Tag: Women
COVID-19 pandemic threatens welfare of pregnant women, children
Safeguarding the health and rights of women and girls around the world during the pandemic is this year's World Population Day theme
Child rights group calls for probe into child abuse during pandemic
On July 2, a 15-year old girl was shot dead in Ilocos Sur province after filing a complaint against two police officers who arrested her
Video: Gender-based violence during COVID19 lockdown
When the pandemic lockdown began, women’s rights advocates were quick to notice the missing “gender dimension” in the government response.
SPOTLIGHT: Domestic work, joblessness keep women from reporting violence
When pandemic lockdown began, women’s rights advocates were quick to notice the missing gender dimension in govt response
On Father’s Day, dads urged to bridge gap in household work
An Oxfam study shows that more than half of women reported increases in unpaid care work during the coronavirus pandemic
Women’s groups call for unhampered delivery of reproductive health services
Women’s groups in the Philippines called for "unhampered delivery of reproductive health services" despite the lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Ministry puts Malaysia’s women firmly in their place
An outwardly ludicrous gaffe by an official department supposedly geared towards championing the rights of women bears the hallmarks of an ominous future
Mothers and their babies locked up in Cambodian prisons
In Cambodia, children are forced to serve time with poor mothers convicted of petty crimes
Filipino community workers cope to support women amid pandemic
Aside from maternal and family planning, the clinics also provide reproductive health services for adolescents and counseling for victims of violence against women
Cambodia’s brick factory workers carry debt across generations
Large loans, low pay keep Cambodians stuck in slavery-like conditions
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