The SIGI shows that women undertake 75% of the unpaid care and domestic work worldwide, and more must be done to recognise, redistribute and reduce this time burden on women.

The #HowICare Campaign

Promundo and Oxfam’s #HowICare Campaign is an opportunity for a wide variety of voices to demand, together, a transformation of the gendered dynamics of unpaid care work. In particular, the campaign aims to “aims to shed a light on the realities, difficulties, and disparities of providing care – specifically in caring for children, in order to advocate for additional support for caregivers – including the parents and care workers who are most impacted – during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond.”

The #HowICare campaign is part of a global call for:

1. Universal access to paid sick and family and medical leave.
2. 100% paid leave. 
3. Equal, fully paid, non-transferable parental leave for parents.
4. Action to ensure childcare infrastructures survive the COVID-19 pandemic.
5. A challenge to harmful norms and sexist beliefs.
6. Flexible working hours and conditions.
7. Social protection programs to support caregivers and recognize care as work.

How to Participate?

When? 18 June – 21 June 2020

Where? On Twitter using the hashtag ‘#HowICare’ and tagging @MenCareGlobal as well as @Promundo_US, @Oxfam, and @OxfamAmerica

How? Messaging guidance available here.

Objectives

• Raise awareness and understanding of diversity-related issues in the workplace and the need to increase diversity in the composition of OECD staff
• Increase the commitment of all staff to promoting gender equality and diversity
• Provide staff with access to resources, services and research regarding gender and diversity issues in the workplace
• Organise events, activities and networking opportunities to support gender and diversity initiatives
• Sponsor events for International Women’s Day (8 March) and World Diversity Day (21 May)
• Organise Networking Brown Bag Lunches at different OECD sites; and
• Maintain an informative website and Sharepoint discussion site on the Intranet.

More Information

For more information, please contact OWN@oecd.org.

Table of Contents

• 1 Overview
• 2 History
• 3 About
• 4 Sexual Assault
  • 4.1 What you should know
• 5 Volunteers
• 6 Outreach
• 7 Referrals
• 8 References
• 9 Contact details

Overview

The Sexual Assault Survivor’s Support (SASSL) is a Pro-Survivor, Pro-Feminist, Pro-Diversity Organization in Canada . It provides unbiased and non-judgemental peer support and referrals to survivors of sexual violence. SASSL provides a 24 hour crisis line, referrals, public education and fund raising.

History

About

York University’s Sexual Harassment Education and Complaint Centre (SHEACC) realized the need to have an emergency service available to survivors of sexual assault. With the support of York University’s administration, SASSL was formed in 1995. SASSL has received funds from the Campus Safety for Women Grant, the Work Study Program and the Graduate Assistant Program.
In March 1999, SASSL was voted by York students to receive a $2.10 tuition levy to maintain the presence of this important organization on campus.

SASSL is:

• Pro-survivor: as a support network for all survivors of sexual assault, both male and female
• Pro-diversity: recognizes and respects the different experiences that survivors from similar and different backgrounds face due to race, religion, ethnicity, sex, ability, and/or sexual orientation.
• Pro-feminist: recognizes that there is a disparity of power in society between men and women. Provides an equally effective and respectful service for survivors.

Sexual Assault

What you should know

Sexual assault can happen to anyone, anywhere regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, education, culture, ability,
socio-economic background, etc.
Sexual Assault is any unwanted advance, phrase, gesture, implied meaning, touch, or any other sexual act to which you have not consented.
It also includes when someone is forced to perform sexual acts against their will. Sexual Assault violates a person’s boundaries, trust and feelings of safety. It is defined by a lack of consent not by the act itself.
Consent is the voluntary agreement of a person to engage in sexual activity. It is expressed permission, agreement and approval that is freely given.

Sexual Harassment is any behaviour, comment, gesture or contact of a sexual nature that could be considered objectionable or offensive. It includes implicit and explicit sexual coercion, sexist comments and/or sexual innuendo.

