From intern at womensnet.org.za Wed Aug 6 11:19:22 2008 From: intern at womensnet.org.za (intern@womensnet.org.za) Date: Wed Aug 6 11:25:12 2008 Subject: [Womensnet_News] **New this week on Women'sNet** Message-ID: <53568.196.207.32.38.1218014362.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 We are excited to announce a new member of Women?sNet, Faith Nkomo. Faith joins us as the new Project Manager for Girl?sNet. She joint us on 1 August 2008, we welcome her to the Women?sNet team! Women?sNet would like to wish all women nationally and globally a rewarding International Women?s day. 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 08/05/2008 - Two Eastern Cape Hospitals Refuse to help Teen Rape Victim Dispatch Online A TEENAGE rape victim bleeding profusely from her wounds following an excruciating sexual assault in a Stutterheim township, was turned away by two hospitals at the weekend. Not even the presence of two police officers, who had brought her into the hospitals, could persuade staff to administer emergency care to the badly injured girl. ..................................................................... 08/06/2008 - South African Woman Judge Named UN Human Rights Chief Women's News Network South African judge Navanethem Pillay has been nominated as the new UN high commissioner for human rights. ..................................................................... 08/05/2008 - Online social networking helps NGOs raise funds Inquirer.Net MANILA, Philippines - A Facebook-like service for non-profit and non-government organisations (NGOs) showed local organisations how social networks can be used as effective means to raise funds and attract potential donors worldwide, an executive said. ..................................................................... 08/06/2008 - Triple Jeopardy: Female Adolescence, Sexual Violence and HIV and AIDS Women's News Network Pervasive gender inequalities mean that girls especially face numerous violations to their sexual and reproductive health and rights, including sexual initiation before they are physically or emotionally ready. Girls who live in extreme poverty, among marginalised populations, without family support, or in situations of conflict and displacement are particularly vulnerable to coerced sexual encounters and abuse. ..................................................................... 08/06/2008 - Police in Sierra Leone adopt UN-drafted guidelines on sexual abuse UN News Centre Sierra Leonean police have adopted new policy guidelines on sexual abuse and exploitation that have been drafted by United Nations officials as part of their efforts to reduce the widespread levels of violence against women and girls in the West African country. ..................................................................... 08/06/2008 - Is there still hope for an HIV vaccine? Plus News The road to finding an effective HIV vaccine has recently been marked by a string of disappointing setbacks, and researchers have warned that a breakthrough in this field is still a long way off. ..................................................................... 08/06/2008 - Sunday Sun?s Apology Strikes more Drama Behind The Mask Tension is still high among gay rights groups on John Qwelane?s saga relating to an opinion piece he wrote three weeks ago despite Media24?s apology. ..................................................................... ********************Job and Study Opportunities******************** To see all Job and Study opportunities, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/jobandstudyopportunities.shtml Media and Information Manager Johannesburg | Women'sNet | Deadline: 15 August 2008 Women?sNet, a feminist NGO based in Johannesburg, which promotes the strategic use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) for social action and women?s empowerment is looking for a motivated woman to join its team as Information and Media Manager. This position is based in Johannesburg. ..................................................................... Researcher Cape Town | Isandla Institute | Deadline: 22 August 2008 Isandla Institute, an organisation that promotes integrated, equitable and sustainable urban development, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the position of Researcher to be based in Cape Town. ..................................................................... Call for Graduates South Africa | Teacher South Africa | Deadline: 14 September 2008 Teach South Africa is a selective programme that recruits top university graduates of all academic backgrounds and majors to spend two years in its nation's low-income schools in order to ensure that all students receive an equal education. ..................................................................... Gender Adviser Geneva, Switzerland | UNAIDS | Deadline: 20 August 2008 UNAIDS is an innovative joint venture of the United Nations, bringing together the efforts and resources of the UNAIDS Secretariat and ten UN system organisation in the AIDS response. UNAIDS seeks to employ a qualified person to perform the duties of the Gender Adviser. ..................................................................... Gender Based Violence Program Manager, Chad Chad | The International Rescue Committee (IRC) | Deadline: Open The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of the largest humanitarian agencies in the world, providing relief, rehabilitation and post-conflict reconstruction support to victims of oppression and violent conflict. IRC seeks to employ a Gender Based Violence Program Manager to be based in Chad. ..................................................................... Senior Research and Evaluation Associate Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA | Ipas | Deadline: Open Ipas, a global, non-profit reproductive