International Women's Day
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This page has curated news on International Women's Day. There are resources from 7 countries and regions, with a total of 12 links.
Resources by country:
Global
International News
CEDAW Committee adopts General recommendation No 39 on the rights of Indigenous Women and Girls: 30 references to disability and to indigenous women and girls with disabilities. (2022, IDA)
Sightsavers joining the campaign to #BreakTheBias. (2022, Sightsavers)
CBM Australia stories from women with disabilities. (2022, CBM)
From Light for the World International: Women activists with disabilities say: "#BreakTheBias!" (2022, LFTW)
What does it take to create a space for women and girls with disabilities? content of a webinar. (2022, IDA)
Africa
Nigeria
Failure to Protect: Disabilities and Gender-Based Violence In Nigeria. (2022, Minority Africa)
Rwanda
A journey at the intersection of gender and disability. (2023, LFTW)
Asia
Cameroon
Break the Bias: Paving the Way for Women in Healthcare features Pascaline Mekati Matoko, the founder of Deaf Rights Cameroon Association. (2022)
Europe
Europe
Gender Equality Week: outsized discrimination against women with disabilities (2022, EDF)
United Kingdom
UK government strategy: Sightsavers calls for further action for women and girls with disabilities. (2023, Sightsavers)
North America
Mexico
Look at me, I'm also a woman demands of women with disabilities. (In Spanish, 2023, Yo También)
Women’s Disability Rights Should Not Only Exist on Paper: “demanding inclusion in services provided for women, particularly related to gender-based violence.” (2022, Human Rights Watch)