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 »
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 [...]
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.
G20 summit – demand justice for women
Posted in gender, women's issues, tagged campaign, Conscious consumer, development, economic downturn, empowerment of women, equality, ethical, ethical shopping, fair trade, families, G20, hardship, inequality, justice, poverty, sustainable, women, women and violence, women's issues on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Women tend to be last to be hired and first to be fired during times of economic hardship. Challenge the G20 not just on the Global crisis but for justice for women. Approximately 70% of the worlds poor tend to be women and girls, ironically too few seats at the tables where economic decisions are made are [...]
Empowering women through Fair Trade
Posted in gender, General, women's issues, tagged Charity, Conscious consumer, discrimination, empowerment of women, environment, ethical, fair trade, Fair trade fortnight, globalisation, inequality, International women's day, poverty, purchase power, self-esteem, shopping, sustainable, women, women's issues on February 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Why is Fair Trade important to women? Around 70% of the 1.3 billion people who live in extreme poverty are women and girls. For, too many of these women these statistics mean a life of grinding poverty and few opportunities. Poverty traps women in multiple layers of discrimination and hinders their ability to claim their rights. [...]
