Subject: [fem-women2000 614] New on WomensWire.net (resend)
From: lalamaziwa <lalamaziwa@jca.apc.org>
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 01:32:10 -0500
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Forwarded by lalamaziwa <lalamaziwa@jca.apc.org> ---------------- Original message follows ---------------- From: Anaga Dalal <Anaga@msmagazine.com> To: Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 11:54:21 -0500 Subject: [ngo-csw-ny] New on WomensWire.net (resend) -- Thursday, March 8, 2001 New York, New York FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE **NEW** on WomensWire.net www.womenswire.net <http://www.womenswire.net> www.womenswire.org <http://www.womenswire.org> >> Putting an End to Child Marriages On International Women's Day, the United Nations Children's Fund released a report documenting the practice of child marriage in South Asia and Africa, and the devastating impact it has on children, particularly girls. >From the article: "For both boys and girls, early marriage has devastating physical, emotional, intellectual and psychological consequences. The practice virtually ends a child's chances of pursuing an education or exploring professional and social life opportunities. >> Grassroots Women Unite! Helen Drusine reports on a growing movement of grassroots women's activists organized by GROOTS International (Grassroots Women's Organizations Operating Together) and the Huairou Commission, organized during the 1995 Beijing women's conference. Drusine writes: "In Montreal, buses let women off between stops at night...In the Philippines, victims of domestic violence can now find battered women's shelters...In Costa Rica, where one out of three women suffer from domestic violence and 20 have already died this year, an organization of women is lobbying government officials to make the law against domestic violence more responsive to women's needs...All this is possible because of grassroots women's organizing." >> Celebration and Agitation on International Women's Day This year, International Women's Day was marked by strong support for women's rights worldwide. But even as IWD hit the international radar screen, some of the greatest problems facing the world's women remain. >From the article: "In hundreds of cities and villages around the world, International Women's Day--March 8--has entered the consciousness of women and men, policymakers and housewives, from Manila to Miami. But the everyday reality of women around the world has yet to significantly change." ***COMING SOON*** >> An Interview with Zainab Bangura of Sierra Leone WomensWire editor Anaga Dalal interviews Zainab Bangura, who summoned the collective willpower of her fellow Sierra Leoneans and forced the country's military dictators to hold elections in 1996. Bangura forged her revolution as leader of the Campaign for Good Governance and her struggle for democracy at home continues in the face of renewed conflict. >> Disaster Relief for All >From Nicaragua to India, the rush to provide relief neglects the special healthcare needs of women in developing countries. Ginger Otis investigates the silent epidemic that has kept women's needs at the bottom of the barrel when disaster strikes. WomensWire (www.womenswire.net or www.womenswire.org), is a web-based magazine founded by Anaga Dalal, a magazine editor in New York. The site was launched on March 8, International Women's Day, 2000 with a special edition covering the U.N.'s upcoming review of the 1995 Beijing Women's Conference (June 5-9), dubbed "Beijing +5". The special edition was funded by a grant >from the United Nations Children's Foundation (UNICEF). For more information, e-mail Anaga Dalal at info@womenswire.net W o m e n s W i r e plug into the global women's movement www.womenswire.net www.womenswire.org <<press release.doc>> _________________________________________________________________________ fem-Women2000@jca.apc.org for Women 2000, UN Special Session on Beijing+5 Searcheable Archive http://www.jca.apc.org/fem/news/women2000/index.shtml visit fem-net HomePage for other mailing lists http://www.jca.apc.org/fem