Volunteers

Volunteers at SASSL are an integral part of our student-run organization. It is only through the countless hours contributed by the many selfless volunteers that this service has achieved some of its original goals.
SASSL volunteers are needed to provide support and referrals over our crisis line, participate in educational outreach seminars at schools in the area and on campus, and help raise funds for valuable services such as the women’s shelter on campus.
By volunteering for SASSL you give yourself the opportunity to make new friends, participate in volunteer social events, and get that warm, fuzzy feeling inside!

Volunteers are only asked to commit 4 hours of their time each week during office hours Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm. Training sessions for volunteers are available in September and January. For more information on training dates and volunteer applications: contact us at 416-736-2100 ext 40345 or drop by our office Room B449 Student Centre.

Outreach

Education and information exchanges are vital components of SASSL’s work and growth, in order to maintain contact with all sectors of public and private organizations. SASSL’s goal is to provide education to York University’s community with regard to the issues surrounding assault on campus. SASSL’s educational teams participate in regular workshops within high schools and throughout the York community. SASSL’s goal is to aid survivors of sexual violence. Through education, referrals and support, SASSL works towards ending sexual violence within York University community.

Referrals

Within the university

• 24H Sexual Assault Survivors’ Support Line (SASSL) 416 650 8056 TTY 416 650 8187
• The Centre for Women and Trans People at York University (Keele) 416 736 2100 x33484http://www.yorku.ca/ywc
• Atkinson Counselling Centre 416 736 5225 http://www.yorku.ca/atkcsc/

Outside the university

• Toronto Rape Crisis Centre Crisis Line 416 597 8808 http://www.trccmwar.ca/index.html
• Women’s College Hospital Sexual Assault Unit 416 324 6040 http://www.sunnybrookandwomens.on.ca
• North York Branson Hospital Emergency Department 416 635 2551
• North York Women’s Shelter 24H Crisis Line 416 635 9630
• Distress Centre:Trained volunteers provide telephone support and counselling. 1-866-863-0511 TTY 1-866-863-7868 Referrals to professional or emergency services. Phones often busy, so keep trying.
• Assaulted Women’s Helpline: Telephone support and counselling available in several languages. (416) 863-0511 TTY (416) 863-7868 #7233 on your Bell Mobility phone http://www.awhl.org/
• Toronto Area Gays Lesbian Phone Line and Crisis Counselling: 416-964-6600 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Mon. – Fri.
• Hassle Free Clinic: Anonymous counselling and medical services including birth control counselling, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases. OHIP not required. Women:416-922-0566 Men:416-922-0603
• Sexual Assault Care Centre, The Scarborough Hospital – Grace Division: Provides individual counselling for MALE and female victims of sexual assault over the age of 12. Able to provide services to the disabled and provide translators when required. Services are free. 416-495-2555 TTY: 416-498-6739
• Barbara Schlifer Clinic Counselling and legal services for women who are survivors of sexual assault, partner assault, incest or child sexual abuse.416.323.9149http://www.schliferclinic.com
• Glendon Women’s Education and Referral Centre 416 736 2100 x88197 http://www.yorku.ca/gwc
• Transgendered, Bisexual Lesbian and Gay Alliance At York (TBLGAY) 416 736 2100 x20494http://www.yorku.ca/tblgay/
• Student Peer Support Centre http://www.yorku.ca/spsc/
• Legal Aid Ontario (CLASP) at York 416 736-5495 416 736-5029

References

• SASSL website

Contact details

Crisis Line 416-650-8056

Office Line: 416-736-2100 ext.40345

Fax Line: 416-650-8051

Email: sassl@yorku.ca

Office Located 4th Floor of the Student Room B449

Office Hours Monday-Friday 8:30am – 4:30pm

Artists PerformingSince its inception, MEGEN has reached out to thousands of men and women in Kenya, assisting them to understand the importance of ending GBV and realizing gender equality, in order to create healthy and loving relationships with in the family and the community. By mid-2008, MEGEN was registered as an independent organization, with more than 200 active members, working in 15 constituencies around Kenya.

