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In Bosnia, story-tellers prized for their empowering prose
“When you are self-confident, you know that those demeaning you because of your gender are ignorant and then they cannot get to you. If you believe in yourself and you are independent you can deal with such people. It is easier for you to fight for your rights if they are being violated. …” Date…
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Emma Watson Tops AskMen’s 99 Most Outstanding Women of 2015 List
Emma Watson has taken the number one spot on the AskMen Top 99 Most Outstanding Women of 2015 list, the online publication announced Thursday. UFC champion and actress Ronda Rousey came in just behind Watson. Rousey most recently defended her title belt in just fourteen seconds against Cat Zingano. She also appeared in “Expendables 3”…
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A Marine vet teaches his 5-yr old son about how boys and girls are equal.
A Marine vet teaches his 5-yr old son about how boys and girls are equal. Tim Brooks is one of 10 UN Women HeForShe Impact stories, a hero in so many ways. Thanks toWeekends with Alex Witt and Alex Witt for airing this great story as we finish two weeks of#CSW59 at the United Nations….
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Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step it Up for Gender Equality!
“Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality” asks governments to make national commitments to address the challenges that are holding women and girls back from reaching their full potential. Launching on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2015, Step It Up will showcase specific commitments that governments make, leading up to the…
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UN Women National Committee Canada Looks Forward to the CN Tower Lighting Its Facade Blue in Honour of International Women’s Day, March 8, 2015
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – March 4, 2015) – Editors Note: There is a photo associated with this press release. The CN Tower will light its facade the colour blue as of sundown on the night of Sunday, March 8, to commemorate International Women’s Day. The UN Women National Committee Canada (UNWNCC) celebrates gender equality and growing…
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For International Women’s Day on March 8, Almas Jiwani Calls Upon our Federal and Provincial/Territorial Governments to Take Action to Address Gender Inequality
OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – March 2, 2015) – Almas Jiwani, President of the UN Women National Committee Canada, advocates for more concrete actions from all levels of government to combat gender inequality. “Even in a progressive country like Canada, the struggle for gender equality is not complete,” Ms. Jiwani said. “It’s why UN Women launched the…
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Message from the President, Ms. Almas Jiwani
Dear friends, Mark your calendars. International Women’s Day is on March 8 and this important day is fast approaching! UN Women National Committee Canada is excited to join this year’s global celebration of women. The theme is the clarion call of UN Women’s Beijing+20 campaign “Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it!” We commemorate the ground-breaking…
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Canadian leadership on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
We are delighted and honoured that the Honourable Stephen Harper Prime Minister of Canada invited our president Almas Jiwani to a Conversation regarding Canadian leadership on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health: Vaccines and Nutrition with Bill Gates, Co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation at the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat in Ottawa on…
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