July 2009 E-Gender

Contents

A) EVENTS/CAMPAIGNS/PRESS RELEASES

B) PRIZES/AWARDS/FUNDING

C) CALL FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS/ARTICLES

D) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/CONFERENCES

E) JOB OPPORTUNITIES

F) RESOURCES/MATERIALS/PUBLICATIONS

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A) EVENTS/CAMPAIGNS/PRESS RELEASES

1) IWDA: CHALLENGE FOR CHANGE – GREAT OCEAN WALK, Victoria, Australia: On 13th-15th November 2009, International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA) is setting off on a Three Day walk along the Great Ocean Road. A group of around 20 people will travel from Melbourne to Apollo Bay, and then walk from Blanket Bay to Cape Otway, Victoria. After spending the night in Cape Otway, participants will walk from Cape Otway to Johanna, and then the following day will see the sights of Milanesia Beach and Wreck Beach, returning to Melbourne that night. For more information and to register now, visit: http://www.iwda.org.au/challenge-gow/

2) AN EVENING WITH MALALAI JOYA: Malalai Joya was four days old when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. Following a childhood spent in refugee camps in Iran and Pakistan, she returned to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan in the late 1990s, where she worked for underground organisations promoting the cause of women. Since then, she has survived numerous assassination attempts and continued to press the cause of those who elected her. She received the International Human Rights Award in 2007 and was awarded the Anna Politovskaya Award in 2008. In March this year she won the International Anti-discrimination Award. On Thursday 9th July 2009 Malalai Joya will be speaking about her book at the State Library Village Roadshow Theatrette, Melbourne at 6.30pm. Tickets cost $20 General Admission, $18 Dymocks Booklovers. Price includes author talk, Q&A and book signing. For enquiries and bookings phone 96608500 or email levents@dymocks.com.au

3) U.S. CONGRESS CONSIDERS BOLD LEGISLATION TO COMBAT CHILD MARRIAGE, 7th May: More than twenty leading organisations lauded the introduction of legislation in both the United States Senate and House of Representatives to prevent child marriage in developing countries. The bills authorise U.S. foreign assistance funding over five years to prevent child marriage and provide educational and economic opportunities to girls in the developing world.

http://www.womensedge.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=646&Itemid=46

4) ON THE RAG AMIDST RICHES, 29th May: For millions of Indian women the colloquial phrase ‘going on the rag’ can literally mean that, or using just about anything available to stay dry during menstrual periods for lack of access to modern sanitary pads. Three years after its launch, ‘Goonj’s’ development initiative is making an impact on Indian women.

http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=47017

5) COMPUTERS BRING JOBS TO RURAL WOMEN, 3rd June: What strikes a visitor entering the Source for Change business processing centre (BPO) in rural Rajasthan, a deeply conservative state where women are veiled and child marriage is still rampant, is the near absence of men in the building. Source for Change has launched a social revolution in and around Bagar, a quiet town of some 10,000 people, some 600 kms. north-west of New Delhi. Before it opened, educated girls here had only two options: work on farms or at home.

http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=47074

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B) PRIZES/AWARDS/FUNDING

Withheld until August edition

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C) CALL FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS/ARTICLES

1) CALL FOR PARTICIPATION – GENDER AND SPORTS IN AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT: In line with its mandate of developing, promoting, consolidating, and disseminating the highest quality of research on and about Africa, the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) will hold a Gender Symposium from 23rd to 25th November 2009 in Cairo, Egypt which will provide a platform for gender-focused debates. The theme for the 2009 symposium is ‘Gender and Sports in Africa’s Development’. Those interested in the symposium are invited to send an abstract of the paper they intend to present no later than 31st August 2009.

http://codesria.org/new09/Gender_Symposium_2009.pdf

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D) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/CONFERENCES

1) EXCHANGE PROGRAMME INSTITUTE TRAINING 2009/2010, Kathmandu, Nepal: ISIS-Women’s International Cross-Cultural Exchange (ISIS-WICCE) has been running annual Exchange Programme Institutes since 1984, involving women leaders who have learnt from one another, exchanged ideas, and acquired cross-cultural strategies and solidarity actions for addressing a diverse range of women’s issues, from the human rights perspective. In collaboration with the Women’s Resource Centre in Nepal (WOREC), ISIS-WICCE is glad to announce this years training theme: “Human Rights, Human Security and Participation: Documenting Women’s Experiences in Situations of Armed Conflict”. Applications close 3rd July, 2009.

http://www.isis.or.ug/

2) FOURTH WOMEN IN AFRICA AND THE AFRICAN DIASPORA (WAAD) INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE – EDUCATION, GENDER AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE AGE OF GLOBALISATION: The fourth WAAD interdisciplinary conference will provide opportunities for constituencies inside and outside the academy-researchers, academicians, practitioners, policy makers, professionals, and students from various disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, pure and applied sciences, professional schools, etc., to discuss the education of women and girls in Africa and the African Diaspora and explore its relationship to sustainable development in a rapidly globalising, complex world.

