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International Womens Day

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Name: International Womens Day

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

No dirty picture, please

Ranchi, May 22: Urbanites have seen this sign often do not commit nuisance and know it as an euphemism to ban open defecation. Now, 16 villages across nine panchayats in Latehar district are getting a sterner message become open-defecation free (ODF). ... [Published Calcutta Telegraph - May 23 2013]

Entities: Devi, International Womens Day, Social Welfare

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Taree Quota changeover luncheon

District governor Jan Wood with Dawn Beer.Jeanette Holland and Deb Steber.Right: Di Greaves, Margaret Northam, Carolyn Erickson, Cathy Baker, Lyn Stewart, LInda Murray, Janene Towers, Judy Cluss, Trish Webber, Dawn Beer and Jan Wood.QUOTARIANS, partners ... [Published Manning River Times - May 01 2013]

Entities: Taree (Australia), Cathy Baker, Northam (Australia), International Womens Day, HIV/AIDS

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Blood Bank

Blood gets thinner than water as girls battle anaemia

Seven-year-old Munna received head injuries when he fell from the first floor of their under-construction home in Gumla. The child was referred to RIMS, Ranchi. Doctors advised blood transfusion. Father Devdhans blood group did not match. Mother Savitas ... [Published Calcutta Telegraph - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Hemoglobin, Blood Bank, Donor, Gopal Singh, Ranchi

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 1 reports

Northumbria University

Today's News: Descendant of Emily Davison unveils suffragette’s commemorative plaque

Lauren Caisley, 19, has been given the honour of unveiling a plaque in memory of the renowned womens rights campaigner at Epsom Downs racecourse in Surrey. Lauren who is Emilys first cousin, three times removed will be part of what is thought to be the ... [Published The Journal - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Emily Davison, Northumbria University, International Womens Day

First reported Apr 13 2013 - Updated Apr 13 2013 - 1 reports

Different battles

Festivals that unwittingly overlapped with International Womens Day and Womens History Month in March drew attention to the subject of women in some new plays. Usha Ganguli dramatized Rangakarmees latest, Ham Mukhtara, from the horrific case history of ... [Published Calcutta Telegraph - Apr 13 2013]

Entities: Mukhtaran Mai, International Womens Day, Sardine, Ballerina

First reported Mar 11 2013 - Updated Mar 11 2013 - 1 reports

Early intervention and quality education to end violence against girls

At a UNICEF-convened side event of the 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, entitled Girls Growing up Free of Violence: Promoting tolerance, equality and respect, a panel of five experts representing academia, government, civil society ... [Published Zunia.org RSS - Mar 11 2013]

Entities: Interference, Education, International Womens Day

First reported Mar 10 2013 - Updated Mar 10 2013 - 1 reports

The Gender Gap in Access to Finance

International Womens Day is when we celebrate the strides made towards equality, but it also reminds us that gender is a powerful determinant of economic opportunities, particularly in developing countries. Financial inclusion is one of the areas where ... [Published Zunia.org RSS - Mar 10 2013]

Entities: International Womens Day, Equality, Powerful

First reported Mar 09 2013 - Updated Mar 09 2013 - 1 reports

International Womens Day

Ernestina Enriquez Fierro walks at the front of a group during an International Women’s Day march Friday in Mexico City. The march was organized by women whose daughters have disappeared from the border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Fierro’s ... ... [Published Texarkana Gazette - Mar 09 2013]

Entities: International Womens Day, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico City

First reported Mar 08 2013 - Updated Mar 09 2013 - 1 reports

International Womens Day protest challenges sexism at Glasgow University Union

by Ruby HirschAround 200 Glasgow University students attended a rally and march on their campus against sexism. It was in response to a debating competition at Glasgow University Union (GUU) last weekend, where women speakers were subject to misogynist ... [Published Socialist Worker - Mar 08 2013]

Entities: University of Glasgow, International Womens Day, Sexism

First reported Mar 08 2013 - Updated Mar 08 2013 - 1 reports

Hotline for abused women receives over 10,000 calls

Since its launch two years ago, the 15900 support hotline for women who are victims of violence has received more than 10,000 calls, according to figures presented in Parliament on Friday International Womens Day by Alternate Interior Minister Haralambos ... [Published eKathimerini.com - Mar 08 2013]

Entities: Abuse, International Womens Day, Relativity

First reported Mar 07 2013 - Updated Mar 08 2013 - 1 reports

International Womens Day: AfDB Private Sector Operations Create Opportunities for African Women

Promotion of women entrepreneurs as a part of SME development programs has become one of the AfDB priorities. It is within this framework that the Banks private sector operations is committed to make significant investments in supporting projects that ... [Published Zunia.org RSS - Mar 07 2013]

Entities: International Womens Day, African Development Bank, Entrepreneurship, Equality

First reported Mar 05 2013 - Updated Mar 05 2013 - 1 reports

How radical socialists began the tradition of International Women's Day

to be celebrated as International Womens Day was made at a conference for socialist women in Copenhagen in 1910. It was originally called International Working Womens Day.German revolutionary socialist Clara Zetkin proposed that date in honour of the ... [Published Socialist Worker - Mar 05 2013]

Entities: International Womens Day, Clara Zetkin, Suffrage, Trade Union, Workers

Quotes

"During this year I hope that we will be able to contribute to the wider community, especially to the speech and hearing impaired and to disadvantaged women and children."

