From intern at womensnet.org.za Tue Apr 1 10:57:36 2008 From: intern at womensnet.org.za (Kebarileng Sebetoane) Date: Tue Apr 1 11:29:44 2008 Subject: [Womensnet_News] **New this week on womensnet** Message-ID: <47F1F900.1000009@womensnet.org.za> /\*/\*/\*/\ Take a byte out of gender injustice /\*/\*/\*/\ ****New this week on Women?sNet**** New items added to the Women?sNet website. To view all news items go to _http://womensnet.org.za/news.shtml_ _ _ Staff moves at Women?sNet: We are excited to announce a new members of Women?sNet: Tendai Chiduku . Tendai joined us on 31 March 2008 as the new Media and Information manager. We welcome to the Women?sNet team! Write to Tendai at women@womensnet.org.za If you have any information you would like added to the Women'sNet website or in this email, you can email Kebarileng at intern@womensnet.org.za . ???????????????????????????.. To get your event/job or news listed on the website and in this email (at no cost) please email: women@womensnet.org.za or intern@womensnet.org.za *****************************News********************************* To see all news Items, go to _http://womensnet.org.za/news.shtml_ 03/31/2008 - HIV researchers starved of cash Mail and Guardian The South African Aids Vaccine Initiative is experiencing challenges. Two government bodies have failed to provide promised funding since early last year. The Department of Science and Technology, which has been supported the research to the tune of R15million a year, agreed to pay its 2007/08 commitments only up to the end of September last year. The department has refused to commit itself to future funding until there is a restructuring of the vaccine project. ..................................................................... 03/31/2008 ? Ugandan Mother?s Union challenged Behind The Mask Integrity Uganda, is a Faith Based Organisation which attempt to clarify that the bible does not condemn same sex relationships has challenged the Maother?s Union for failing to engage in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transger and intersex (LGBTI) issues. ..................................................................... 03/31/2008 - Pregnancy discrimination complaints at record level Wall Street Journal Complaints of pregnancy discrimination have reached record levels in the US. This suggests that pregnancy discrimination persists and more women are speaking out against possible bias against pregnant women and women with children. Pregnancy discrimination complaints recorded by the Equality Employement Opportunity Commission in 2007 increased by 14% to 5,587 complaints, compared with 2006. ..................................................................... 03/31/2008 - Rural and indigenous women build solidarity GAIN On 6 ? 7 March women from 20 different countries and from diverse sectors and movements gathered for the Asian Rural Women Conference (ARWC) to share their struggles and successes as women. The aim of the ARWC was to build unity and solidarity between different rural and Indigenous women's movements in Asia, whilst developing the leadership capacity of the women involved. ..................................................................... 03/31/2008 - Lesbian immigrant saved from deportation Lesbian and Gay Foundation News A lesbian woman from Sierra Leone who faced possible deportation from the United Kingdom has been granted permission to stay. The woman who faced consistent abuse from her family fled with her son from Sierra Leone in 2006 to seek refugee in the UK. The Lesbian Community Project successfully assisted Florence and her son Micheal to continue their stay in the UK. .................................................................... 03/31/2008 ? Woman due to be stoned released Amnesty International An Iranian women Mokarrameh Ebrahimi who was accused of adultery and sentenced to death by stone has been released. She spent eleven years in prison along with her partner Ja'far Kiani. Activists from Iran's Stop Stoning Forever campaign publicised the plans for this public execution, which led to a widespread domestic and international outcry. ********************Job and Study Opportunities******************** To see all Job and Study opportunities, go to: _http://womensnet.org.za/jobandstudyopportunities.shtml_ Administrative Assistant New York, USA | UNIFEM | Deadline: 1 April 2008 UNIFEM seeks an administrative assistant to work under the overall supervision of the Senior Advisors on Ending Violence Against Women and Human Rights, and in close consultation with the UN Trust Fund Manager, the Administrative Assistant will provide financial and administrative support for the Thematic Advisors, as well as meet with the increased volume of work due to the rapid growth of the UN Trust Fund to end violence against women. ..................................................................... Liaison Officer Madrid, Spain | UNIFEM | Deadline: 8 April 2008 UNIFEM seeks to employ a Liaison Officer to promote poverty reduction and gender equality. ..................................................................... Case Manager Cape Town | SANGONet | Deadline: 11 April 2008 Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Africa (BBBSSA), a NGO that provides mentorship to children and youth in SA, invites applications from suitably qualified individual for the Case Manager position to be based in Cape Town. The successful candidates will run BBBSSA?s HIV/AIDS and Schools Programme. ..................................................................... e-Community Building Coordinator Johannesburg | SANGONeT | Deadline: 11 April 2008 The Southern African NGO Network (SANGONeT) is looking for an e-Community Building Coordinator for its various online content projects, including the SANGONeT NGO and Development Information Portal and Citizen Journalism in Africa. This position will be based in Johannesburg. ..................................................................... Researcher South Africa | CSVR | Deadline: 4 April 2008 The Trauma and Transition Programme (TTP) of the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) has an immediate opening for a Researcher. ..................................................................... Project Administrator Johannesburg | Gender and Media Southern Africa (GEMSA) | Deadline: 16 April 2008 The Gender and Media Southern Africa (GEMSA) Network is a Southern African NGO based in Johannesburg that has chapters in 13 southern African countries. The GEMSA secretariat seeks the services of an experienced, highly motivated and committed individual to fill the position of Project Administrator. ***********************Calendar of Events***************************** To see all the listings for the calendar, go to: _http://womensnet.org.za/calendar.shtml_ 04/11/2008 - 04/11/2008 Visions for Rebuilding a Progressive LGBT Movement, Meeting, South Africa The Lesbian and Gay Equality Project (LGEP) The Lesbian and Gay Equality Project (LGEP) will host the seminar, Envisioning the future: Visions for Rebuilding a Progressive LGBT Movement. This seminar forms part of strategic work that the organisation will engage in in the future. ................................................ 04/05/2008 - 04/05/2008* *UNA-SA Annual General Meeting, Meeting, South Africa UNA-SA Annual General Meeting 2008 The United Nations Association of South Africa (UNA-SA), a voluntary NGO that mobilises support for the principles, goals and programmes of the United Nations (UN), will be hosting an Annual General Meeting and invites all individuals and organisations who share the aim and objectives of the UNA to the meeting. ................................................ If you would like to subscribe to the Women?sNet newsletter - Intersections, please send a message to: _women@womensnet.org.za_ or _intern@womensnet.org.za_ Want to know more about gender and women in South Africa? Visit: _http://www.womensnet.org.za_ _http://www.genderstats.org.za_ -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Completed the Social Network Training with Orange Farm organisation, Let Us Grow, commissioned by Oxfam Great Britain. Contact eva@womesnet.org.za ??????????????????????????????????????? We are currently adding content to the website. If you have any writing material you would like to add to our website, please contact Keba at intern@womensnet.org.za ??????????????????????????????????????? Women?sNet hopes to have full connectivity by the end of the month, will be opening for ex-trainees to full access once a week. ??????????????????????????????????????? If you have any information you would like added to the Women'sNet website or in this email, you can email Kebarileng at intern@womensnet.org.za . ??????????????????????????????????????? To get your event/job or news listed on the website and in this email (at no cost) please email: *Women@womensnet.org.za* or *intern@womensnet.org.za* *****************************News********************************* To see all news Items, go to http://womensnet.org.za/news.shtml 04/07/2008 - Transsexual woman takes Caravan Park to court Gender DynamiX A transsexual woman was recently refused access to the female ablution facilities at a caravan park in Newcastle Kwa Zulu Natal. Ms Michelle van der Merwe says she was discriminated against. With the support from Gender DynamiX, presently Africa's only Transgender/ Transsexual Non Profit Organisation, she plans to take the case to the constitutional court. ..................................................................... 04/07/2008 - TAC takes action against the killing of members TAC TAC Khayelitsha is an organisation actively involved in campaigns against violence, particularly violence against women, children, gays and lesbians. Members of TAC have on several occasions been intimidated and attacked by a gang in their location opposed to their cause. In response, TAC has planed a number of activities which include holding a public march in Harare Khayelitsha on 17 April focusing on community and gender based violence. ..................................................................... 04/07/2008 - Campaign condemning violence on women by taxi drivers Sonke Gender Justice More and more organisations opposed to gender based violence are speaking out and condemning the recent incident of a woman who was assaulted at Noord Street Taxi Rank. The Sonke Gender Justice Network and the One Man Can Campaign strongly condemn the sexist violence and has called on the South African National Taxi Association Council (SANTACO) to help in controlling the behavior of taxi drivers. ..................................................................... 04/07/2008 - No treatment for Zimbabwean refugees PlusNews Zimbabwean refugees are facing difficulties in accessing Anti-Retroviral Treatment in South Africa as a result of their illegal status. Those that manage to visit medical institutions are discriminated against, denied treatment and subjected to unfair service provision. ..................................................................... 04/07/2008 - Call for more women participation in peacekeeping UNIFEM The Rwanda Defense Force and UNIFEM held a conference in Kigali to discuss how to increase women?s participation in peacekeeping missions, and how these missions can work to prevent and respond rapidly to SGBV. ..................................................................... 