Vision

“A violence free society where females and males are valued equally.”

Mission

“Transforming the Kenyan Society to embrace gender equality”

Goal

“The creation of a critical mass of Kenyan men and women who believe in gender equality and are able to influence communities, organizations, and the public to embrace gender equality.”

Main achievements of MEGEN

• Established a Rapid Response Team assisting GBV survivors in accessing justice and medical services. Up to June 2008, the team had handled 200 cases of violence against women, out of which 100 have been concluded in favor of the survivor, 30 have been dismissed for lack of evidence, and 70 are still in court;
• Mobilized 200 activists, men and women from diverse cultural and socio-economic background, working towards eradicating GBV in 7 districts and 15 constituencies across Kenya;
• Held annual Men’s Traveling Conference (MTC) during the 16 days of Activism on Violence Against Women, reaching out to thousands of Communities in remote areas all over Kenya, with messages on the importance of involving men in the fight against GBV and HIV and AIDS;
• Contributed to the transformation of individual men from perpetrators of violence to supporters and advocates for the movement against GBV;
• Contributed to popularizing the Sexual Offences Act of 2006 at the grassroots level.

Programmes

• Rapid Response: MEGEN runs a Rapid Response program, which offers support services to survivors of sexual- and gender based violence (SGBV), directly or through referrals. Members of the Rapid Response Team assist in rescuing survivors from dangerous situations, facilitate access to treatment, assist survivors in contacts with the police and other authorities, and do referrals to organizations providing shelter, counseling and legal services. Team members, who all work on a voluntary basis, also attend court sessions in solidarity with survivors.

• The MEGEN Gender Training was set up in 2004. Since its inception it benefited immensely from the Gender training experience of FEMNET (The African Women’s Development and Communication Network).
• Since 2003, MEGEN Kenya has annually organised what has been dubbed the “Men’s Traveling Conference” (MTC) during the 16 Days of Activism on Gender Violence, November 25 – December 10. The MTC is a conference on-the-move, through which hundreds of men and women activists from MEGEN and partner organisations in Kenya and elsewhere travel to remote towns and villages by bus, encouraging grassroots men and women, local leaders and law enforcement officers to take action against sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV).
• The Resource Mobilisation Programme deals with fundraising and offering competitive consultancy services for organisations and corporate bodies. Depending on the needs of specific corporate bodies, MEGEN Training can develop gender policies in the workplace and training members on gender issues and transforming masculinities.

References

• Megan Kenya Website

See also

Engaging Men and Boys as Allies for Long-Term Change (UN Women) – 23 September, 2011

Strategies

• Building a Vibrant Network: A network of women in the media is at the core of the IWMF’s work. The IWMF network enables women in the news to join together in new ways to share ideas, resources, strategies and career advices.
• Cultivating Effective Leaders: Offering innovative training to women in the news media, The IWMF provides them with the skills they need to succeed in their career and become leaders in their newsrooms.
• Pioneering Change: The IWMF has a track record of developing innovative training that engages journalists in reporting on global issues that improves lives and creating opportunities for women in the news media to grow and expand their careers.
• Honoring Courage: The IWMF advocates for women journalists worldwide and calls attention to their bravery. Each year, the IWMF highlights the courage required to report the news in many parts of the world with the Courage in Journalism and Lifetime Achievement Awards.

 Research and Activities

• The IWMF has begun research on the status of women in the media worldwide. The new study, the Global Report on the Status of Women in the News Media, will measure the career progress of women in the news media and use the results to help advocate for change.
• In the midst of the HIV/AIDS/AIDS pandemic the IWMF set out to improve health reporting in Women and African Economic Development. Since 1998, the IWMF has trained Africa’s health reporters, elevated the status of health coverage and published two studies, Deadline for Health and Writing for Our Lives.