health organisation, seeks a Senior Research and Evaluation (R&E) Associate, Africa, based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, available immediately. The Senior Associate will have responsibility for oversight of a new, significant, multi-year grant for research on abortion in Africa. This position reports to the Vice President, Research and Evaluation. ..................................................................... Programme Specialist, Gender Justice and Human Rights Southern Sudan | UNIFEM | Deadline: 11 August 2008 The UNIFEM Office in Juba, Southern Sudan seeks to recruit a Programme Specialist: Gender Justice and Human Rights who will be responsible for the management of programme activities that focus on access to gender justice and human rights in Southern Sudan. ..................................................................... ***********************Calendar of Events***************************** To see all the listings for the calendar, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/calendar.shtml 08/31/2008 - 09/03/2008 Children and Injuries Conference, Conference, South Africa CAPFSA The Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Southern Africa (CAPFSA), together with its partners will host the Children and Injuries Conference from 31 August ? 3 September 2008 in Cape Town. ..................................................................... 08/18/2008 - 08/18/2008 Ruth First Memorial Lecture, Lecture, South Africa Wits Journalism Programme and Heinrich Boll Stiftung Wits University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Loyiso Nongxa, in partnership with the Ruth First Trust, the Wits Journalism Programme and the Heinrich Boll Stiftung are hosting the 7th Annual Ruth First Memorial Lecture on 18 August 2008 in Johannesburg. ..................................................................... 09/10/2008 - 09/11/2008 Universal Access to Female Condoms in SA seminar, Seminar, South Africa The Thohoyandou Victim empowerment Programme The TVEP will be hosting a series of discussions on the potential for the launch of a campaign to advocate for Universal Access to Female Condoms in South Africa. It is anticipated that at the culmination of these discussions, at which a cross section of Key role players will give input, a campaign will be launched which will see the coordination of a concerted advocacy plan take off the ground to realise this aim. ..................................................................... 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 Mon Aug 11 16:49:42 2008 From: intern at womensnet.org.za (Kebarileng) Date: Mon Aug 11 16:49:50 2008 Subject: [Womensnet_News] **New this week on Women'sNet** Message-ID: <48A05186.4080408@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 Women?sNet would like to remind you about the Media and Information manager position, closing on 15 August 2008. 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 08/11/2008 - Women must occupy rightful place as leaders of SA Bua News online Government will do all it can to ensure women take their place as leaders of the country, says President Thabo Mbeki speaking at the National Women's Day celebration in the North West on Saturday. ..................................................................... 08/11/2008 - Women are the Product of SA's Democracy Bua News online ?Women are the product of South Africa's democracy as they have played a major role in the struggle. The challenge now is to ensure how to work much better to improve their lives, said Gauteng Premier Mbazima Shilowa during the Women's day celebration at the Union Building on Saturday?. ..................................................................... 08/11/2008 - Critical Media is Key to Gender Equity Independent Online Among the many Women's Day celebrations on 9th of August 2008, the South African Gender and Media (Sagem) Network was toasting its victory in getting a Steers advertisement pulled off the air by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). ..................................................................... 08/11/2008 - Gender Gap Closing Slowly Independent Online South Africans are increasingly moving away from the stereotypical roles associated with males and females. Research shows just how far we have moved from ?average man and woman?. ..................................................................... 08/11/2008 - Facebook the new Tool to Help Prove Gay Refugee Claimants' Sexual Orientation Behind The Mask Gay and lesbian refugee claimants struggling to shed old-world views of their sexuality are turning to new-age technology to make their case. ..................................................................... 08/11/2008 - Zimbabwe Militias Accused of Raping Dozens Reuters More than 50 women have been gang raped and tortured by government-backed militias in Zimbabwe because of their support for the opposition, rights groups and victims say. ..................................................................... 