04/07/2008 - Nigeria's immorality is about hypocrisy, not miniskirts The Guardian Nigeria has tabled a bill which seeks to stop women from dressing ?indecently?. It portrays women?s choice of dress as immoral and offensive. The bill demonstrates how distorted cultural ideas have become, and also points out how gender is complicated by class and change. ..................................................................... ********************Job and Study Opportunities******************** To see all Job and Study opportunities, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/lopandstudyopprtunities.shtml Field Officer Johannesburg | The Endangered Wildlife Trust | Deadline: 14 April 2008 The Endangered Wildlife Trust seeks to appoint a Field Officer to coordinate and implement a riverine habitat rehabilitation project within the Habitat Management Programme of the Riverine Rabbit Working Group. ..................................................................... Project Executant Southern Africa | The Endangered Wildlife Trust | Deadline: 10 April 2008 The Endangered Wildlife Trust seeks to appoint a Project Executant for its Marine and Coastal Working Group (EWT-MCWG) to fill a short-term contact, to manage and implement its projects aimed at conserving threatened marine and coastal species and habitats in southern Africa and promoting sustainable use of marine resources. ..................................................................... Country Director Senegal | Marie Stopes International | Deadline: Open ended Due to unprecedented growth, Marie Stopes seeks a talented, flexible, results-orientated individual to join a team and set up new country programmes for the organisation in Africa. ..................................................................... Health Service Programme Manager Cape Town | Triangle Project | Deadline: 14 April 2007 Triangle Project is currently seeking a highly skilled, dynamic, motivated, disciplined and focused individual who is committed to ensuring excellent health and related services to our target communities to fill the position of Health Services Programme Manager. ..................................................................... Library and Publications Clerk Johannesburg | EISA Johannesburg | Deadline: 11 April 2008 EISA Johannesburg has a vacancy for a Library and Publications Clerk, reporting to the Senior Librarian and Publications Officer in the Library and Publications Unit. ..................................................................... Office Manager Johannesburg | Adopt-A-School Foundation | Deadline: 15 April 2008 The Adopt-A-School Foundation, a NGO that partner with companies in adopting schools around the country, invites applications from suitably qualified individuals for the position of Office Manager to be based in Johannesburg. ..................................................................... Communications and Media Manager Johannesburg | CIVICUS | Deadline: 18 April 2008 CIVICUS seeks to recruit a Communications and Media Manager to be based in Johannesburg. The purpose of the position is to enhance and manage CIVICUS communications so as to support the CIVICUS? vision of a worldwide community of informed, inspired, committed citizens engaged in confronting the challenges facing humanity. ..................................................................... Administrator and Database Manager Johannesburg | Tshwaranang Legal Advocacy Centre | Deadline: 8 April 2008 Tshwaranang Legal Advocacy Centre is seeking to employ an administrator and database manager for its Legal Services Unit. ..................................................................... Lesbian Leadership Programme Gauteng; Eastern Cape; Kwa Zulu Natal; Mpumalanga and Western Cape | Forum for the Empowerment of Women | Deadline: 11 April 2008 FEW is running a Leadership Programme for a group of 30 young Black lesbian, bisexual and transgender women nationally. ..................................................................... Information Technology Systems Support Learnership Cape Town | Bytes People Solutions | Deadline: 23 April 2008 Bytes People Solutions offers potential learners the opportunity to obtain a national certificate in Information Technology Systems Support NQF level 5 (SAQA ID 48573). ..................................................................... ***********************Calendar of Events***************************** To see all the listings for the calendar, go to: _http://womensnet.org.za/calendar.shtml_ 04/07/2008 - 04/07/2008 One in Nine Picket alert, Campaign Event, South Africa One in Nine GAF will be staging a picket outside the Umlazi Magistrate Court to raise awareness in both Men and Women of the unfair discrimination on the bases of gender against women in T-section. To give support to the complainant and voice out how this de-humanising act goes against the laws of human dignity, freedom of expression and against the constitution. ..................................................................... 04/10/2008 - 04/10/2008 Impacting politics with the humanities, Seminar, South Africa Human Science Research Council The Gender and Development Unit of the Human Sciences Research Council will be hosting a seminar entitled- Impacting politics with the humanities: the cases of Mapuche Women's poetry writing and "Poem de Chile" of Gabriela Mistral. ..................................................................... 07/01/2008 - 07/02/2008 Locating the power of in-between, Conference, South Africa Human Sciences Research Council The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and the Institute for Development Studies (IDS) with the IK Mediaries Group will jointly be hosting an international conference on research dissemination and its impact on policy and practice. ..................................................................... 