Canadians support more government action on gender equality
Summary of story from AngusReid, December 5, 2011 An online survey has revealed that many Canadians, and a majority of Canadian women, would like the government to take more action to advance gender...
View ArticleGhana officials trained in gender responsive budgeting
Summary of story from Vibe Ghana, December 22, 2011 Members of Parliament in Ghana received training this week to consider gender issues when planning the African country’s national budget. This kind...
View ArticleWhy UK women should read the Localism Act
Denise Turner WVoN co-editor One of the UK coalition government’s key strategies is embodied in the Localism Act, aimed at devolving decisions to local level. The Act has four key strands: limitation...
View ArticlePreventing abuse in the UK: a matter of education
The Department for Education’s failure to support campaign is baffling. By Holly Dustin, from The End Violence Against Women coalition (EVAW). Recent research from the Office of the Children’s...
View ArticleGovernment ignores court ruling
…but disabled people vow to fight on. The UK government has announced that it will go ahead with its planned closure of the Independent Living Fund despite a unanimous ruling in December by the English...
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