Artist asks anyone to hang a red dress in a public place, or wear a red dress on Oct. 4 source:By: Lucie EdwardsonMetroPublished onMon Sep 28 2015 In 2014 there were an estimated 225 missing or murdered aboriginal women in…
2015 THEME ANNOUNCEMENT: “From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World: Make Education Safe for All!” The year 2015 marks the 24th year of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign, initiated in 1991 and…
Call For Applications: Rwanda/DRC And Uganda Trips APPLICATION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 3, 2015. The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) is pleased to announce its first ever cross-border reporting trip to Rwanda/DRC and…
This introductory course for the health sector includes global epidemiology, research,policy and ethical guidelines as well as best practice for GBV prevention, support and management. This is a free MOOC course and a…
Hello lovely World Pulse members! I am Nakinti Besumbu Nofuru, founder and CEO of Rescue Women – Cameroon. A not-for-profit organization that was born out of the very impactful training I received as a Voices of Our Future (…
The Human Rights and Justice Group (HRJG) is offering a one-monthOnline Certificate Course on Gender-based Violence to begin on August 21 till September 20, this year. The HRJG says that "GBV has been recognized as a cross-…
According to the United Nation's Global Report on Trafficking in Persons estimates that 97% of those who are trafficked for sexual exploitation are women, and that over one million children are being trafficked every year.…
Faces of violence have indeed evolved and not for the betterI’d often hear“If you see the man, you’d never think his the kind of man that would abuse his wife” or if you see the woman, you’d think she’s not the type to be…
A woman, in her 20s, seated at the edge of the concrete bed inside her cell, kept on rocking herself, her hands clasping so tightly the hem of her blouse by her crotch. A woman in her late 20s, pregnant with her fourth child…
27 year old Ahlam struggles to provide a life for her 6 year old daughter, as she works 12 hour night shifts cleaning hotel rooms while trying to complete basic literacy courses. Her husband and sister were killed in Iraq…
Ruby, a woman that when I heard her story it made me very sad. A mirror filled with stories of many hurting women, that’s what I saw. Sad because she was used and abused by her husband Nick, people of her island, the justice…
One in three women will experience violence in her lifetime. So much time, talent, and effort have been committed to changing this terrible statistic, to recognizing the life and humanity in each one of those women.…
my name is charlotte nyinawinka iam congolese i have the work to change the life of orphans becouse my community there are more young orphans and old orphans their have more probleme ,there probleme are; poverty,more wory,no…
I can no longer hold back my opinion about how much our country needs fair gun control. I think that mentally ill people should not own a gun. Look to the news, at just another gun incident in a movie theatre, really?…
Canada has been know to be very lenient and does not have a death penalty according to the leaders and canadians. I would like to point out when someone is murdered or killed by law enforcement , RCMP etc that is the death…
Dear friends, Aloha from Bangalore, India. I'm delighted to say that some of my verses on gender violence will be exhibited at A Multidisciplinary Art Installation Reflecting on the theme of Violence Against Women. This will…
"Through my work as a global women’s rights activist, countless American women have shared their stories of abuse, violence, discrimination, and misfortune."—ZainabKhan
"I hope I live to see the day that survivors are more than the sumof our traumas. I hope I live to see a world in which survivors aretreated as the sum of our triumphs."—Lauren Frei
The message keeps repeating itself: When the police pull you over, pull over. When the police say get out of the car, get out of the car. When the police ask you questions- answer them. Don't run. Don't drive away and get…
One in three women will experience violence in her lifetime. So much time, talent, and effort have been committed to changing this terrible statistic, to recognizing the life and humanity in each one of those women.…
On a steamy morning in the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador I garden with a group of Indigenous Achuar women, harvesting beautiful cassava that will later be chewed and fermented to make chicha. The Achuar women possess…
I take a bold step today to speak up against gender based violence. I take a bold step to inspire women and children around the world. I take a bold step to make a difference and contribute positively to the development of…
A client, a victim of domestic violence, in a Community Meeting in Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh’s (WC&S) looked over at me in the meeting noticing the shiny gem on my sandals. Her gaze continued to…
Ruby, a woman that when I heard her story it made me very sad. A mirror filled with stories of many hurting women, that’s what I saw. Sad because she was used and abused by her husband Nick, people of her island, the justice…
A Non-White Female in South Africa I was born and raised in South Africa, discriminated against as a “non-white”. I left the country as a young woman to accept a scholarship to study in the USA. For over 20 years now, I’ve…
