Solutions of Their Own: Learn About the YWL’s Projects
The young women participating in Global Fund for Women’s Young Women’s Leadership Initiative work with their mentors to design and implement projects that address a social justice issue in their communities. The projects designed by the young women leaders in Nepal, Bangladesh, and India are already under way, while in the newly launched branches of…
Читать дальшеThe Future Is Ours: Young Women Leaders
The Future Is Ours: Young Women Leaders Caption Lorem ipsum dolor set | Photo by Lorem ipsum Imagine a new world—one created by bold young women, coming together to decide their own futures and shaping the decisions that affect not only their lives, but their communities, their societies, and the world. Global Fund for Women…
Читать дальшеViolence in the Garment Industry: Infographic
Who are garment workers in South Asia? How common is sexual harassment and violence in garment factories and beyond? And how can we make sure all garment workers have safe working environments? Learn more in this infographic.
Читать дальшеEmpowering Garment Workers in Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, 85% of the 3.5 million people employed in the garment industry are women, many of whom face sexual violence and harassment at work. Global Fund for Women spoke with Maheen Sultan of Naripokkho, a Global Fund for Women grantee partner, about their efforts with garment workers in Bangladesh. Naripokkho is part of a…
Читать дальшеACROSS BORDERS: How Advocates for Workers' Rights Are Collaborating to Change the World
Across borders, we know that women working in the garment industry experience sexual harassment, verbal abuse, and even assault at work. While the contexts in each country are unique, in India, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Bangladesh, Global Fund for Women’s grantee partners working in our Ending Gender Based Violence Against Garment Workers initiative have identified common…
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#WorkingForJustice Caption Lorem ipsum dolor set | Photo by Lorem ipsum Chances are the clothes you’re wearing right now were made by a woman. Women comprise approximately 75% of the global workforce in the garment industry; the clothes they make are distributed around the globe. Yet within the garment industry, harassment, discrimination, and violence against…
Читать дальшеAmplify Her Voice
Amplify Her Voice Caption Lorem ipsum dolor set | Photo by Lorem ipsum Help amplify the voices who change our world. Global Fund for Women supports women-led groups who are demanding rights and making history in their own communities. But too often, these women leaders go unheard. For International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month,…
Читать дальшеSelf-Care and Sustaining Activism: Infographic
What keeps activists and women human rights defenders going? Collective and self-care are key. Explore our infographic to learn more about self-care and hear about how we can apply lessons from the women on the front lines of defending human rights to keeping our own activism strong and healthy.
Читать дальшеSelf-care from the frontlines: Women human rights defenders on how they stay motivated to keep fighting
Women human rights defenders are at the forefront of advancing rights. They mobilize to create more just and less violent societies—and often at great cost. As a group they face attacks, death threats, travel bans, and surveillance. Their safety and the safety of their families is often at risk. 44 were killed just last year. Yet…
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Women human rights defenders and activists embody courage every time they stand up to those not only trying to deny their rights, but to also deny their right to speak out. Mobilizing, resisting, and contending with threats and pressure from repressive governments and policies is incredibly difficult work. What keeps women human rights defenders and…
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