http://www.waadconf.org/conference/conference-theme/

3) DRAFT PROGRAM OF THE 2009 ASIA PACIFIC NGO FORUM ON BEIJING+15: WEAVING WISDOM, CONFRONTING CRISES, FORGING THE FUTURE, Philippines, Asia-Pacific Women’s Watch (APWW): The NGO Forum on 22nd-24th October 2009 will focus not so much on what governments have done and not done, but more on chronicling what civil society, especially the women’s movements, has contributed towards the strategic objectives of the Beijing Platform for Action. As such, the NGO Forum will highlight some of the innovative, strategic or successful initiatives by women.

http://apww.isiswomen.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3:program-of-the-2009-asia-pacific-ngo-forum-on-beijing-15-weaving-wisdom-confronting-crises-forging-the-future-draft&catid=2:ap-ngo-forum-15&Itemid=25

4) EURONGOS CONFERENCE AND AGM 2009 – INVESTING IN SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS IN TIMES OF ECONOMIC CRISIS, Riga, Latvia: Learning about the options and possibilities to mitigate the impact of the current financial crisis and protecting both Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) and Rights spending internationally is crucial for a Civil Society network, such as EuroNGOs, if it wants to maintain vigilance with regard to the SRH commitments of governments, donors and international agencies. The EuroNGOs conference and AGM 2009 will take place 7-8 September 2009.

http://www.eurongos.org/Default.aspx?ID=18832

5) CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: WOMEN MAKING AIRWAVES FOR PEACE: Isis International, together with AMARC (World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters) Asia Pacific is set to conduct a radio seminar for women broadcasters on the role of community radio in peace building and disaster management. Women Making Airwaves for Peace (WMAP) is a five-day seminar that gathers around 30 women community radio broadcasters from the Asia Pacific region. It is a space where participants share their experiences, particularly best practices towards engendered peace building and disaster management – enabling community radio to empower women in crisis situations. Seminar runs from 3rd – 7th October 2009 in Bangalore, India.

http://www.isiswomen.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1241&Itemid=1

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E) JOB OPPORTUNITIES

1) OVERSEAS PROGRAM MANAGER – PACIFIC PROGRAMS (PNG), Melbourne, Australia: International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA) is seeking an Overseas Program Manager to be part of the Overseas Program Team. The successful applicant will undertake key functions in managing IWDA’s overseas program, working with overseas partners on the identification, implementation and evaluation of projects/activities/initiatives supported by IWDA in Papua New Guinea. Deadline for applications is 3rd July, 2009.

http://www.iwda.org.au/2009/06/12/position-vacant-overseas-program-manager-png/

2) PROGRAMME ASSOCIATE, New York City, United States: The Outreach and Business Development Team (OBDT), is responsible for proactively driving the strategic positioning of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) so that the size and predictability of its resources help the organisation achieve its strategic goals. Under the direct supervision of the Outreach and Business Development Adviser, and in close collaboration with other members of OBDT, the Programme Associate performs substantive services and processes in programme support, financial and administrative management and human resources, ensuring high-quality and accurate work. Deadline 2nd July 2009.

http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?job_id=10911

3) SENIOR TECHNICAL ADVISOR – GENDER/MEN AS PARTNERS, New York City, United States: EngenderHealth works to improve the health and well-being of people in the poorest communities of the world by sharing expertise in sexual and reproductive health and transforming the quality of heath care. EngenderHealth’s Gender/Men As Partners (MAP) Program is actively recruiting for a Senior Technical Advisor. The Gender/MAP program mobilises men to take an active stand for gender equality, their health and the health of their families, communities and countries. Please send your CV and application letter to hrinfo@engenderhealth.org with “Senior Technical Advisor – Gender/Men as Partners” in the subject line.

http://www.engenderhealth.org/about/careers/united-states/senior-technical-advisor-gender-men-as-partners.php

4) JUNIOR FELLOWSHIP – SOCIAL AND PRIVATE-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS ON GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT, Washington D.C., United States: ICRW is offering a 6 month junior fellowship for candidates interested in fostering skills and experience in partnerships between the nonprofit and private sectors to promote women’s empowerment and well-being in international development. This fellowship, based in Washington, D.C., is geared toward professionals in the early stages of their careers who would like to benefit from the opportunity to look across research, policy and programs to bring together the nonprofit and private sectors.

http://www.icrw.org/html/jobs/Fellowships/Junior%20Fellowship.html

5) SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER – INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S PROGRAM, New York, United States: The Open Society Institute (OSI) works to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. As part of OSI, the International Women’s Program (IWP) seeks to promote the advancement of women’s rights and gender equality in law and practice. Reporting to the director of IWP, the Africa senior program officer (Nairobi) will be responsible for facilitating the implementation of IWP’s strategic plan for the region. The senior program officer will work jointly with the program officer for Africa and director of advocacy projects based in New York. Deadline for applications is 1st August, 2009.

