017 ‘the year of...
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