08/11/2008 - New report identifies gender inequality as a barrier to Kenya's development African Women and Child Feature Service The Institute of Economic Affairs? (IEA) latest report on the socio-economic status of women in Kenya says women have made minimal strides in their quest to bridge the inequality gap. However, this state of affairs is not blamed solely on women but on the prevailing political system. ..................................................................... ********************Job and Study Opportunities******************** To see all Job and Study opportunities, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/jobandstudyopportunities.shtml Financial Coordinator Johannesburg | Ipas South Africa | Deadline: 15 August 2008 Ipas South Africa invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the position of Financial Coodinator to be based in Johannesburg. ..................................................................... Social Workers Johannesburg | Family Life Centre | Deadline: 1 September 2008 Family Life Centre, a leading welfare organisation, invites applications from suitably qualified individuals for the position of Social Workers (two positions) to be based in Johannesburg. ..................................................................... Policy Researcher Cape Town | Isandla Institute | Deadline: 22 August 2008 Isandla Institute, an organisation that promotes integrated, equitable and sustainable urban development, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the position of Researcher to be based in Cape Town. ..................................................................... Community Project Manager East London | The Khusela Project | Deadline: 20 August 2008 The Khusela Project is a PEPFAR funded, joint venture of three NGOs working with the Eastern Cape Department of Health to Improve Comprehensive PMTCT Services in the Eastern Cape through Support to Facilities and Communities. The Khusela Project is currently looking to hire a Project Manager. ..................................................................... Programme Coordinator Durban | The PositiveMoms Foundation | Deadline: 15 September 2008 The PositiveMoms Foundation, nonprofit organisation dedicated to helping mothers with HIV/AIDS, invites applications from suitably qualified individuals for the position of a part-time Programme Coordinator to oversee its operations in Durban. ..................................................................... Sexual and Gender Based Violence Advisor Syria | The International Rescue Committee (IRC) | Deadline: Open until filled The International Rescue Committee (IRC) seeks to employ the Sexual and Gender Based Violence Advisor to be based in Syria. ..................................................................... Programme Advisor (Gender Responsive Budgeting) New York, USA | UNIFEM | Deadline: 20 August 2008 UNIFEM is looking for a dynamic, creative and experienced individual to play a leading role in the organisation's work on gender responsive budgeting (GRB). ..................................................................... HIV Policy Officer London, UK | ActionAid | Deadline: 29 August 2008 ActionAid Policy & Campaigns department are looking for a locum policy officer to join the team in September for a maximum of 4 months. ..................................................................... Gender Advisor Islamabad, PAKISTAN | International Relief and Development | Deadline: Not specified International Relief and Development seeks a Gender Advisor to provide strategic development and implementation of a gender outreach plan on an upcoming proposal in Pakistan. ..................................................................... ***********************Calendar of Events***************************** To see all the listings for the calendar, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/calendar.shtml 10/04/2008 - 10/24/2008 Socially Engaged Buddhist Peacebuilding Course , Training Course, Thailand International Women?s Partnership for Peace and Justice (IWP) International Women's Partnership will be holding a third annual Socially Engaged Buddhist Peace-building Course for Women Activists in South and South-east Asia. The course will take place on 4-24 October 2008 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. ..................................................................... 10/19/2008 - 10/22/2008 Third Global Congress of Women in Politics and Governance, , Philippines Center for Asia-Pacific Women In Politics (CAPWIP) Center for Asia-Pacific Women In Politics (CAPWIP), International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), and Women's Environment & Development Organisations will be holding the Third Global Congress of Women in Politics and Governance Focus on Gender in Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction on 19-22 October 2008. ..................................................................... 08/13/2008 - 08/15/2008 Civil Society Forum, Seminar, South Africa South African Development Community Council of NGOs South African Development Community Council of Non-governmental Organisations will be hosting a Civil Society Forum which is taking place during the SADC Heads of State or Government Summit. The theme for the 2008 Forum is ?Regional Integration: From Protocols to Action?. ..................................................................... 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 Mon Aug 18 16:37:27 2008 From: intern at womensnet.org.za (Kebarileng) Date: Mon Aug 18 16:37:36 2008 Subject: [Womensnet_News] **New this week on Women'sNet** Message-ID: <48A98927.70309@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 ??????????????????????????????????????? Girl?sNet joined Sci-Bono (Science, Math discovery centre) on 9 August (Women?s day) which Celebrated Young Women in Science. Girl?sNet will be working closely with Sci-Bono in their future events. ??????????????????????????????????????? The SADC Protocol on Gender and Development has been adopted at SADC Heads of State Summit on Sunday (see more on the news item below) Importantly for our work, Article 31 addresses Universal access to information and communication technologies (ICTS) and states "State Parties shall put in place information and communication technology policies and laws in the social, economic and political development arena for women?s empowerment, regardless of race, age, religion, or class. These policies and laws shall include specific targets developed through an open and participatory process, in order to ensure women?s and girl?s access to information and communication technology." We hope to see advances in universal access in the SADC region, and in particular, efforts that address the gender digital divide, and advances in using ICTs to meet the real needs of women and girls. We congratulate the SADC Protocol Alliance for their lobbying efforts! ??????????????????????????????????????? 