04/10/2008 - 04/11/2008 Skills Training and Employment, Workshop, South Africa Impumelelo Innovations Award Trust Impumelelo Innovations Award Trust will host a free workshop on Skills Training and Employment. The workshop is aimed at highlighting and sharing best practice lessons that will improve policy, practice and implementation and will also present an opportunity for people who are concerned about skills training and employment to network and to implement similar projects in their environments. ..................................................................... If you would like to subscribe to the Women?sNet newsletter - Intersections please send a message to: women@womensnet.org.za or intern@womensnet.org.za Want to know more about gender and women in South Africa? Visit: http://www.womensnet.org.za http://www.genderstats.org.za -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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To view all news items go to http://womensnet.org.za/news.shtml If you have any information you would like to add to the Women?sNet website or in this email, you can email Kebarileng at intern@womensnet.org.za To get your event/job or news listed on the website and in this email (at no cost) please email: women@womensnet.org.za or intern@womensnet.org.za *****************************NEWS********************************* To see all news Items, go to http://womensnet.org.za/news.shtml 04/14/2008 - Victory for T-section women Mail& Guardian Umlazi court has issued an order stating that the ban on pants in T-section be removed. The accused were asked to apologise for trying to enforce a ban on women wearing pants. Zandile Mpanza and The Commission on Gender Equality describes the case as victory for women. ..................................................................... 04/14/2008 - SA behind the times on HIV treatment Mail & Guardian South Africa's insufficient public sector anti-HIV treatment has been highlighted again with the release of expert guidelines on antiretroviral therapy in the region. The guidelines recommend starting patients on antiretrovirals (ARVs) earlier than government prescribes and HIV-positive pregnant women regardless of health status. ..................................................................... 04/14/2008 - Nepal's historic vote puts women in running WomensENews Women are running for historic 10 April 2008 Constituent Assembly elections inside Nepal's sealed borders. As they take advantage of ambitious gender quotas they are learning how to vote and doing what they can to weather campaign violence. ..................................................................... 04/14/2008 - DRC promotes new sexual violence law MONUC As part of women?s month, a one day workshop on the promotion of the new sexual violence law in the DRC was held on 31 Monday March 2008 in Kinshasa, under the aegis of the International NGO Network for Development (RIOD). The workshop was organised by RIOD and other female NGO networks to make women aware of their rights, so that they can fight the impunity of those who commit acts of sexual violence. ..................................................................... 04/14/2008 - Women still disregarded in politics SABC news The role in which women can play in politics is still disregarded in most parliaments across the world. This is one of the findings revealed by Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in the survey conducted on equality in politics. The findings reveal that women occupy fewer seats in parliament than men. ..................................................................... 04/14/2008 - Female journalists plot their way forward MONUC The Association of Women Journalists (AJPF) organised a morning discussion on the independence of women in the media, their assets, limits and way forward in Kinshasa on 8 April 2008. AJPF members and a representative attended the meeting from MONUC?s gender office. One of the AJPF's programme priorities was in Information Technology in which female journalists lack. ..................................................................... 04/14/2008 - Women face bias worldwide BBC Women are discriminated against in almost every country around the world, said a UN-commissioned report. It says that this is despite the fact that 185 UN member states pledged to outlaw laws favoring men by 2005. The report adds that 70% of the world?s poor are women and they own just 1% of the world?s titled land. It further states that in 53 nations rape within marriages has still not been made a crime. ********************Job and Study Opportunities******************** To see all Job and Study opportunities, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/jobandstudyopportunities.shtml Senior Researcher / Advocacy specialist South Africa | CSVR | Deadline: 19 April 2008 The Criminal Justice Programme (CJP) within CSVR seeks a highly skilled and motivated individual to manage and implement a research and advocacy component of a project on torture prevention in South Africa, and working towards the ratification of the Optional Protocol on the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The incumbent will also work closely with CSVR?s Trauma and Transition Programme. This is a 6-8 month contract position. ..................................................................... Project Administrator & PA Cape Town | The AIDS Response | Deadline: 21 April 2008 The AIDS Response invites applications from suitably qualified individuals for the position of Project Administrator / PA to be based in Observatory, Cape Town. ..................................................................... AIDS Response, Trainee Cape Town | AIDS Response | Deadline: 21 April 2008 The AIDS Response invites applications from suitably qualified individuals for the position of a Trainer to be based in Observatory, Cape Town. ..................................................................... Fund Development Officer Mpumalanga | Topsy Foundation | Deadline: 23 April 2008 The Topsy Foundation, a NGO working with communities in Southern Mpumalanga, to help alleviate the consequences of HIV and AIDS, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the position of Fund Development Officer to be based in Johannesburg. ..................................................................... Student Development Advisor Cape Town | REAP | Deadline: 25 April 2008 Rural Education Access Programme (REAP) is seeking an experienced, strategic thinking individual with working experience in the development sector for the position of student advisor. ..................................................................... Project manager