Thousands of women are criminalised needlessly
According to the latest Report from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Women in the Penal System large numbers of women are being sent to prison for short term sentences which are wasteful to the system
Violence against women and girls annual report
Just released from the CPS, the report shows a substantial increase in the number of crimes reported and the number of successful prosecutions in the UK. See strategies, policy reports and earlier annual reports on the CPS website. For world wide estimates of the prevalence of violence, see the WHO site which has a 2013 estimate […]
Spare Rib online
British library have launched a searchable digital archive of all 239 issues of Spare Rib, the influential feminist magazine which was published from 1972-1993. The site also has background articles which discuss issues relating to body image, music and women’s rights in the magazine.
1929 election cartoons on women voters
University of Kent archive has fascinating examples of cartoons from newspapers on how women will vote!
Where is the best place to be a mother?
Find out by consulting the ranking in the latest annual report from Save the Children. It considers inequality between Mothers and infants in urban areas around the world. You have to register to download the report. WHO Global Health Observatory has data on worldwide maternal mortality 1990-2013
Globally women earn 24% less than men
Regional gender pay gaps vary from an average 33% in South Asia to 14% in the Middle East and North Africa. This is one of the key findings of the UN 2014/15 Progress of the World’s Women report. It emphasises the need to transform economies in order to improve women’s lives.
Women: political and economic participation
Beijing +20 The UN has launched a new website to mark the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a visionary agenda for women’s empowerment. Relive the occasion with Hillary Clinton’s inspiring speech However a recent summary report has revealed that, despite progress, urgent action is still needed in some areas. IPU […]
Where is the best place to be a working woman?
To mark International Women’s day the Economist created a ‘glass-ceiling index’ which uses OECD data to rank factors including gender pay gaps and labour force participation. In the Truth About Women and chocolate Oxfam discussed women cocoa farmer’s fight for equality.
Femicide census
The first UK census of women killed by men (2009-2013) was released by Women’s Aid last week. Compiled by Karen Ingala Smith using public newspaper accounts and Freedom of Information requests. It will provide data and case studies offering insight into the nature and extent of domestic violence and female abuse. For more details see […]
FGM
Last week the UK’s first prosecution for female genital mutilation (FGM) failed amid controversy. Academics discuss whether the case should have been bought at all. Here are some resources on the topic: Global incidences of FMG The United Nations has designated 6th February as International day of Zero Tolerance for FMG. Its resolution A/RES/67/146 calls upon […]
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