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 08/18/2008 - Leaders told ?the Time is Now? for Gender Equality Gender Links Over 60 representatives of gender justice organisations from around the region have called on heads of state meeting in Johannesburg this weekend to make history by signing the Protocol on Gender and Development. ..................................................................... 08/18/2008 - Summit Leaders Should Act on Equality for Women Human Rights News Southern African leaders should adopt the proposed Gender and Development Protocol at their upcoming summit after amending it to include crucial provisions deleted in 2007, Human Rights Watch said on 14 August, 2008. ..................................................................... 08/18/2008 - Sex Danger in Chatrooms Independent Online Teenage girls who run away from home after befriending strangers on chat services like MXit are often promised jobs, but may be lured into drugs and prostitution instead. This is according to independent investigator Desmond Olivier who has probed numerous cases of missing children involving the cellphone chat service MXit. ..................................................................... 08/18/2008 - Law Logs on to Chat Rooms Independent Online The head of the MXit social networking site has defended his site amid the furore concerning "slut" lists - but The Sunday Independent has learnt that MXit and other such services will be regulated under amendments to be passed to the Film and Publications Act. ..................................................................... 08/18/2008 - AIDS, Millennium Goals Imperiled by Health Worker Shortage CIVICUS The campaign to provide universal access to anti-AIDS drugs by 2010 and meet key Millennium Development Goals is at threat from a crippling shortage of doctors and nurses, a senior UN health official said. ..................................................................... 08/18/2008 - Migrant Domestic Workers in Singapore Association for Women's Rights in Development Singapore has an estimated 160,000 migrant domestic workers ? an overwhelming majority of them women. Singapore?s labour laws, however, still exclude domestic workers from key protections guaranteed to other workers, and as a result, exploitation is rife. ..................................................................... 08/18/2008 - Detracting from a Women?s Rights Approach to HIV and AIDS Association for Women's Rights in Development For several years now it has been recognized that HIV and AIDS is a feminized phenomenon. Women?s rights activists have asserted that in order to address the pandemic, it is necessary for women?s rights to be central to interventions. Now it seems like the battle for a women?s rights centred approach could be over before it has barely even begun. ..................................................................... 08/18/2008 - Anti-Sexual Harassment Group Take Campaign Directly to the Street Daily News Egypt The campaign ?Respect yourself: Egypt still has real men? launched in May 2008, has grabbed a lot of attention. The campaign kicked off in the streets of Cairo, where the problem is most prevalent. Speaking directly to men, the campaign hopes to urge the male population to renounce sexual harassment. ..................................................................... 08/18/2008 - Supporting Single Mothers Inter Press Service There are increasing numbers of single mothers in Kenya. "The phenomenon is universal and pervasive, it is not confined to one class, age-group or region. The causes as well as the consequences of being a single mother vary, said Angelina Nandwa, the founder of the Single Mothers' Association of Kenya." ..................................................................... 08/18/2008 - Long Road to Successful PMTCT Plus News More HIV-positive pregnant women are testing for the virus and seeking out prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services in Sofala Province, in central Mozambique, but local health officials say much work remains to be done. ..................................................................... ********************Job and Study Opportunities******************** To see all Job and Study opportunities, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/jobandstudyopportunities.shtml Gender Expert Lahore, Pakistan | Development and Training Services, Inc | Deadline: Open until filled Development and Training Services, Inc. (DTS) is currently recruiting a Gender Expert for a USAID-funded Empowering Pakistan ..................................................................... Human Trafficking Analyst Fairfax, VA, USA | ICF International | Deadline: Open until filled ICF International seeks a Human Trafficking Analyst to work in Fairfax, Virginia. ..................................................................... Gender and Development Programme Advisor Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | UN-INSTRAW | Deadline: 31 August 2008 The United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW) is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Gender and Development Programme Advisor. ..................................................................... Project Assistant Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | UN-INSTRAW | Deadline: 22 August 2008 The United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW) is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Project