May 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
A) EVENTS/CAMPAIGNS/PRESS RELEASES
1) HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND WORLD POVERTY - WORKERS OR SLAVES? One Just World, Brisbane, Australia: Human trafficking and slavery are problems of global proportions, driven by poverty, unsafe migration and the neglect of human rights standards. It is a crime that has risen to become the third most profitable trans-national organised crime, after drugs and arms. How can Australia take the lead to prevent human trafficking, protect survivors and bring the perpetrators to justice? One Just World will be facilitating this free public forum at 6:00pm - 7:30pm on 11th May 2009. For further details please visit:
http://onejustworld.com.au/main/brisbane-human-trafficking-and-world-poverty/
2) IWDA JOINS FACEBOOK: IWDA has recently developed a page on Facebook which will provide information on upcoming events, recent news and fundraising. Become a fan of IWDA on Facebook and keep up with our regular updates!
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/International-Womens-Development-Agency-IWDA/33463928664?ref=ts
3) DEVELOPMENT: GLOBAL COALITION BACKS NEW U.N. GENDER BODY, by Thalif Deen, United Nations, Mar 30: An international coalition of over 300 women’s organisations and human rights groups, representing more than 50 countries, is lending its support to a proposal aimed at creating a strong new women’s body at the United Nations.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=46320
4) “WOMEN ARE NOT EQUALS IN OUR SOCIETY”, Mel Frykberg interviews Mashoor Basissy, director of the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MOWA), Ramallah, Apr 8: As a man in a patriarchal society, an outspoken advocate of women’s rights and a harsh critic of the way Palestinian women are treated, Mashoor Basissy brings a fresh male perspective to the growing problem of domestic violence against Palestinian women.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=46436
5) GENERAL ASSEMBLY OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORTS GEAR MODEL FOR NEW UN WOMEN’S ENTITY, New York, Apr 2: This week the General Assembly (GA) held informal consultations to discuss the Secretary General’s paper that presents various options for a new gender entity at the United Nations. The GA expressed overwhelming support for the composite model for the new entity, which is the option advocated for by the Gender Equality Architecture (GEAR) Campaign, the Secretary General, the Deputy Secretary-General, and the President of the General Assembly. Overall, 22 statements expressed support for the creation of a new women’s entity based on the composite model.
http://www.wedo.org/learn/campaigns/governance/general-assembly-overwhelmingly-supports-gear-model-for-new-un-women%e2%80%99s-entity or visit http://gear.collectivex.com/ to view the GEAR campaign.
6) “TO BE AN INDEPENDENT ACTIVIST WAS ONE OF MY DREAMS”, Seoul, Apr 20: As an activist in China, Yuan Feng actively advocates women’s rights. Yuan is now the director of Combating Domestic Violence Against Women and a leading figure of Gender and Development (GAD) group in China. She visited South Korea to join a newly established feminist network, Network for GloCal Activism and School of Feminism. Excerpts from the interview can be found on the website below.
www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=46559
B) PRIZES/AWARDS/FUNDING
1) DRAWING COMPETITION FOR CHILDREN ON GENDER EQUALITY: For the third year in a row, the European Commission (EC) launched an international drawing competition on gender equality. This competition will call on the children in developing countries, to express their vision of gender equality through a drawing. The jury will be composed of children from the 27 EU Member states and a prize equivalent to _1,000 for each region will be awarded to the winners. The exhibition will be inaugurated in Northern Hemisphere Autumn 2009 at the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Competition closes 15th May, 2009.
http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/what/gender/drawing-competition_en.htm
C) CALL FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS/ARTICLES
1) CALL FOR ARTICLES: WOMEN AND FOOD SOVEREIGNTY LEISA MAGAZINE (VOL. 25.3): What does food sovereignty mean in the day-to-day lives of small-scale farm families? And more particularly, what does it mean for women - being the main providers of food? How do they perceive the global changes in agriculture, and how do they respond to them? Please see the website below to read the author’s guidelines. Deadline for submissions is 1st June 2009.
http://ileia.leisa.info/index.php?url=show-blob-html.tpl&p[o_id]=90881&p[a_id]=237&p[a_seq]=0
2) CALL FOR PAPERS: ANTI-TRAFFICKING, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE: This edited volume aims to explore the life experiences, agency, and human rights of the women who are involved in a variety of activities that are characterised as “trafficked” terrains in a de-territorialised and re-territorialised world, in order to shed light on the complicated processes in which anti-trafficking, human rights and social justice are intersected. While previous studies have highlighted popular discourses, national and international policies, and the victimisation and struggles of the trafficked women, few studies have centred on the stories of the migrant subjects themselves to offer a critical reading of the recent competing definitions of trafficking and the complex ways in which the intertwined configurations of gender, race, ethnicity, and nationality complicate the contemporary hegemonic discourse on trafficking.
