An estimated 100 to 140 million girls and women worldwide are currently living with the consequences of female genital cutting, also called female circumcision. Female genital cutting includes several different forms of cutting practiced for hundreds of years. The practice of female genital cutting is disturbing to talk about. It is part of deeply-held religious [...]
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Save Girls from Female Genital Cutting
Posted in gender, women's issues, tagged activism, beliefs, discrimination, empowerment of women, female circumcision, genital cutting, human rights, inequality, justice, people, women, women's issues, women's rights. on September 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
New Fair Trade products @ the Conscious Consumer from Peru
Posted in gender, General, tagged children, Conscious consumer, conscious consumers, development, empower, empowerment of women, ethical, ethical shopping, fair trade, fair trade accessories, fair trade doll, fair trade products, fair trade rucksack, fairtrade doll, fairtrade products, fairtrade rucksack, fairtrade shopping, fashion, gifts, handcrafted, handicrafts, justice, people, poverty, shopping, sustainable, values, women on March 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A beautiful collection of hand spun and hand woven dolls and swaddled babies are now available at the Conscious Consumer. A beautiful collectable doll for all ages. Hand spun pure wool which is then hand woven by disadvantaged women in Chinchero, Peru. Beautiful hand woven swaddled babies. Hand spun pure wool which is then hand [...]
International Women’s day 20% discount one day only!
Posted in gender, General, women's issues, tagged Conscious consumer, conscious consumers, development, discount, empowerment of women, ethical, fair trade, fair trade accessories, fair trade clothing, fair trade jewellery, fair trade products, handcrafted, handicrafts, inequality, International women's day, justice, people, poverty, self-esteem, shopping, shopping discount, sustainable, values, women, women's issues on March 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
International Women’s Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. http://www.internationalwomensday.com/ Women’s empowerment through trade is the heart of the Conscious Consumer’s business philosophy. Jan Appleton (the founder of the Conscious Consumer) background is in Gender Research and women’s issues and wanted to [...]
Grab a Fair Trade bargain at the conscious consumer
Posted in Fair trade fashion, gender, tagged Conscious consumer, ethical, ethical products, ethical shopping, fair trade, fair trade accessories, fair trade bags, fair trade clothing, fair trade jewellery, fair trade products, reductions, sale, shopping on January 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
SALE time at the conscious consumer 20% discount on all Fair Trade clothing including SALE items. Grab a bargain before it goes!
Women Stand Up to Violence in Peru
Posted in gender, women's issues on November 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For tourists and other visitors, Cuzco has a special fascination as the ancient capital of the Inca empire. But social scientists know it as one of the areas in the world with the highest rates of violence against women.
Poor women turn company directors â OneWorld South Asia Home
Posted in gender, General, women's issues on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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Poverty main cause of trafficking.
Posted in gender, General, women's issues, tagged campaign, Conscious consumer, discrimination, Eastern Europe, education, empowerment of women, fair trade, Moldova, NGOs, people, poverty, self-esteem, sex workers, slavery, trafficking, Ukraine, values, women, women's issues on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Chakarova’s research certainly goes further than telling the terrible stories of trafficked women. The detailed personal accounts highlight the problems that need to be addressed if sex trafficking is to be controlled. Poverty emerges time and again as the main cause in each of her stories.
Will Women Be an Afterthought at U.N. Crisis Meet? Jun 23 (IPS)
Posted in gender, General, women's issues, tagged activism, beliefs, campaign, Conscious consumer, development, discrimination, empower, empowerment of women, ethical, financial crisis, gender equality, inequality, justice, life style change, people, poverty, recession, self-esteem, slavery, sustainable, trafficking, UN, UNIFEM, values, women's issues on June 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 23 (IPS) – A groundbreaking U.N. General Assembly conference on the global economic crisis and its impact on development, set to begin Wednesday, may sideline women’s numerous concerns, civil society groups say.
Posted in gender, General, women's issues, tagged activism, beliefs, campaign, Charity, empower, empowerment of women, human trafficking, inequality, justice, Maiti Nepal, Nepal, people, poverty, self-esteem, trafficking, trafficking of children, values, women, women's issues on May 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Maiti Nepal requests for your urgent attention in the following case of stranded Nepalese Girls.
