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November 14, 2018

WWSF awards Iran’s Azizi for women’s creativity in rural life

Women’s World Summit Foundation (WWSF) granted the 2018 international prize for women’s creativity in rural life to Iran’s Ziba Azizi for her tireless leadership for the education of students in rural areas, especially girls, WWSF website reported. Azizi, 35, a teacher from Qasr-e Qand city in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, has also been addressing...
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November 11, 2018

‘Iran 9th country with lowest maternity death worldwide’

 Iran achieved MDG 5 [United Nations Millennium Development Goals] by being the 9th country with the lowest maternity death worldwide, the executive director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said in an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times. It’s a big achievement because to end the death during childbirth is a goal that UNFPA...
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November 8, 2018

9 key issues affecting girls and women around the world

In an effort to remedy my glaring cluelessness in time for Girls & Women Month, I consulted my more knowledgeable colleagues and combed the Web to put together this list of 9 key issues affecting girls and women worldwide. Whether you’re new to the topic or a veteran advocate, this cheat sheet should help clarify what we...
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November 3, 2018

Intl. Day of Mathematics to honor late Iranian mathematician Mirzakhani

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has declared March 14 as the International Day of Mathematics (IDM) to pay tribute to late Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani and some other female scientists. According to the UNESCO official website in mid-September through a proposal, prepared by the International Mathematical Union, UNESCO proclaimed the IDM,...
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November 2, 2018

From where I stand: “Not being able to see was not an obstacle”

Palmira Martínez, a blind professional runner from Mexico, is among the 70,000 women who ran for gender equality as part of the largest 5K race for women in the world. My passion for running started when I was 35 years old. Not being able to see was not an obstacle. For me it has been...
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October 12, 2018

UN Women statement on the International Day of Rural Women, 15 October

International Day of Rural Women In most countries around the world, rural women and girls face daily challenges of access to sustainable infrastructure, services and social protection. The ubiquity of these challenges offers a large scope for change so that they no longer dominate and constrain women’s and girls’ lives. Rural women make up 43 per...
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October 7, 2018

In the words of Marta Vieira da Silva: “Believe in yourself and trust yourself”

Brazilian soccer player Marta Vieira da Silva is UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for women and girls in sport. Marta, as she is popularly known, wants to inspire women and girls to challenge stereotypes, overcome barriers and follow their dreams and ambitions, including in the area of sport. An icon and role model for many, Marta...
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July 5, 2018

Op ed: What we can do to empower women in the workplace

By Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women   This op-ed was originally published in the EVE webmagazine “How to improve gender equality in the workplace” reached Google’s top five searches around gender equality in the last year. Interest in women’s rights is at an all-time high: this is a powerful moment to...
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June 26, 2018

From where I stand: “If women are empowered, we can create more peaceful societies”

Papiya Parvin from Debhata Upazilla, Bangladesh, has just bought a cow to start her own farm. She is also the first woman from her village who travelled to Tokyo to share her experience as part of a UN Women and BRAC programme that is empowering women to curb the rising tide of extremism in rural...
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