http://www.aaanet.org/sections/afa/Calls%20for%20Papers.htm
3) CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: WOMEN PEACEMAKERS PROGRAM: Made possible through a generous grant from the Fred J. Hansen Foundation, the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice’s (IPJ) Women PeaceMakers Program invites four women from around the world who have been locally involved in human rights and peacemaking efforts. Women accepted into this program are seeking ways to further their peacemaking efforts in their home countries. Applications close June 1st 2009. For more information please visit:
http://peace.sandiego.edu/programs/women.html
D) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/CONFERENCES
1) MICROCREDIT: AN ALTERNATIVE FOR WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT? Women in Development Europe (WIDE), in the current context of its work on the neoliberal agenda, will address the issue of microcredit as an alternative for women’s empowerment during a one-day conference organised on the 15th of May in Brussels. The conference will aim at providing a comprehensive approach to microcredit: its specificities and impacts in the South, its implementation in the EU and its challenges especially in the context of the current financial and economic crisis. It will be an opportunity to gather different views and share experiences around microcredit practices. For more information, please visit: http://www.wide-network.org/index.jsp?id=431
2) SVRI FORUM: COORDINATED EVIDENCE-BASED RESPONSES TO END SEXUAL VIOLENCE, 6 - 9 July 2009, Misty Hills, Johannesburg: The Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) would like to invite you to its first international conference, aimed at promoting research on sexual violence, highlighting innovation and encouraging sharing and networking in the area of sexual violence. This global event will bring together over 200 participants working on sexual violence as researchers, gender activists, funders, policy makers, service providers, survivors and others. For more information please visit: http://svriforum2009.svri.org/
3) EDUCATION, GENDER AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE AGE OF GLOBALISATION CONFERENCE, 3 - 8 August 2009, Abuja, Nigeria: The 4th Women in Africa and the African Diaspora (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. For more information, please visit:http://www.waadconf.org/
4) TWO-DAY COURSE: THE DYNAMICS OF WOMEN’S GIVING, 7 - 8 October 2009, Indianapolis, IN, USA: This course, designed through a collaboration of The Fund Raising School and Women’s Philanthropy Institute at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, will provide key insights into women’s philanthropy and women’s giving, allowing your organisation to be successful in engaging women as donors. Please visit the website to register. http://www.philanthropy.iupui.edu/TheFundRaisingSchool/CourseDescriptions/dynamics_women_giving.aspx
E) JOB OPPORTUNITIES
1) LEGAL GENDER SPECIALIST FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE FOR THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY (SEPI), Dili, Timor-Leste: United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) are operating a programme in Timor-Leste contributing to two of UNIFEM’s thematic areas on reduction of violence against women and advancement of gender justice in democratic governance. They are now seeking a legal and gender specialist who shall build SEPI’s legal and policy advocacy and advisory services in partnership with relevant government institutions from a gender perspective, under the overall guidance of the Regional Programme Director of the UNIFEM East and Southeast Asia Regional Programme Office and the direct supervision of the Country Programme Manager (CPM) at the UNIFEM Timor-Leste Programme Office. Applications close 4th May, 2009.
http://www.unifem-eseasia.org/recruit/Recruit_LGS_TL_20April09.html
2) FUNDRAISING COORDINATOR, Melbourne, Australia: Marie Stopes International Australia (MSIA) is a not-for-profit, results-oriented social enterprise, supporting efficient, effective and sustainable reproductive health programs in the Asia-Pacific region. MSIA is looking for a talented individual with experience in fundraising and philanthropy, to grow the funding base from individual donors, private trusts and foundations. You will play an influential role in supporting the identification, pursuit and development of these strategic relationships. Please visit the website below to see the job framework. Applications close 4th May 2009.
