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12 Jan 2012
Safe Houses Provide Critical Support to Survivors of Violence in Haiti
“Please come with me tomorrow, come with me tomorrow as you did today with the other teenager.”
Two years since a catastrophic 7.0 earthquake shook Haiti on 12 January 2010, support to survivors of violence, remains critical in a country that continues to re-build itself from ground up. Responding to the need, UN Women provided technical support to six safe houses across five regions in Haiti this past year.
Assessing the Institutional & Cultural Environments for Gender Equality Programming in the Caribbean
“…although efforts of international, regional and national institutions have created driving forces that have pushed women beyond the boundary of the private domain and an acceptance of shifting ideologies about feminine roles and functions, on their part, a concomitant shift has not occurred in the ideologies undergirding the construction of masculinity particularly in relation to the private domain”.
Extract from a presentation delivered by Professor Barbara Bailey at the Regional Advisory Group on Gender and Development Meeting 8-9 December, 2011.
Professor Barbara Bailey has distinguished herself in the field of education, gender studies and research. She has been and continues to be a strong advocate of gender equality and equity through her teaching and research activities.
CIWiL Salutes the Female Contenders of St. Lucia's General Elections
St. John’s, 12thDecember 2011 – The Caribbean Institute for Women in Leadership (CIWiL) noted that the participation of women leaders in the 2011 General Elections was notably high in St. Lucia, as an unprecedented number stepped forward as contenders. At a time where other countries in the region recently witnessed a decline in the number of women elected, three out of the ten female contenders were successful in gaining their seats, and advancing their roles as leaders in the political sphere.
UN Women Caribbean Office, UN House, Marine Gardens, Hastings, Christ Church, Barbados
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Call for Consultants -
The Caribbean Coalition on Women, Girls and AIDS is seeking a consultant to create a business development training tool which will be used for the implementation of economic empowerment programmes to strengthen the economic security of women living with HIV.
Applicants are invited to submit their curriculum vitae, an expression of interest and approach, and a brief sample of their past or present work in this area to Marina Hilaire-Bartlett at marina.hilaire-bartlett@unwomen.org by Friday February 6, 2012