Nyhedsbrev nr. 30 - juni 2010

NYT

Barselsvikar og nyt om temagrupperne

Signe Borker Bjerre er startet som barselsvikar for Olga Ege, og vil fungere som Kønsnets koordinator indtil februar 2011. Signe har blandt andet arbejdet i Ghana for CARE International, som ansvarlig for organisationsudvikling og kapacitetsopbygning af lokale partnerorganisationer. Signe er desuden forkvinde for Afrika Kontakt. Kønsnet byder Signe mange gange velkommen, og ønsker Olga en god barsel.

Der er stor aktivitet i vores fem temagrupper: blomst

Køn og Enterprenørskab
Køn og RBA
Køn og Skrøbelige stater
Organisatoriske aspekter af ligestilling
Køn og Governance

Alle grupperne har delt sig ind i undergrupper og arbejder på at afholde debatmøder, seminarer og kurser i efterår/vinter 2010. Der er stadig plads til nye medlemmer i temagrupperne, så kontakt Kønsnet for yderligere information. Vi lægger vægt på kreativitet og innovative tilgange til køn i relation til de forskellige tematiske tilgange.

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FERIE LUKKET

Sommerferie

Kønsnet holder sommerferie i uge 29 og 31.

KURSUS

Partnering for Gender Equality – Advanced Course in Gender Mainstreaming in the Middle East and North Africa

Som opfølgning på de to Gender Basic kurser for organisationer der arbejder i Mellemøsten og Nordafrika afholdt i marts og juni 2010, arrangerer KVINFO i samarbejde med MENA Netværket, EMHRN og Kønsnet et Advanced kursus i at arbejde med køn i Mellemøsten og Nordafrika. Så sæt allerede nu kryds i kalenderen d. 21. og 22. september 2010. Mere info følger.

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KAMPAGNE

MDG3 – Fælles oplysningskampagne om 2015-målene og bistandens effekter i 2010

I august og september 2010 løber den hidtil største oplysningskampagne om udviklingssamarbejde af staben. Kampagnen er arrangeret i et samarbejde mellem NGO-forum, Udenrigsministeriet, UNDP Nordic og en række ngo’er. Kampagnen kickstartes i forbindelse med FN's store 2015-topmøde i New York og vil forsætte frem til 2015. Kampagnens centrale budskab er at det går fremad i verden, og at udviklingsbistanden gør en positiv forskel. Hvis verden vil kan vi faktisk nå FN's 2015-mål.

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SEMINAR

Afghanistan: Kvindernes krig - ikke Armadillo det hele

Dansk Institut for Internationale Studier (DIIS) inviterer til seminar onsdag den 23. juni, kl. 14.30 - 16.30. Talere: forfatter Anne-Cathrine Riebnitzsky og senioranalytiker Karsten Jakob Møller.

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WORKSHOPRÆKKE

Mikrofinanssommer

Mød mikrofinans-eksperter fra USA og Uganda og få praktiske råd og sparring på dit mikrofinans-projekt. Dansk Forum for Mikrofinans og Copenhagen Business School arrangerer en workshoprække om mikrofinans. Dansk Forum for mikrofinans er et netværk af danske mikrofinansaktører.

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PH.D-FORSVAR

Forsvar af Ph.d-afhandling ved Diana Højlund Madsen

Getting the Institutions Right for Gender Mainstreaming - the Strategy of Gender Mainstreaming Revisited in a Ghanaian Context. Torsdag d. 26. august 2010 kl. 13:00.

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Ressourcer

Mainstreaming Politics - Gendering Practices and Feminist Theory

Carol Bacchi and Joan Eveline, University of Adelaide Press 2010, Australia: This book offers an innovative rethinking of policy approaches to ‘gender equality’ and of the process of social change. A particular focus is gender mainstreaming, a relatively recent development in equality policy in many industrialised and some industrialising countries, as well as in large international organisations such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the International Labour Organization. The book draws upon poststructuralist organisation and policy theory to argue that it is impossible to ‘script’ reform initiatives such as gender mainstreaming. As an alternative it recommends thinking about such policy developments as fields of contestation, shaped by on-the-ground political deliberations and practices, including the discursive practices that produce specific ways of understanding the ‘problem’ of ‘gender inequality’. Bacchi and Eveline are internationally recognised theorists in the field of equality politics.

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Country Focus: Rwanda

Siyanda: During the Rwandan genocide many men were killed, leaving a predominantly female population. Widespread sexual violence, directed predominantly against Tutsi women, also occurred in every corner of the country. Rwanda now though has the highest percentage in the world of women in government at 45%. Despite this progress gender inequalities and stereotypes around gender roles still live. What are the main gender issues Rwanda is facing? And how are institutions addressing them?

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Women’s rights in the Middle East and North Africa 2010 - What progress has been made in improving the status of women in the Middle East and North Africa?

S. Kelly & J. Breslin, Freedom House, 2010: This paper summarizes the main findings of the 2010 edition of Women’s Rights in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The country reports detail how women continue to face systematic discrimination in both laws and social customs. They are significantly underrepresented in politics and the private sector, and completely absent from the judiciary. They face gender-based discrimination in personal-status laws, which regulate marriage, divorce, child guardianship, inheritance, and gender based violence remains a significant problem. The paper also highlights the progress that has been made in improving the status of women since 2005 and identifies obstacles in improving the status of women in the MENA region.

The Politics of Women’s Representation in Sudan: Debating Women’s Rights in Islam from the Elites to the Grassroots

L. Tonessen & H.G. Kjostvedt, Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2010: Women’s political participation is regarded as not only desirable but vital to the advancement of gender equality. In light of this, this report explores women’s representation in Sudan. The report also gives details about 'Sudanese Women’s Movement: A Historical Overview'; 'Women’s Representation in Post-Conflict Contexts: the theoretical backdrop to peace building' and 'Perceptions of Gender Equality: women’s issues are politicised'.

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"Now, The World Is Without Me" An investigation of sexual violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Oxfam Research Reports, 2010: Research on sexual violence in DRC is extremely challenging. Sexual violence is deeply stigmatized in Congolese culture and many of those affected live in remote or insecure regions. Thus, rigorous data are lacking and many important questions remain unanswered. The report presents a retrospective cohort study of sexual violence survivors presenting to Panzi Hospital, with a specific aim of answering the following outstanding questions: When, where and how are women being attacked and what makes them vulnerable to sexual violence? How has the rape epidemic in South Kivu evolved over the last five years?

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