Sex Worker Rights, Abolitionism, and the Possibilities for a Rights-based Approach to Trafficking
What does a sex worker rights perspective say about the future of a rights-based approach to trafficking? Can a better appreciation of sex worker rights help defeat abolitionism in the global arena? Or does trafficking need to be abandoned as a framework for positive change? These are some of the questions that Global Alliance Against Traffic on Women (GAATW) asked me to consider in an article for its newsletter. As the editorial team at GAATW describes it in a letter to me:
Post-Tsunami: Seizing the Moment
How APWW and the AP NGO Forum used the "Review of the BPFA" to strengthen the response of the international community to the needs of women and children affected by the tsunami
Women's Influence on Public Policy and Governance
In the past decade, women's visibility in and impact on public life has grown. Although the average proportion of women in national assemblies has only increased from 9 percent to almost 16 percent in 16 countries, the proportion has reached 30 percent or more. What factors promote women's access to representative politics? Do women in public office really promote women's interests in public decision-making? Under what conditions can they and their male allies be effective in producing gender-sensitive public policy?
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Feminist Perspectives on Media
One of the most significant breakthroughs in the last century was the globalisation of the feminist agenda. In this connection, the event that caught the maximum world attention was the "Fourth World Conference on Women" held in Beijing in 1995. The Conference established a strong international consensus to promote women's and girls' rights as the key to development everywhere. In many ways, it forced several government leaders to revisit their national landscape for women's concerns. It also recognised the critical role that media plays in the portrayal of the image of women in society.
Lessons, Leaps and Linkages: the UN Experience in Retrospect
Legislator. Diplomat. Journalist. International civil servant. Women's rights advocate. The outstanding career path of Leticia Ramos Shahani in the struggle for human rights and women's rights, both locally and internationally is, indeed, unique. She has become a repository of the hopes of women worldwide.
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