Cape Town | REAP | Deadline: 25 April 2008 Rural Education Access Programme (REAP) is seeking an experienced programme manager to lead, mentor and develop a small team of student advisors and oversee programme implementation & development. ..................................................................... Social Worker Cape Town | RAPCAN | Deadline: 25 April 2008 Resources Aimed at the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (RAPCAN) seeks applications for the position of Social Worker, to join its Child Protection and Support Services team. ..................................................................... Programme Officer Johannesburg | CIVICUS | Deadline: 30 April 2008 On this background CIVICUS is looking to increase its country support capacities and is therefore seeking to recruit two Programme Officers to work with the CSI project team in the major area of coordination according to the following specification: ..................................................................... Legal Services Manager West Coast, Cape Town | Saldanha Bay Municipality | Deadline: 18 April 2008 Saldanha Bay Municipality is seeking to employ a Manager: Legal Services (Fixed Term) for the Office of the Municipal Manager. ***********************Calendar of Events***************************** To see all the listings for the calendar, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/calendar.shtml 05/05/2008 - 04/09/2008 2008 Biennale on Education in Africa, Conference, Mozambique Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) invites ministers of education and training from sub-Saharan Africa, bilateral and multilateral development agencies, experts from ministries and universities and representatives from civil society to the 2008 Biennale on Education in Africa from 5-9 May 2008 in Maputo, Mozambique. ..................................................................... 04/22/2008 - 04/22/2008 Learning Lessons from Abroad, Other, South Africa Tshikululu Social Investments (TSI) Tshikululu Social Investments (TSI), a corporate social investment management consultancy, will host a lecture on ?Learning Lessons from Abroad: An International Perspective on Developments in Grantmaking? on 22 April 2008 in Johannesburg, as part of its Tshikululu Lecture Series. ..................................................................... 04/24/2008 - 04/26/2008 NGOs as agent of positive change, Conference, Ghana WANGO Accra 2008 WANGO Conference" is the first edition of a WANGO regional conference/retreat to be held in Africa. It is a follow up to the 2007 World Congress of NGOs held in Toronto, Canada in November. The forum is to serve as the leading voluntary and membership meeting for over 300 representatives/members of NGOs, government, business and support agencies in the region and beyond. It will address issues of fundamental import crucial to the growth and development of the humanitarian sector in sub-Saharan Africa. ..................................................................... 06/01/2008 - 06/04/2008 World Editors Forum, Reader participation, Other, France Swedish Newspaper Association Swedish Newspaper Association will be hosting an annual World Editors Forum on Reader participation, user-generated content and social networks are having an impact on journalism, and that impact is likely to grow in the future. But will Web 2.0 give birth to a new form of journalism? That question will be examined at the annual World Editors Forum, to be held in Sweden from 1 to 4 June. ..................................................................... If you would like to subscribe to the Women?sNet newsletter - Intersections please send a message to: women@womensnet.org.za or intern@womensnet.org.za Want to know more about gender and women in South Africa? Visit: http://womensnet.org.za / http://genderstats.org.za From intern at womensnet.org.za Tue Apr 22 16:33:59 2008 From: intern at womensnet.org.za (intern@womensnet.org.za) Date: Tue Apr 22 16:34:51 2008 Subject: [Womensnet_News] **New this week on Women'sNet** Message-ID: <2993.10.0.1.202.1208874839.squirrel@webmail.womensnet.org.za> /\*/\*/\*/\ Take a byte out of gender injustice /\*/\*/\*/\ ****New this week on Women?sNet**** New items added to the Women?sNet website. To view all news items go to http://womensnet.org.za/news.shtml Our apologies for the late submission of the newsletter, we have had some connectivity problems relating to the load shedding. We hope to have this solved soon, and we will feedback for those NGO?s experience the same problems! Girl?sNet has initiated three additional clubs in Venda, Orange farm and Burthurst in the Eastern Cape with the support from Action Aid South Africa. The new edition of Girl?s Identity Superior in Technology (GIST) is out. For an electronic copy, please contact lerato@womensnet.org.za If you have any information you would like to add to the Women?sNet website or in this email, you can email Kebarileng at intern@womensnet.org.za To get your event/job or news listed on the website and in this email (at no cost) please email: women@womensnet.org.za or intern@womensnet.org.za *****************************NEWS********************************* To see all news Items, go to http://womensnet.org.za/news.shtml 04/22/2008 - New tactics needed to end Violence Against Women SANGONeT UNICEF recently announced that in the past three years that the rate of child abuse in Zimbabwe has increased by over 40%. Conditions for vulnerable groups including women and girls gets worse as social tensions rise. Child abuse and domestic violence are unpardonable crimes, addressing them is vital for the health of the country and its future. Because of the shame and stigma associated with them, this violence is often unreported and not discussed. ..................................................................... 