Assistant for its "Strengthening Governance from a Gender Perspective and Women's Political Participation at the Local Level in Latin America." ..................................................................... Producer Organisation Specialist KwaZulu Natal | Winrock International | Deadline: 30 August 2008 Winrock International, a non-profit organisation starting 2-year project to develop the production and processing of essential oils amongst traditional farmers in KwaZulu Natal Province, seeks agent specialised in strengthening producer organisations for part-time employment. ..................................................................... Development Officer Washington, DC, USA | Global Rights | Deadline: Open Global Rights seeks a Development Officer at its Headquarters in Washington, D.C., to assist in planning, prioritising and writing proposals and maintaining relationships with donors in the U.S. and abroad. ..................................................................... Project Manager Johannesburg | Catholic Health Care Association | Deadline: 10 September 2008 Catholic Health Care Association, an associate body of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the position of Project to be based in Johannesburg. ..................................................................... Senior Manager, Gender Integration Washington, DC, USA | InterAction | Deadline: 15 September 2008 Building on InterAction's long commitment to gender equality, the Senior Manager will serve as a technical resource for InterAction staff and member agencies in advancing the integration of gender in policy and programs. ..................................................................... ***********************Calendar of Events***************************** To see all the listings for the calendar, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/calendar.shtml 08/30/2008 - 08/30/2008 NETRIGHT: The Accra Women?s Forum, Seminar, Accra Network for Women?s Rights in Ghana (NETRIGHT) The Accra Women?s Forum will take place on August 30th of 2008. It will be held at the Ellking Hotel, East legon, Accra (Ghana) ..................................................................... 08/21/2008 - 08/21/2008 Launch of Africa Regional Women Peacemakers Program, , Ghana Women Peacemaker Programme International Fellowship Of Reconciliation/ Women Peacemaker Programme Africa Regional Program will officially be launched on 21 August 2008 in Ghana. ..................................................................... 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 Aug 26 09:24:16 2008 From: intern at womensnet.org.za (Kebarileng) Date: Tue Aug 26 09:24:18 2008 Subject: [Womensnet_News] **New this week on Women'sNet** Message-ID: <48B3AFA0.6000702@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 08/25/2008 - A Call on Government to Grant Access to Treatment for MDR TB Patient in Prison Treatment Action Campaign The AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA), the Treatment Action Campaign, the AIDS Law Project, the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa and the HIV Collaborative Fund call on the Government of Botswana to urgently grant access to treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) patient Mthandazo Sibanda. ..................................................................... 08/25/2008 - OIA marks 15 years anniversary of film screening festival Behind The Mask This year?s South African Out in Africa Gay and Lesbian film festival kicks off in early September in Johannesburg while middle of the month in Cape Town. ..................................................................... 08/25/2008 - The Costs of Marital Rape in Southern Africa The Independent Women?s groups in Southern Africa have campaigned tirelessly to ensure that the Southern African Development Community adopt the Protocol on Gender and Development. The SADC finally took that historic step. ..................................................................... 08/25/2008 - Black Bull Inspires Work of Lesbian Sangoma Behind The Mask Ignorance, which is played towards gay people, prompted Nkunzi Nkabinde to purport her lifestyle of being a sangoma in the form of a book. ..................................................................... 08/25/2008 - Justice Continues Failing Rape Victims in SA Behind The Mask Frustration and tension rose outside the Wynburg magistrate court, north of Johannesburg, where human rights groups picketed against the handling of Busisiwe Tlokwe?s rape trial last week. ..................................................................... 08/26/2008 - Searching for Freedom, Chained by the Law Washington Post Foreign Service Naheed Arshad of Pakistan endured nine months in prison on a charge of adultery after her husband accused me of having an affair," said Arshad, 35. ..................................................................... 08/25/2008 - Towards Parity for Women in Politics Kudzai Makombe In a highly contested election marred by violence and held under very difficult economic conditions, Zimbabwean women politicians defied the odds to participate as candidates in the March 29th elections. ..................................................................... 08/25/2008 - Sex for Sale 'is a Form of Violence' Cape Argus Moves to legalise the sex industry that suggest women voluntarily choose prostitution as a viable profession should be vociferously opposed, a multinational conference focusing on the impact of the 2010 World Cup on trafficking of women and children was told. ..................................................................... 08/25/2008 - Catholic Groups ask Pope to End Contraception Ban Reuters More than 50 dissident Catholic groups published an unusually frank open letter to Pope Benedict on Friday saying the Church's ban on contraception had been "catastrophic" and urging him to lift it. ..................................................................... 