Taree Quota changeover luncheon [Published Manning River Times - May 01 2013]

...She adds: "The real issue is that girls in the UK need to have the confidence and the skills to pursue a career in any area. This is our priority. Macleod's career path gives us a great example of how women in business can successfully transcend into politics, with conviction. Let's hope many more women will follow her."

Mary Macleod MP: 'Business women are key to Thatcher's legacy' [Published Telegraph - Apr 16 2013]

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No dirty picture, please [Published Calcutta Telegraph - May 23 2013]
Veteran votary of womens television Jai Chandir... [Published Indian Television - May 13 2013]
Taree Quota changeover luncheon [Published Manning River Times - May 01 2013]
Blood gets thinner than water as girls battle a... [Published Calcutta Telegraph - Apr 25 2013]
Half the Country, but Still Unequal [Published Carnegie Endowment - Apr 20 2013]
Today's News: Descendant of Emily Davison unvei... [Published The Journal - Apr 18 2013]
Mary Macleod MP: 'Business women are key to Tha... [Published Telegraph - Apr 16 2013]
Plan To Ensure Womens Participation In Conflict... [Published Peace FM - Apr 15 2013]
Different battles [Published Calcutta Telegraph - Apr 13 2013]
Project Inspire: 5 Minutes to Change the World [Published Zunia.org RSS - Apr 05 2013]
RAWBANK launches new credit product for women c... [Published Zunia.org RSS - Mar 26 2013]
Menstruation taboo puts 300 mln Women in India ... [Published Zunia.org RSS - Mar 15 2013]
Voices for women [Published Calcutta Telegraph - Mar 13 2013]
Protests at anti-abortionists in Cardiff [Published Socialist Worker - Mar 12 2013]
Greek worker says, 'People see the bosses use g... [Published Socialist Worker - Mar 12 2013]
Liquidmatrix Security Digest Podcast – Episode 24 [Published Security Bloggers Network - Mar 12 2013]
Liquidmatrix Security Digest Podcast – Episode 24 [Published Liquidmatrix Security Digest - Mar 12 2013]
Celebrating the growing economic power of women... [Published Zunia.org RSS - Mar 12 2013]
The courage to be afraid [Published Calcutta Telegraph - Mar 12 2013]
Early intervention and quality education to end... [Published Zunia.org RSS - Mar 11 2013]
The Gender Gap in Access to Finance [Published Zunia.org RSS - Mar 10 2013]
International Womens Day [Published Texarkana Gazette - Mar 09 2013]
International Womens Day protest challenges sex... [Published Socialist Worker - Mar 08 2013]
Hotline for abused women receives over 10,000 c... [Published eKathimerini.com - Mar 08 2013]
The commander giving the Navy a female touch [Published Telegraph - Mar 08 2013]
Europeans put their faith in women [Published eKathimerini.com - Mar 07 2013]
International Womens Day: AfDB Private Sector O... [Published Zunia.org RSS - Mar 07 2013]
How radical socialists began the tradition of I... [Published Socialist Worker - Mar 05 2013]
The Secret of the Bat Genome [Published Silicon Republic - Feb 22 2013]
Still a long way to go [Published Calcutta Telegraph - Feb 12 2013]

Blogs

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Project Inspire: 5 Minutes to Change the World [Published Zunia.org RSS - Apr 05 2013] Project Inspire: 5 Minutes to Change the World is a joint initiative by the Singapore Committee for UN Women and MasterCard to help young changemakers create a better world of opportunities for women and girls in Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. ...
RAWBANK launches new credit product for women c... [Published Zunia.org RSS - Mar 26 2013] In honor of International Womens Day, RAWBANK is pleased to announce its latest product, Credit Advantage, especially for its women entrepreneur customers. ...
Menstruation taboo puts 300 mln Women in India ... [Published Zunia.org RSS - Mar 15 2013] More than 300 million women and girls in India do not have access to safe menstrual hygiene products, endangering their health, curtailing their education and putting their livelihoods at risk, say experts at the Geneva-based Water Supply & Sanitation ...
Liquidmatrix Security Digest Podcast – Episode 24 [Published Security Bloggers Network - Mar 12 2013] /p> Episode 0×24 — The Robot Uprising You’d think those worthless meatbag humans would be more respectful. It looks like we will have a limited incidence of Robots in tonights episode. Of course, nothing in life can be ACTUALLY robot free. ...
Liquidmatrix Security Digest Podcast – Episode 24 [Published Liquidmatrix Security Digest - Mar 12 2013] /p> Episode 0×24 — The Robot Uprising You’d think those worthless meatbag humans would be more respectful. It looks like we will have a limited incidence of Robots in tonights episode. Of course, nothing in life can be ACTUALLY robot free. ...