Lycéennes nigérianes enlevées : le monde se mobilise !

Comme toutes les femmes du monde, et plus particulièrement comme la plupart des femmes dans les sociétés occidentales, j’ai la chance de vivre dans un environnement privilégié. J’ai eu la chance enfant et adolescent d’apprendre grâce à l’éducation que m’a transmise mes parents dans un premier temps puis grâce aux études que j’ai moi-même choisies d’entreprendre en France et à l’étranger. Alors apprendre que plus de deux cent jeunes filles … Continuer de lire Lycéennes nigérianes enlevées : le monde se mobilise !

Iraq wants to legalize marriage for 9-year old girls !

HELP ! It is so appalling to see how a country turns back. In the middle of 1970’s, fathers started to leave out child marriage and Iraq was moving toward modernity, Human rights respect and safety for children. By 1997, « only » 15 percent of Iraqi women were married as children, according to the Central Organization for Statistics. This figure was the same in 2004. (source: Washington Post) However … Continuer de lire Iraq wants to legalize marriage for 9-year old girls !

Gender Equality ensures Social Security

The World would be better if gender equality was ensured everywhere as much in the Western society as in the developing and poor countries. Despite many international agreements and efforts of UN, Human Rights Watch and different social organizations, too many women around the world have still no access to education and security. They also have less access than men to health care, work, politics, etc. … Continuer de lire Gender Equality ensures Social Security

Unusual graduation ceremony (but not that unsusual for Saudi Arabia)

Photo of a graduation ceremony of 52 female doctors in Saudi Arabia, taken from Twitter @Saudiwoman. In my opinion, this picture is scary ! I suppose that most of them will probably choose another way of dressing if they could but I want to show through this picture the paradox of Saudi society ! Intelligent and probably ambitious women full of dreams but stuck in … Continuer de lire Unusual graduation ceremony (but not that unsusual for Saudi Arabia)

Women’s Rights country by country

This is a very interesting article about women’s rights across the globe from The Guardian that I wanted to share on my page. You can have a look at the situation of almost any country you want to learn about. I will take today the example of Argentina. This Latin country has a developing economy, and is also a emerging market. Argentina has laws preventing … Continuer de lire Women’s Rights country by country

Catherine Samba-Panza, élue pour la Paix en Centrafrique !

Un peu tardivement je vous souhaite à tous et à toutes une excellente année 2014 ! Que celle-ci soit synonyme de LIBERTÉ, d’ÉGALITÉ, et de DROITS pour toutes et tous dans le monde entier ! Je n’avais pas écrit sur mon blog depuis plusieurs semaines et pourtant mon intérêt et mon combat pour les droits des femmes ne cessent de s’accroître ! Simplement faire des … Continuer de lire Catherine Samba-Panza, élue pour la Paix en Centrafrique !