Afghanistan – Taliban Says Women Not Able to Travel Without a Male Relative Chaperone

We don’t forget Afghan women December 26, 2021 – Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities say women seeking to travel anything other than short distances should not be offered transport unless they are accompanied by a close male relative. The guidance, issued by the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, also called on all vehicle owners …

Amnesty International publishes policy and research on protection of ’issued women rights

Found by Alexia Tsouni  The electronic newspaper « Το Μωβ » does not consider the prostitution of a profession,but violence against women .Agrees to the protection of extradited women or persons , but not to its recognition as a profession . If a customer is bad you need to manage it yourself to the end. …

World March of Women – Solidarity for Afghanistan

International feminist solidarity with the women and the people of Afghanistan – No to taliban – no to imperialists We, the women of the World March of Women, a feminist, internationalist and anti-capitalist movement, stand in solidarity and echo our voices in repudiation of the situation faced by the peoples and women of Afghanistan. We …

‘A game-changing moment’: Chile constitution could set new gender equality standard

Chileans to elect 155-strong assembly made up of equivalent men and women to set out new framework and enshrine equal rights Women’s rights activists in Chile say that the country’s new constitution will catalyze progress for women in the country – and could set a new global standard for gender equality in politics. In a two-day …

Pay transparency directive – a milestone in closing the gender pay gap?

[Brussels, 19 March 2021] The European Women’s Lobby (EWL) welcomes the recently adopted legislative proposal on pay transparency by the European Commission, which has been long overdue. While there are many positive measures in the proposal including a definition of ‘work of equal value’, the EWL regrets that mandatory reporting on the gender pay gap …