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Archive: The Challenge of Gender Inequalities
January, 2000
Jan 28, NY Times: Egypt Makes it Easier for Women to Divorce Husbands
Jan 25, The Independent-Egypt women start a revolution in divorce laws
Jan 21, Addis Tribune-Girls' Scholarship Fund Established
Jan 18, WIC (Ethiopia)-Ministry Formulates Women-targetd Projects
Jan 14, WIC (Ethiopia)- Women Urged to Register in Preparation for Election
December, 1999
Dec 29, The Reporter Camouflaging Rape
Dec 20, NY Times- Vote On Women's Rights Shows Deep Rift in Kuwait Society
Dec 17, Addis Tribune (Editorial)- Child Prostitution Should Be Outlawed
Dec 15, The Monitor- Little girls raise funds for orphanages
Dec 15, WIC- Gov't and Advocacy Groups Promote Women's partcipation in May election
Dec 12, NY Times- Defeat for Women's Rights Underscores Rift in Kuwait
Dec 8, The Reporter (PANA)- "Reliable Abortion?"
Dec 8, The Reporter (PANA)-The Plight of Women- A Call for Change!
Dec 7, WIC- Journalists Attend Training on Gender Reporting
A UNESCO study indicates that household chores is the single biggest reason chosen by parents for not
sending their daughters to school. The picture shows an Ethiopian girl carrying out one of her many daily tasks: fetching water.
Dec 6, Washington Post- Kuwait at Odds on Women's Rights Issues
Dec 3, WIC- Women Demonstrators Demand Severe Punishments Against Rapists, Abductors
Dec 2, BBC- South African rape victims fight HIV
Dec 1, Kuwait Narrowly Kills New Bill to Give Women Political Rights
November, 1999
Nov 28, Growing Rate of Girl Abduction, Rape Reported
Nov 26- Addis Tribune- Women's Conference Closes
Nov 25- PANA Day Observed For Eliminating of Violence Against Women
Nov 25, Times (London)-One in two Indian wives face beatings or abuse
Nov 24, NY Times-More African Women Have Aids Than Men
Nov 24, WIC-Symposium Deliberates on Harmful Traditions Prevention Draft Convention
Nov 24, NY Times- Kuwait Rejects Political Rights for Women
Nov 22, WIC-Enabling Environment Exists for Women Empowerment: Dr. Negasso
Nov 19, Addis Tribune-Sixth Regional Conference on Women to Be Held Here Soon
Nov 18, WIC-How Long Will Sexual Harassment Remain a Hush-hush Affair?
Nov 16, The Monitor- Hands Off Aberash!!
Nov 10, BBC-Handover of circumcision tools praised
Nov 10, London Times- Kuwait women await the vote
Nov 9, The Monitor-Dr. Mulumubet Shegenaw, Prospective Candidate
Nov 9, The Monitor-Being a Woman
Nov 5-Addis Tribune UN Women Help the Needy
Nov 3, WIC- Women in Public, Political life
Nov 3, WIC-A Further look in Women's Rights
Nov 3, Monitor-Middle East has to be avoided
Nov 3, NY Times-Political Woman Goes from Ivory Tower to Street
October, 1999
Oct 31, BBC-Drive to Cut maternal deaths
Oct 27, WIC-Should Women Forge Armed Struggle Against Abduction
Oct 14, WIC- Women Penalised for Reproductive Role?
Oct 13, The Reporter-Espouse our Claims
Oct 13, The Reporter-Quotas the annihilators of confidence
Oct 12, WIC-Incidence of Rape, Girl Abuction on Increase
Oct 12, WIC-Laws Breaching Women's rights should be reformed: paper
Oct 7, BBC- Ethiopian Maids Abused in Middle East
September, 1999
Sept 30, WIC-Abduction: Nightmare of Kemabata girls?
Sept 16, WIC- Organization Intervenes to Rescue, Empower Kembata Women
Sept 6, BBC- Kenya Changing Attitudes to female Circumcision
We recommend "Millions Left..." in Chora Highlights for similar stories.
Sept 2, BBC-Tanzania female circumcision shock