08/25/2008 - The Lure of Dodgy Herbal "Cures" for HIV Plus News People in Kenya's Coast Province, believed not to be genuine herbalists, are selling concoctions purported to treat HIV and persuading many patients on life-prolonging antiretroviral (ARV) drugs to abandon their medication. ..................................................................... ********************Job and Study Opportunities******************** To see all Job and Study opportunities, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/jobandstudyopportunities.shtml Technical Expert Consultant USA, Washington | International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) | Deadline: Not specified The International Center for Research on Women seeks a Technical Expert in Gender and Education for a short-term consultancy to provide advice, research, and development of two (2) white papers. ..................................................................... HIV Policy Officer London, UK | ActionAid UK | Deadline: 29 August 2008 ActionAid Policy & Campaigns department are looking for a locum policy officer to join the team in September for a maximum of 4 months. ..................................................................... Gender Expert Lahore, Pakistan. | Development and Training Services, Inc. (dTS) | Deadline: Not specified Development and Training Services, Inc. (dTS) is currently recruiting a Gender Expert for a USAID-funded Empower Pakistan: Firms (EPF) project. dTS is an 8(a) SDB certified woman-owned small business, located in Arlington, Virginia, that specialises in social and economic development. ..................................................................... Deputy Regional Programme Director Bangkok, Thailand | UNIFEM | Deadline: 8 September 2008 UNIFEM is looking for Deputy Regional Programme Director to manage rapidly expanding programmes for women's empowerment and gender equality. ..................................................................... Programme Officer Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | The Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) | Deadline: 10 September 2008 The Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women is looking for a Programme Officer for its WHRAP-China project. ..................................................................... Country Director The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) | Global Rights | Deadline: Not specified Global Rights: Partners for Justice is a human rights capacity-building group that partners with organizations and activists around the world to challenge injustices and to amplify voices within the global discourse. Global Rights seeks to employ a qualified Country Director. ..................................................................... Senior Specialist II Washington, DC, USA | Academy for Educational Development (AED) | Deadline: Not specified Academy for Educational Development (AED) / Center for Health Policy & Capacity Development is seeking a Senior Specialist II, Gender and Gender-Based Violence to be based in Washington, DC, USA. ..................................................................... Technical Expert in Gender and Education Washington, DC, USA | International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) | Deadline: Open until filled The International Center for Research on Women seeks a Technical Expert in Gender and Education for a short-term consultancy to provide advice, research, and development of two (2) white papers. ..................................................................... Program Officer New York, NY, USA | The International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC) | Deadline: Open until filled We are seeking a Program Officer to lead IWHC's work in Southern Africa. The Program Officer, Southern Africa will take primary responsibility for shaping and implementing IWHC's strategy in the sub-region, design a portfolio of grants to NGO partners in Southern Africa. ..................................................................... ***********************Calendar of Events***************************** To see all the listings for the calendar, go to: http://womensnet.org.za/calendar.shtml 11/26/2008 - 11/28/2008 National Conference, Conference, South Africa Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation is hosting a National Conference: "The South African Domestic Violence Act: Lessons from a Decade of Legislation and Implementation" on ..................................................................... 08/31/2008 - 08/31/2008 Online Social Performance Management Network, Online Event, Imp-Act Consortium Imp-Act Consortium, global group of organisations working to promote and support the management of social performance, will presents an Online Social Performance Management (SPM) Network on 31 August 2008. ..................................................................... 08/31/2008 - 09/03/2008 Children and Injuries Conference, Conference, South Africa The Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Southern Africa (CAPFSA) The Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Southern Africa (CAPFSA), together with its partners will host the Children and Injuries Conference from 31 August ? 3 September 2008 in Cape Town. ..................................................................... 11/10/2008 - 11/14/2008 Engaging Men and Boys in Achieving Gender Equality, Seminar, Brazil International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) is hosting the 2008 GLOBAL Symposium at Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil on a0-14 September 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