Publications

• The 2011 Global Report on the Status of Women in the News Media

According to this report from the International Women’s Media Foundation, women represent only a third of the full-time journalism workforce in the 522 companies surveyed. The findings presented, conducted over a two-year period, offer a picture to date of women’s status globally in news media ownership, publishing, governance, reporting, editing, photojournalism, broadcast production and other media jobs.

References

• IWMF Homepage

Background

For over 20 years, the International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA) has worked with more than 100 grassroots organisations in the developing world, to support and advance the life choices and well being of women and their families. IWDA undertakes projects in partnership with women from the Asia Pacific region. These projects are devised and managed by women who live and work in the communities themselves, which fosters practical and innovative responses to the issues women’s view as most critical.

The development which IWDA promotes is the equitable growth of people and communities, and the just distribution of basic resources and respect for human rightsInternational Women’s Development Agency Website (IWDA) .

History

International Women’s Development Agency was created in Melbourne, Australia , in 1985 by three founding members: Ruth Pfanner, Wendy Poussard and Wendy Rose. Wendy Poussard was the first Executive Director, while the other founders volunteered their time as members of the Committee of Management for over 5 years to establish IWDA.

IWDA was formed “because women were virtually invisible as planners and managers of development programs”, as Wendy Poussard stated, and in recognition of the fact that women do less well than men as a group in every country.

From the start, IWDA has taken a different approach to development. The development projects that IWDA supports are devised and implemented by women who live and work in the communities themselves, helping to ensure relevance and effectiveness. As an organisation committed to women’s human rights and women’s political and economic empowerment, we seek to lead by example, showing how development is done better and outcomes improved when women are involved and the barriers to their participation are consciously identified and addressedInternational Women’s Development Agency (IWDA) History.

Work

IWDA focuses on Asia and the Pacific. Currently we have project partnerships in Cambodia , Timor-Leste , Fiji , Papua New Guinea and Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Burma and borders.

IWDA has developed a Strategic Directions 2008-2013 document to guide our work over the next five years. The cornerstones of this work are: pathways to engaged and informed citizenship; policy influence and gender justice.

There are six program goals and three cross-cutting issues designed to focus our work in catalysing transformational change for women and girls. These are supported by 7 organisational change goals to help build a more robust, responsive and effective organisationInternational Women’s Development Agency (IWDA) Strategic Directions.

References

Contact Information

History

Founded in 1978, it now has more than 670 member organisations. Every continent and over 110 countries are represented. ILGA member groups range from small collectives to national groups and entire cities. ILGA is the only international non-profit and non-governmental community-based federation focused on presenting discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation as a global issue.

Aims and Priorities

ILGA’s aim is to work for the equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people and their liberation from all forms of discrimination. ILGA seeks to achieve this aim through the world-wide cooperation and mutual support of their members.

ILGA focuses public and government attention on cases of discrimination against LGBTI people by supporting programs and protest actions, asserting diplomatic pressure, providing information and working with international organisations and the international media. ILGA is committed to the fight against paedophilia.

See Also

• Transgender
• Transsexual

References

• Organisation website

Mission

Mission: through policy work, to advocate for gender equality at local, regional and global levels.

