I very much appreciated your comments about encouraging men to be active as supporters of women's rights. I find it an essential part of gender work... indeed returning
I would like to take up Rosemary Bechler's invitation to think through some of the issues raised in the Women's Hour debate yesterday between fellow blogger
What a revelatory 7 minutes that turned out to be! The question being asked ‘Are women’s rights necessary for democracy?’ somewhat threw me because it is such a fundamental
The Women’s Hour programme this morning gave Inge and her opposite number seven minutes on ‘women’s rights and democracy’, with Martha Carney, a well-known household name in interviewing
Why is a gender perspective important for peace negotiations? Find out more and look at international examples, including Colombia and West African countries, in the 5th section of the Toolkit.
This morning, Inge was on Woman's Hour on Radio 4 here in the UK, talking about why women's rights are essential for democracy.
You can find
To a large extent, the Toolkit unpacks UN SC Resolution 1325. As you can see from Alexandra's postings, it contains a wealth of information on issues relating to
Srilatha Batliwala was unable to join in our debate over this month, for health reasons, though she very much wanted to take part. Instead she sent us an article -
The fourth part of the Toolkit focuses on the importance of the presence of women in conflict prevention processes.
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Global news:
"Breaking the silence" (Ed Vulliamy, Guardian UK,
Ms. Daad Mousa from Syria, is an independent Attorney at Law with an academic background in criminal and public law.
Ms. Mousa practises law since 1986 and handles all cases
My expereince speaking with many women leader from differnt parts of the world that they do not know about the resolution, so I do belive that it is extreamly important
I have seen what Sochua has to say on this and I totally agree. I am shocked to find that after 5 years of the of existence of this seminal
