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• Sex Worker's Rights as Human Rights: "A conversation on International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers." This virtual panel, hosted by the International Studies Association, starts at 3 ...
The Global Implementation Plan to End Violence Against Women and Girls was a recommendation from the multi-agency Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on the prevention of violence against women and girls. The meeting was convened as part of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women's multi-year programme of work for 2010–2014.
An Independent Analysis of Government Initiatives on Violence Against Women, a survey of the work being done by central Government in the UK on violence against women, and highlighting the gaps in the provision of services. [2] [3] On 31 March 2015, the coalition became a registered charity, [4] co-chaired by Liz Kelly and Marai Larasi. [5]
V-Day is a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls started by author, playwright and activist Eve Ensler.V-Day began on February 14, 1998, when the very first V-Day benefit performance of Ensler's play The Vagina Monologues took place in NYC, raising over $250k for local anti-violence groups. [1]
Rejection of violence against women as it impedes the advancement of women and maintains their subordinate status; Equality of women and men under the law; protection of women and girls through the rule of law; Demand security forces and systems to protect women and girls from gender-based violence
Andrea Jung (Chinese: 鍾彬嫻; pinyin: Zhōng Bīnxián; Jyutping: zung1 ban1 haa4; born September 18, 1958 [1]) is a Canadian-American executive, non-profit leader, and prominent women's-issues supporter based in New York City.
VAWA requires Office on Violence Against Women to administer justice and strengthen services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. [2] The Office on Violence Against Women is headed by a director, who is appointed by the President [5] [6] and confirmed by the Senate. The principal deputy director ...
The Reclaim the Night marches were part of the Women's Liberation Movement in England. [1] The inspiration came from marches that had taken place in America throughout the 70s, such as in Philadelphia, 1975, when Susan 'Sue' Alexander Speeth was murdered walking home from work, or in San Francisco, 1978, following a conference organised by the radical feminist group Women Against Violence and ...