http://www.acfid.asn.au/get-involved/docs_get-involved/docs_job-vacancies/MSIA%20Fundraising%20Coordinator%20_PT_%202009.pdf
3) GENDER CONSULTANT, Port Moresby, Papua Guinea: The Australia Transport Sector Support Program (TSSP) is seeking a suitably skilled and qualified consultant to join the dynamic team in Port Moresby, PNG, for 2 x 2 month inputs during 2009. As the Gender Consultant you will work with the Program Manager, Program personnel and selected Government of Papua New Guinea (GoPNG) transport infrastructure agencies in assisting to develop and/or strengthen plans and strategies aimed at improving gender outputs. Applications close 8th May 2009.http://www.pngtssp.com/employment/index.htm
4) CAMPAIGN MANAGER, London, United Kingdom: The Stop Violence Against Women (SVAW) campaign has been running globally with Amnesty International since 2004 and is scheduled to end in March 2010. The Campaign Manager will have to facilitate the logical and practical conclusion of this campaign, which will include ensuring the retention of the learning and achievements from the campaign so that Amnesty International is in a strong position to continue to engage on SVAW and other women’s rights issues beyond the end of the campaign. This post is available from 1 June 2009 until the end of the campaign in March 2010 and applications close 10th May 2009.
http://www.amnesty.org/en/jobs/vacant-positions/campaign-manager-stop-violence-against-women-campaign-20090415
5) RESEARCH ASSOCIATE - WHERE IS THE MONEY FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS? The Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) is an international feminist membership organisation working to strengthen the voice, impact and influence of women’s rights advocates, organisations and movements internationally. The Where is the Money for Women’s Rights (WITM) Research Associate is a full-time position responsible for planning, organising and conducting quantitative and qualitative research for the initiative and coordinating research and related activities with internal and external stakeholders. Applications close 12th May 2009.
http://www.awid.org/eng/Jobs/Jobs-at-AWID/Research-Associate-Where-is-the-Money-for-Women-s-Rights
6) GENDER, MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ADVISOR, Dominican Republic: The United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW) is seeking a Gender, Migration and Development Advisor to support their Gender, Migration and Development Programme through, inter alia, the identification and preparation of concrete project proposals within the context of UN-INSTRAW’s Strategic Framework 2008-2011 and technical and administrative backstopping of ongoing UN-INSTRAW projects. Applications close 15th May 2009.
http://www.un-instraw.org/images/documents/TOR/GMDAdvisor-VAApr2009.pdf
F) RESOURCES/MATERIALS/PUBLICATIONS
1) STRONGER WOMEN STRONGER NATIONS 2009 AFGHANISTAN REPORT: Women for Women International have released the third instalment of the Stronger Women, Stronger Nations series focusing on amplifying women’s voices in Afghanistan.
http://www.womenforwomen.org/news-women-for-women/files/AfghanistanReport.FINAL.hi-res.pdf
2) GENDER AND GOVERNANCE 2009: Governance processes - with their emphasis on principles of accountability, transparency, responsiveness and inclusiveness - should be a means to social transformation. But despite this potential, they are failing to deliver on gender equality, and women are having to struggle to get their voices heard and needs met. This Cutting Edge Pack maps out persistent obstacles to gender equality in governance and offers possible ways forward - including promoting gender balance in positions of authority, making rights central to governance institutions and processes at all levels, and building political will for change.
http://www.bridge.ids.ac.uk/reports_gend_CEP.html#Governance
3) PAYING THE PRICE FOR THE ECONOMIC CRISIS: New research by Oxfam International uncovers a hidden aspect of the global economic crisis - its impact on women workers in developing countries. Preliminary findings from Oxfam’s research with women in global supply chains show that the crisis is having a devastating impact on their livelihoods, their rights, and their families.
http://www.oxfam.org/sites/www.oxfam.org/files/paying-the-price-for-global-economic-crisis.pdf
4) GENDER AND MIGRATION VIRTUAL COMMUNITY: In 2008 the United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW) hosted two Virtual Discussions about gender and migration that generated reflection and debate on the current approach to migration, the sending and receiving of remittances, and their impact on development from a gender perspective. Participants in both discussions shared ideas about priority research topics and how to ensure that the results of on-going research and dialogue process have a concrete impact on policy and programming. This Virtual Community aims to provide a space to continue reflecting on these issues, to exchange information and to learn from one another and is made up of members from various professional backgrounds from all around the world. For more information or to sign up to the Community, please visit:
http://www.un-instraw.org/grvc/index.php?lang=en
5) DOUBLING THE DAMAGE: WORLD BANK CLIMATE INVESTMENT FUNDS UNDERMINE CLIMATE AND GENDER JUSTICE: This new paper released by gender Action is a first-look examining how the new World Bank-administered Climate Investment Funds will impact both climate and gender justice.
http://www.genderaction.org/images/2009.02_Doubling%20Damage_AR.pdf
