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Czech Republic - Women Resist All-Male Cabinet
Women’s rights campaigners say the Czech Republic’s new government has effectively told women they have no relevance to the country’s future after the new cabinet was formed – without a single female minister.
Initation for workshop on ‘The politics of food, gender roles and environmental change’
CALL for participants for an exciting week long workshop on ‘The politics of food, gender roles and environmental change’
arrival 17 October 2010 and departure 24 October at the beautiful Convento S.Maria del Giglio, Bolsena, Viterbo, Italy.
Fifteen full scholarships are available through the Grundtvig programme for adult learners from EU countries outside of Italy, SEE countries and Turkey.
Poland - Statement Of Women's Groups From Gdansk On The 30th Anniversary Of SOLIDARITY
The feminine side of "Solidarity" is often neglected and it makes us speak up for those, who have no place in the masculine myth of "Solidarity".
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African Women's Decade - UK Launch – WILPF
'Deaths caused by pregnancy in Africa are more than all the deaths from AIDS, TB and malaria combined,' says Marie-Claire Faray, vice president of UK WILPF-Women's' International League for Peace and Freedom speaking to a group of women from all over the diaspora who have gathered in London to mark the UK launch of African Women's Decade. The decade is the African Union's (AU) new 10-year campaign to deliver gender equality, women's advancement and the respect of women's rights in Africa. 'Women have a right to survive, to be alive,' says Faray. 'It's time to identify our right, claim it and take control of it.'
Hymen restoration surgery in China
A growing number of Chinese women -- mostly in their 20s and about to get married -- are opting for a surgical procedure called "hymen restoration," which returns the hymen to its condition before it was ruptured, which typically occurs during first sexual contact but can also happen while playing sports or doing other strenuous activities.
Widening women’s political representation in Kyrgyzstan
When Jogorku Kenesh, the Kyrgyz parliament, convened in 2005, it had no female members. Only one member of the cabinet of ministers was a woman.
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"South Baltic - violence free zone" second partners' meeting
We are pleased to inform that on 28th and 29th of May, in Gdansk will take place second partner’s meeting schedule in the project „South Baltic violence free zone”.
"South Baltic Violence Free Zone" - seminar in Sweden
On the 8th of April, in Ronneby, Sweden, took place third and last one seminar scheduled for the project “South Baltic area – Violence Free Zone”. The subject of the seminar was “Children as a crime of domestic violence”. Participants talked about the rising numbers of children victims and institutional and non-institutional ways of help.
Gender and Transformation: Women in Europe Workshop
New York University Center for European and Mediterranean Studies and the Network of East-West Women present the 'Gender and Transformation: Women in Europe Workshop'March 5, 2010
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New British Council and Gdańsk 2016 project - free trainings and grants for CSO and informal groups
We live in a world that seeks to be globally connected and locally engaged, where people recognise their potential and exercise their responsibility to engage with others in the development of their communities at local and international level - a world of ‘Global Citizens’. Our world has created greater interdependence and also an increased need for communities to value each other, especially where difference may have caused tensions. It calls for citizens to play an active role, able to take informed decisions about their lives, communities and workplaces. Research shows that “active citizens” tend to be happier and that active citizenship contributes greatly to community cohesion.
1st Conference on Motivation, Self Regulation and Gender, Gdansk, 3-5 June, 2010
The University of Gdansk Institute of Psychology in association with the Society for the Study of Motivation invites you to submit Proposals for Symposia, Oral Presentations and posters to be presented at a conference entitled Motivation, Self- Regulation and Gender: Perspectives and Applications.
Jump Over the Wall - Invitation from eFKa
Biographical Workshop for Women on the Transition
Period Cracow, Poland, 19th-27th June 2010
EU -Lifelong Learning Programme, Grundtvig,
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