Womankind Worldwide

Today we celebrate the Women Human Rights Defenders! We applaud frontliners who raise their voice, defend the rights of women and girls, and hold leaders and governments accountable. Tag a sister you would like to appreciate today! #16DaysofActivism

Connect with Womankind Worldwide at the #AWIDForum2024 For those attending, please join us for our virtual event on Resourcing the Revolution – how flexible funding leads to autonomous voices. Women’s rights organisations feminist movements, especially in the global south, often lack adequate, flexible, and timely resources to lead the change they are best suited to drive.  ⏰3rd Dec, 1pm – 2pm Bangkok time Find the details here https://lnkd.in/deJ6XS7E

We need to call it! Femicide is a global pandemic 🚫 The surge of gender-based violence online is taking new forms by the day & current laws and frameworks to protect women and girls are not keeping up with this pace: ⚠️ Dating platforms are still fostering a culture of victim blaming. ⚠️ Big Tech platforms' safeguards for women and girls are still not enough. ⚠️ Perpetrators of crimes such as catfishing are getting away. An Op-Ed on the urgency needed now to end tech facilitated violence against women and girls by our Policy & Advocacy Manager Jill Anami https://lnkd.in/dVEfY3y7 #16Days   

Let's talk about Technology Facilitated Gender Based Violence!! 🕵🏿♀️Cyber stalking! 🗣️Harassment 👨🏿💻Doxing! 🤳🏿Nonconsensual image sharing For this year's #16DaysOfActivism we shed light on #TFGBV and how it has resulted to #Femicide Read our full policy brief https://lnkd.in/d4uNJZky

Today marks the kick off of the global campaign #16Days of Activism against gender-based violence. This year Womankind Worldwide adds a voice on ending tech-facilitated violence against women and girls and its intersection with femicide. Our policy brief sheds light on the rise of weaponised technologies and everyone's role in advocating for a safer internet: ⚠️ The Internet has become a critical battleground for gender-based violence. ⚠️ Tech Facilitated Gender Based Violence is a catalyst of the broader problem of femicide. ⚠️ AI-driven systems continue to perpetuate stereotypes by prioritising content that reflects harmful gender norms. ⚠️ A growing number of cases of femicide are preceded by online stalking, harassment, or threats. Download the publication on this link and read some of our recommendations https://lnkd.in/dRWu5YYA

While the end of #COP29 draws near on the 22nd of November, women and girls still continue to pay dearly for the climate crisis but as agents of change they're building and leading movements that will create a just and sustainable world. Approaches such as decolonised #climatefinancing give grassroots organisations the autonomy and choice to respond swiftly to emergencies brought on by climate change. This funding however needs to be rapid and flexible. Read more by our climate justice expert Kalie Weninger https://lnkd.in/ddUizh-r

We are counting days to the #AWIDForum2024 We are so excited to be part of the forum together with our partners, fellow feminists, women’s rights, gender justice, LBTQI+ and allied movements in Bangkok Read more about our plans https://lnkd.in/e5pi3rDJ #WomankindatAWID

We are counting days to the #AWIDForum2024 We are so excited to be part of the forum together with our partners, fellow feminists, women’s rights, gender justice, LBTQI+ and allied movements in Bangkok Read more about our plans https://lnkd.in/e5pi3rDJ #WomankindatAWID

 The 15th AWID International Forum -from 2-5 December 2024- could not have come at a better time when the rollback on women’s rights feels so stark. As Co-CEOs of Womankind, we find ourselves at a pivotal moment, witnessing the alarming rise of right-wing governments, the proliferation of ideologies that threaten gender equality, and a disconcerting drawback in women’s rights across various nations.  Just weeks after a right-wing government which challenges women’s bodily autonomy and rights has been elected in the US and months after the Taliban’s Vice and Virtue law which even further strips Afghan women of their basic human rights and dignity was introduced. This regression is not isolated; it’s a trend echoing across continents, affecting women and girls in myriad ways. The need for a reimagined funding approach has never been more critical. Read full article https://lnkd.in/d4sjNvMc

As all roads lead to the 15th Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) International Forum, our Co-CEOs Disha Sughand & Diana Njuguna,APM reflect on this year's theme: Rising Together and its outlook on solidarity & collective allyship drawing from joy, choice and dignity. Read more https://lnkd.in/d4sjNvMc