04/22/2008 - In solidarity with Zimbabwe Lesbian and Gay Equality Project The South African Lesbian and Gay Equality Project (LGEP), formerly known as the National Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality (NCGLE), is concerned about the deepening political, economic and social crises in Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwean government and the justice system are against democratic principles and practice, and therefore responsible for the social and economic crises facing that country. The organisation (LGEP) expresses its full solidarity with the LGBTI community, women, workers and the people of Zimbabwe. ..................................................................... 04/22/2008 - Mobile phones play role in Zimbabwe IDG News Service Mobile phones are revolutionising communications across the globe, particularly in developing countries where landline infrastructure is lacking. To dictators and leaders of oppressive governments, mobiles are seen as more of a disruptive tool and something to fear and control. ..................................................................... 04/22/2008 - End the Zimbabwe political impasse Pambazuka news The Feminist Political Education Project (FePEP) calls for an end to the political impasse that the country is in. The presidential election results are yet to be released and the country is in an undefined state. Violence, poverty, HIV/AIDS and worsening of social services continue to unreasonably affect women and girls. Citizens of Zimbabwe demand to know and see the outcome of their votes, which would affirm their rights to participate in politics. ..................................................................... 04/22/2008 - Women and girls trafficking in Kutch Indian Express Women and girls trafficked out of Bangladesh and the bordering districts of West Bengal not only find their way to the sex trade but are also sold off as brides in the women-starved western district of Kutch in Gujarat. The practice seems economical for both parties and the girls too are settling happily. Many of the girls also get to visit their homes once in a while. ..................................................................... 04/22/2008 - Yemeni women struggle to overcome illiteracy Gulf News Senior UN official has announced that illiteracy among Yemeni women is still very high regardless of external and internal efforts set to eradicate it. According to recent statistics of the Sanaa-based Unicef, more than 75% of women living in rural areas are illiterate and more than 40% of urban women. The UN official confirmed there was a wide gap between women in rural and urban areas in terms of access to education, health and other basic services. The gap is created by the little access to these services. ..................................................................... 04/22/2008 - Forced sterillisation of Roma women AWID People living in Rome have been subjected to various forms of discrimination such access to education, housing, medical care, violence and other human rights abuses for years. The racial discrimination against the Romans has extended to state-sponsored attempts to control their reproductive capacities in order to contain or reduce population. Part of the Nazi regime?s ethnic cleansing of the Roma people is their practice of forced sterilisation where neither oral nor written consent prior to the operation. ********************Job and Study Opportunities******************** To see all Job and Study opportunities, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/jobandstudyopportunities.shtml Operation Coordinator Durban | Big Brothers Big Sisters SA | Deadline: 25 April 2008 BBBSSA a non-profit initiative that provides mentorship to children & youth in South Africa are looking for an Operations Coordinator for our KZN Durban office. The position calls for an enthusiastic, committed self-starter & experience working in the NGO sector. Good interpersonal & networking skills. Needs to fulfill administration and operational duties (data capturing, organize training sessions, media campaigns, handling of volunteers, handle petty cash etc.) Must be well-spoken in English, a team player. Financial background is an added advantage, a valid driver's license and own transport is essential. ..................................................................... Administrative Assistant Johannesburg | MISA- SA | Deadline: 30 April 2008 Media Institute of Southern Africa is an NGO focused on the need to promote free, independent and pluralistic media with programs about freedom of expression, broadcasting diversity. MISA seeks to employ a person to perform administration and receptionist duties. ..................................................................... Program Officer Nairobi, Kenya | Equality Now | Deadline: 30April 2008 Equality Now, an international human rights organisation dedicated to ending violence and discrimination against women globally, is seeking to recruit a Program Officer, who will assist the Nairobi Office Director with program work and specifically in the areas of managing a fund for grassroots activism to end female genital mutilation (FGM), helping draft and publish Awaken, a semi-annual newsletter that addresses FGM, and research and campaign related to the legal defense of adolescent girls in Africa. ..................................................................... Programme Specialist Bujumbura, Burundi | UNIFEM | Deadline: 14 May 2008 UNIFEM's regional office in Central Africa seeks to recruit an international expert specialised in programme development, project coordination and resource mobilisation. ..................................................................... Technical Writer/Editor Washington, DC, USA | The Global Campaign for Microbicides | Deadline: Not specified The Global Campaign for Microbicides is a broad-based, international coalition of non-profit organisations working to accelerate access to new HIV prevention options, especially for women. We currently have staff in Washington, DC, Ottawa, Brussels, Nairobi, New Delhi, and Johannesburg. The GCM seeks to employ a