Fiji are currently in a state of natural disaster after a cyclone tore through the northern and eastern parts earlier this week, leaving villages in disarray and thousands without shelter.
Sharon Bhagwan Rolls from IWDA partner agency fem’LINKPACIFIC reports from the ground.
IWDA supporter Katie Robertson is outraged after discovering a book store was selling a ‘Control-a-Woman’ remote.
The toy product, similar to a TV remote control, is being sold as a novelty gift for $14.99.
“There are certain buttons on there. For example, the male may decide that he wants beer, sex or food. He may press a button in which he requires the woman to remove her clothes, cook, clean, leave, [or] say yes,” she told ABC Radio’s Jon Faine.
Jo Crawford from Policy and Research at IWDA comments.
On International Women’s Day last week, the Federal Government announced nearly $4 million in funding to support women’s roles in peace-building and to respond to violence against women in conflict situations.
IWDA welcomes this funding, particularly for IWDA’s program partner fem’LINKPACIFIC to support women’s roles in peace-building, in partnership with the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue.
On Wednesday 10th March, 2010, One Just World became a platform in which people could come together and explore ways to overcome some of the challenges we face in achieving the Millennium Development Goal of gender equality and empowering women before 2015.
IWDA would like to thank all those who made this ‘How Women Can Change the World’ event happen. In particular, a big thank you goes out to the artists who generously donated their time and talents, making the event not only one to engage the community on key contemporary development issues, but also an entertaining celebration of International Womens’ Day.
The countries of Asia and the Pacific have not duplicated their economic success in the realm of gender equality, according to a new United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report, which found that discrimination and neglect are threatening the very survival of women in the region.
“Empowering women is vital for achieving development goals overall and for boosting economic growth and sustainable development,” said UNDP Administrator Helen Clark, who unveiled the publication in the Indian capital, New Delhi, today.
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