Goals

• to ensure accountability of national, regional and global actors in the area of women’s rights and gender equality
• to secure equal opportunities to access sources
• to eliminate neo-conservative tendencies
• to fight violence against women
• to promote social inclusion
• to foster gender mainstreaming and enforcement of principle of equal opportunities

Programmes

1. Dissemination and further advocacy with the outcomes of the Equal Opportunities for Women and Men Network project (EONET): In the EU pre-accession and post-accession process, the situation of equal opportunities of men and women was monitored in the countries of accession and South Eastern Europe, framed by the EU legislation and policy. Three comprehensive reports were published and introduced to the expert’s public in order to bring attention to the discrepancies between law and practice in the respective area, significantly influencing the development of democracy. Further advocacy work with the information revealed in the reports continues and the recommendations included into the report are creating base for lobbying at the national and EU levels for implementation of legal changes and practical measures.
2. Promoting social justice through women’s rights documentaries: In the NIS, a complex project was implemented introducing women’s rights abuse and its shapes by documentary movies. The outreach was secured by presentation of the films and emerging issues at various international forums and festivals, followed by the discussions with represented experts from the region. Further advocacy work with the project outcomes is planned, together with the follow-up activities, Institute for Social and Gender Policy is the coordination body of the initiative, cooperating with IGPN members and IGPN executive staff.

References

• IGPN website

They hold congresses with themes focusing on various aspects of women’s health. In 2008, the congress was held in Botswana.

Mission

Enhance empowerment, decrease inequity, and promote the health and well-being of women worldwide by facilitating and supporting communication and networking among researchers, clinicians, educators, and community advocates.

Objectives and Activities

• increase the impact of members (individually and collectively) through improving the health and well-being of women internationally
• Contribute to reducing violence and its impact on vulnerable women across their life span in health and illness
• Develop worldwide partnerships and coalitions for the purpose of decreasing risks affecting the health and well-being of wome

References

• http://www.icowhi.org/

With the leverage this brings, Human Rights Watch meets with governments, the United Nations , regional groups like the African Union and the European Union, financial institutions, and corporations to press for changes in policy and practice that promote human rights and justice around the world

History

Human Rights Watch began in 1978 with the creation of Helsinki Watch, designed to support the citizens groups formed throughout the Soviet bloc to monitor government compliance with the 1975 Helsinki Accords. Helsinki Watch adopted a methodology of publicly “naming and shaming” abusive governments through media coverage and through direct exchanges with policymakers.

Americas Watch was founded in 1981 while civil wars engulfed Central America.  Americas Watch not only addressed abuses by government forces, but applied international humanitarian law to investigate and expose war crimes by rebel groups. In addition to raising its concerns in the affected countries, Americas Watch also critically examined the role played by foreign governments, particularly the United States, in providing military and political support to abusive regimes.

In rapid succession in the 1980s, Asia Watch (1985), Africa Watch (1988), and Middle East Watch (1989) were added to what was then known as “The Watch Committees.” In 1988, the organization formally adopted the all-inclusive name Human Rights Watch.

Reports on Women

Among its publications and interests are women’s rights. Since its origins, Human Rights Watch broadened and strengthened its work on the rights of women, children, refugees, and migrant workers, bringing a human rights perspective to such issues as domestic violence, trafficking, rape as a war crime, and child soldiers.

Access some recent related reports focusing on gender issues and specifically women’s rights abuses.

March 2012: “I had to run away” HRW Report

According to HRW, there are about 400 women and girls currently being held for moral crimes in Afghanistan, and they rarely can find support from authorities in a dysfunctional criminal justice system. In its report “I had to run away – The Imprisonment of Women and Girls for “Moral Crimes” in Afghanistan”, the group’s executive director, Kenneth Roth, calls on Afghan president Hamid Karzai to immediately release them. “President Karzai could simply issue an order and say that running away from domestic violence is not a crime, period.” Read more about the report here

External links

• “Soldiers Who Rape, Commanders Who Condone:  Sexual Violence and Military Reform in the Democratic Republic of Congo” (July 16,2009)
• “Detained and dismissed: Women’s Struggle to Obtain Health Care in the United States Immigration Detention” (March 16, 2009)
• “Perpetual Minors: Human Rights Abuses Stemming from Male Guardianship and Sex Segregation in Saudi Arabia” (April 19 2008)
• “Help Wanted: Abuses against Female Migrant Domestic Workers in Indonesia and Malaysia” (July 21, 2004)