http://www.soros.org/about/offices/newyork/officer_20090608

6) GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, Rome, Italy: The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations lead international efforts to defeat hunger. Under the overall supervision of the Principal Advisor, European Severe Weather Database (ESWD), and the direct supervision of the Team Leader of the Task Team on Gender and Participatory Policies in Agriculture and Rural Development, the incumbent will contribute to the achievements of organisational results related to Gender equality in access to resources, goods, services and decision-making in rural areas. Deadline for applications is 4th September 2009.

http://www.fao.org/VA/PROF/2194ESW_en.htm

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F) RESOURCES/MATERIALS/PUBLICATIONS

1) GENDER AND CARE 2009: Providing care can be both a source of fulfilment and a terrible burden. For women and girls in particular, their socially prescribed role as carers can undermine their rights and limit their opportunities, capabilities and choices – posing a fundamental obstacle to gender equality and well-being. How can we move towards a world in which individuals and society recognise and value the importance of different forms of care, but without reinforcing care work as something that only women can or should do?

http://www.bridge.ids.ac.uk/reports_gend_CEP.html#Care

2) PACIFIC SISTERS WITH DISABILITIES AT THE INTERSECTION OF DISCRIMINATION, UNDP Pacific Centre: This study aims to identify the issues and challenges faced by women and girls with disabilities in the Pacific and to analyse social and economic factors impacting on their human rights. Women and girls with disabilities experience disadvantages and discrimination based on the combination of both disability and gender-based discrimination, known as ‘intersectional discrimination’. Responses targeted to their specific issues and needs are therefore required to ensure they enjoy the same rights as all others, including disabled men and/or their non-disabled peers. http://www.undppc.org.fj/_resources/article/files/Final%20PSWD%20BOOKLET.pdf

3) WHO ANSWERS TO WOMEN? GENDER AND ACCOUNTABILITY, UNIFEM: Progress of the World’s Women 2008/2009 provides examples of how women are demanding accountability for action on commitments to promote gender equality and women’s rights from national governments, justice and law enforcement systems, employers and service providers, as well as international institutions. Accountability from a women’s rights perspective exists when all women are able to get explanations from those in power for actions that affect them, and can set in motion corrective actions when those responsible fail to promote their rights.

http://www.unifem.org/progress/2008/media/POWW08_Report_Full_Text.pdf

4) TRANSFORMING THE LANDSCAPE OF LEADERSHIP IN MICROFINANCE: MAINTAINING THE FOCUS ON WOMEN, Women’s World Banking: Women’s leadership has been central to microfinance from the inception of the industry. Many of the industry’s pioneers were women, and as microfinance institutions grew, women were well represented in management. To this day, in comparison with other industries, the representation of women in leadership remains strong in microfinance. In recent years, however, microfinance providers have been strained by unprecedented rates of growth, the increasing need for skill sets from the private sector, and pressure to become more commercially motivated. There is evidence that the percentage of women in leadership positions is beginning to decline. http://www.swwb.org/files/pubs/en/transforming_the_landscape_of_leadership_in_microfinance_e.pdf

5) POWER, MOVEMENTS AND CHANGE: The volume 52, number 2, June 2009 issue of the ‘Development’ Journal highlights the dynamic cultures and identities in peoples’ movements produced as a report from the Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) conference on the power of movements. To order your copy, please visit the website below.

http://www.sidint.org/Development.aspx?IdArea=21&Type=A

6) GENDER AND CLIMATE FINANCE: DOUBLE MAINSTREAMING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, The Heinrich Böll Foundation: Climate change is real, it is happening already, and its impacts on people are not gender-neutral. It is affecting men and women all over the world differently, especially in the world’s poorest countries and amongst the most vulnerable people and communities. As women and men have different adaptive and mitigative capabilities, the financing instruments and mechanisms committed to climate change activities in mitigation and adaptation need to take these gender-differentiated impacts into account in funds design and operationalisation as well as concrete project financing.

http://www.boell.org/Pubs_read.cfm?read=196

7) GENDER ISSUES PORTAL: Inter Press Service (IPS) has launched a new dynamic Portal on Gender Issues. The website is part of a major global media and communication project of IPS running through 2009 – 2011 called “Communicating for Change: Getting Voice, Visibility and Impact for Gender Equality”. The project is financed by the Dutch MDG3 Fund set up by the Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation, Bert Koenders, to finance activities that advance Millennium Development Goal 3: Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. This website documents the publications, meetings and outputs resulting from the whole initiative, and intends to provide a knowledge centre about the activities of other women’s organisations working for gender equality.http://www.ips.org/mdg3/

8 ) WOMEN, HIV AND HUMAN RIGHTS: THE CRISIS OF CRIMINALISATION: This document outlines a presentation given by the Salamander Trust at a meeting on women and AIDS at the House of Commons in Westminster. It discusses how women with HIV/AIDS have seen their reproductive health rights and rights to liberty systematically and institutionally eroded because of global attitudes. http://www.feim.org.ar/pdf/SFTS/AliceWelbourn_Women_HIVandHR_the_crisis_of_criminalization.pdf

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