person to perform Technical Writer/Editor duties. ..................................................................... Program Officer/ Advisor Johannesburg | Global Campaign for Microbicides | Deadline: Not specified The Global Campaign for Microbicides is a broad-based, international coalition of organisations working to accelerate access to new HIV prevention options. The GCM seeks to employ a person to perform the duties of the Programm Officer and Advisor to be based in Johannesburg. ..................................................................... Program Officer Lagos, Nigeria | Ford Foundation | Deadline: 15 May 2008 The Ford Foundation is a resource for innovative people and institutions around the world. We were founded to advance human welfare, and all of our work flows from this fundamental commitment. Ford Foundatin seeks to employe a person to perform Programme Officer duties in Human Rights Sexuality and Reproductive Health. ..................................................................... Training Manager Limpopo | Thohoyandou Victim Empowerment Programme | Deadline: 30 APRIL 2008 The Thohoyandou Victim Empowerment Programme is a non-profit Trust based in Sibasa, Limpopo, with a vision to generate an attitude of zero tolerance towards rape, domestic violence in the Thulamela Municipality. We have recently been accredited by the H&WSETA to deliver Victim Empowerment and Ancillary Health Care training, and so need to recruit for the following position, Training Manager with HR knowledge. ***********************Calendar of Events***************************** To see all the listings for the calendar, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/calendar.shtml 05/14/2008 - 05/20/2008 Allies for Change, Workshop, Chiang Mai, Thailand Women for Peace and Justice Allies for Social Change: Buddhism and Feminism", will bring together an international community of women to learn and share with one another. The workshop will focus on bringing a Buddhist feminist framework to cultivating inner peace while engaging in social action in our communities and the world. ..................................................................... 09/24/2008 - 09/26/2008 Women PeaceMakers, Conference, United States of America Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice is hosting an international working conference to probe and address global acquiescence to impunity, gender violence and exclusion that continues to obstruct peace building and deny human security. ..................................................................... 05/24/2008 - 05/24/2008 To have and To hold, Other, South Africa Gender Equity Unit To Have and To Hold: The Making of Same-sex Marriage in South Africa? is to be launched in Johannesburg. ..................................................................... 05/13/2008 - 05/13/2008 To Have and To Hold, Other, South Africa Gender Equity Unit The Making of Same-sex Marriage in South Africa? is to be launched in Cape Town and ..................................................................... If you would like to subscribe to the Women?sNet newsletter - Intersections please send a message to: women@womensnet.org.za or intern@womensnet.org.za Want to know more about gender and women in South Africa? Visit: http://womensnet.org.za / http://genderstats.org.za From intern at womensnet.org.za Tue Apr 29 17:21:34 2008 From: intern at womensnet.org.za (intern@womensnet.org.za) Date: Tue Apr 29 17:22:18 2008 Subject: [Womensnet_News] **New this week on Women'sNet** Message-ID: <4214.10.0.1.202.1209482494.squirrel@webmail.womensnet.org.za> /\*/\*/\*/\ Take a byte out of gender injustice /\*/\*/\*/\ ****New this week on Women?sNet**** New items added to the Women?sNet website. To view all news items go to http://womensnet.org.za/news.shtml If you have any information you would like to add to the Women?sNet website or in this email, you can email Kebarileng at intern@womensnet.org.za To get your event/job or news listed on the website and in this email (at no cost) please email: women@womensnet.org.za or intern@womensnet.org.za *****************************NEWS********************************* To see all news Items, go to http://womensnet.org.za/news.shtml 04/29/2008 - Is gender inequality becoming Worse? Inter Press Services The only way that the poor, particularly women, will benefit from all the efforts that the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has put into improving global trade is to ensure that power inequalities are redressed. ..................................................................... 04/29/2008 - The South African National Taxi Council launched a "taxi pledge" Mail and Gaurdian The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) launched a taxi pledge that encourages taxi drivers to drive safe and treat commuters with more respect. The pledge aims at improving taxi operations and change perceptions in response to the case of a 25-year old woman who was stripped and assaulted by taxi drivers at Johannesburg?s Noord Street taxi rank because she was wearing a miniskirt. ..................................................................... 04/29/2008 - Women?s rights activists sentenced Radio Liberty A revolutionary court in Tehran has sentenced three women's rights activists to suspended sentence of lashings and six months in prison for charges that include acting against national security. ..................................................................... 04/29/2008 - Township lesbians too scared News for South Africa and the World Human rights groups say that lesbians in Khayelitsha are too frightened to picket and protest outside the trial of nine men who stand accused of beating 19-year-old Zoliswa Nkonyana to death more than two years ago. ..................................................................... 