Launch of the book “Women of Latin America and the Caribbean” (Mujeres de America Latina y el Caribe )
From UNESCO When, local time: Wednesday, 7 March 2018 – 11:00am to 1:00pm Where: France, Paris UNESCO and GRULAC pay tribute to women all around the world for their everyday work and struggle for a better world, where all human…
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Calling the young, gifted and Caribbean!
By KERYN NELSON From St Lucia Star The High Commission of Canada to Saint Lucia (and other neighbouring islands) is once again opening up its offices in Bridgetown, Barbados to two promising young people between the ages of 16 and…
March is Honouring Women Month in the Cayman Islands
GRAND CAYMAN (GIS) – The Department of Counselling Services’ Family Resource Centre (FRC) celebrates the achievements of women and calls for greater equality in its annual observance of Honouring Women Month, throughout March. This year’s International Women’s Day (Thursday, 8…
Thread about women’s choice of language at work will challenge everything you’ve been told
BY RACHEL THOMPSON From Mashable Women have a lot to contend with in the workplace. If they’re not getting mansplained, hepeated, or harassed, they’re being told they need to think, talk, and act like men. But, this Twitter thread by…
Caribbean Export and the Caribbean Development Bank partner to provide greater access to finance for women-owned businesses
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, February 20, 2018. Accessing finance to fund business ventures has long been an issue across the Caribbean, especially for women. Now that the Caribbean Export Development Agency and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) have joined forces to tackle…
Celebrate #WomenInScience with these 7 talented girls and women
BY REBECCA RUIZ From Mashable Women have long contributed to and transformed scientific knowledge, but they aren’t always widely recognized for their hard, brilliant work.Now that the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (#WomenInScience) is upon us, take…
Thread about women’s choice of language at work will challenge everything you’ve been told
BY RACHEL THOMPSON From Mashable Women have a lot to contend with in the workplace. If they’re not getting mansplained, hepeated, or harassed, they’re being told they need to think, talk, and act like men. But, this Twitter thread by…
Latin America advances in female participation, but inequalities persist in
By Radio Cadena Agramonte United Nations, Feb 16.- Latin America and the Caribbean experienced the highest increase in terms of employment and participation of women in the labor force reported in the developing regions over the last decade. He explained…
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Russian court rejects mother’s adoption bid after breast surgery
From BBC A Russian court has ruled that a woman who chose to have her breasts removed cannot look after two adopted boys since she identifies herself as a man. The long-running case of Yulia Savinovskikh affects two mentally disabled…
In search of surrogates
In search of surrogates, foreign couples descend on Ukraine By Kevin Ponniah From BBC News Ukraine, one of Europe’s poorest nations, is fast becoming the place to go for people desperate to find a surrogate to have their baby. The…
