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Nike Boasts of Empowering Women Around the World.
But the young women who make its products in Vietnam are intimidated, belittled, and underpaid.
31 August 2016
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But the young women who make its products in Vietnam are intimidated, belittled, and underpaid.
We have a candidate for the US presidency that is not only showing that she has real political will to make a difference concerning the needs and rights of all women, but she is also committed to the full implementation of these rights.
Globalization may have resulted in new avenues of growth, but it has also created the widest gap in history between the very rich and the very poor, with a very negative impact on women. Moreover it has increased dramatically the power of multinational corporations as agents in the international development field. But can corporations be a force of empowerment for women?
International Alliance of Women urges women to provide input to the call for information on (lack of) implementation of regional and international standards on violence against women
244 civil society organizations including IAW call on the support and solidarity of member states in rejecting amendments to HRC32 draft resolution protecting civil society space. The draft resolution is to be considered for adoption at the 32nd session of the Human Rights Council.
The travel ban for Mozn Hassan is an example of the shrinking space for Civil Society in many countries, including Egypt. IAW is very worried
The resolution on Protection of the Family tabled by a group of states at the 32nd session of the Human Rights Council is anti-family in nature
Help enable two activists from Cameroon to join IAW at Congress and share their knowledge and experience of fighting violence against women.
“What initiatives are you going to take to help with the current refugee crisis, in particular with the needs and rights of refugee women and children?”
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Founded in 1904 and based in Geneva, the International Alliance of Women (IAW) is an international NGO comprising 44 member organizations involved in the promotion of the human rights of women and girls globally. The IAW has general consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council and is accredited to many specialized UN agencies, has participatory status with the Council of Europe and is represented at the Arab League, the African Union and other international organizations.