04/29/2008 - Gender activist call for decisive action on Zimbabwe ZimNews South African gender activists call on their leaders and international community to act decisively in ending the Zimbabwean crisis, which threatens peace amongst citizens, especially women and children. The crisis began after the 29 March polls when the ruling party proposed a recount of votes. ..................................................................... 04/29/2008 - Epidemic outpacing response PlusNews Global In less than two months, government officials and AIDS activists from around the world will convene in New York to review the global HIV/AIDS response. Based on a review of the reports from Eastern and Southern Africa, the regions worst affected by the HIV/AIDS crisis, experts from UNAIDS have already concluded that despite significant progress in areas such as treatment, many of the UNGASS goals are still far from being reached. ..................................................................... 04/29/2008 - Only 35% of school children are girls in Afghanistan International Herald Tirbune Only 35 percent of Afghan schoolchildren are girls and while the number of children going to school is going up, the proportion of girls in education has remained the same, an aid group said 21 April 2008. The Taliban banned girls from school when they were in power from 1996 to 2001, but there are now more girls in education than there were boys at school under the hardline Islamists. ..................................................................... ********************Job and Study Opportunities******************** To see all Job and Study opportunities, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/jobandstudyopportunities.shtml Policy brief consultant Zimababwe | The Zimbabwe Women's Resources Centre and Network | Deadline: 14 May 2008 The Zimbabwe Women's Resources Centre and Network is seeking specialists with experience in policy research, public policy analysis,or any other relevant qualification, and experience in the development, use ofand evaluation of policy writing, including policy briefs to conduct training for ZWRCN staff in policy writing. ..................................................................... Communications and Resource Mobilisation Specialist New York | UNIFEM | Deadline: 14 May 2008 UNIFEM is searching for an experienced professional committed to gender equality who can bring the necessary expertise to develop a multi-year, multi-pronged, multi-media communications and fundraising strategy to achieve advocacy, outreach and resource mobilisation goals on ending violence against women. To reach new audiences and funders, a strong communications background is essential, including use of the internet and modern technologies. ..................................................................... Program Assistant Takoma Park, MD, USA | Center for Health and Gender Equity | Deadline: 9 May 2008 Center for Health and Gender Equity seeks to employ a person to perform the duties of the program assistant. ..................................................................... Senior Researcher / Project Manager Johannesburg | The Centre for Education Policy Development | Deadline: 6 May 2008 The Centre for Education Policy Development, a leading education research NGO, invites applications from suitably qualified individuals for the position of Senior Researcher / Project Manager to be based in Johannesburg. ..................................................................... Reseacher Johannesburg | National Labour and Economic Development Institute | Deadline: 14 May 2008 The National Labour and Economic Development Institute (NALEDI) invites applications from suitably qualified individuals for the position of Researcher to be based in Johannesburg. ..................................................................... Manager South Africa | Siyabhabha Trust | Deadline: 7 May 2008 Siyabhabha Trust seeks a highly driven, transactional and transformational leader who can inspire, release and liberate the potential in others. ..................................................................... Director South Africa | The Catholic Health Care Association | Deadline: 5 May 2008 CATHCA, an associate body of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference, is a service, funding and networking body committed to Health Care in the Catholic tradition. The Catholic Health Care Association invites applications for the position of Director. ..................................................................... Centre Manager Western Cape | United Nations office on drugs and crime | Deadline: 4 May 2008 The United Nations office on frugs anf crime seeks employ a Centre Manager to work under the overall guidance of and reports to the National Programme Manager and the Provincial Advisory Committee. ..................................................................... East Africa Regional Representative Nairobi, Kenya | Ashoka | Deadline: Not specified Ashoka is a global organization that invests in social entrepreneurs?individuals with innovative and practical ideas for addressing social needs. Ashoka is seeking a dynamic individual to join the Africa team to design and implement a fully functioning program across East Africa from our new base in Nairobi. ***********************Calendar of Events***************************** To see all the listings for the calendar, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/calendar.shtml 04/30/2008 - 04/30/2008 Silent protest, Campaign Event, South Africa Rhodes University Rhodes University as part of Rape Awareness week is planning to repeat the SEXUAL VIOLENCE = SILENCE Protest that took place last year. The protest will be including both men and women. The silent protest will take place on Wednesday 30 April 2008. ..................................................................... If you would like to subscribe to the Women?sNet newsletter - Intersections please send a message to: women@womensnet.org.za or intern@womensnet.org.za Want to know more about gender and women in South Africa? Visit: http://womensnet.org.za / http://genderstats.org.za