Isis International

Isis International advocates for women’s human rights by documenting feminist visions, creating critical communications, and strengthening social movements.

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Please join us as we seek to continue our 45-year old mission to strengthen feminist movement building through in-depth conversations and promoting facilitation as feminist leadership praxis. For the latest, please follow our accounts: https://t.co/WIbgsEoJvO and @feminists_io.

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Happy Women's Day! We are proud to announce that we finally did it. Isis International Manila will now be known as Io: Facilitating Spaces for Feminist Conversations - Io, for short. https://t.co/BfhhoCO3Az

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Good news for budding female entrepreneurs in Kenya! Business development centers will soon be built to mentor women entrepreneurs. https://t.co/NrLJtZtaki

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Black women continue to carry the burden of low-paid work in South Africa, where inequalities in race and class continue to manifest https://t.co/Mb1T8Ctf4K

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“Every day, around the world, more than 20,000 children are getting married, underage and illegally and one in every three girls in the developing world marry before the age of 18”
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Women and girls face harassment, violence, discrimination and lack of opportunities especially in conflict zones. Here are the 5 toughest countries in the world for a woman today:
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“There is mounting evidence that directing development projects only toward women while neglecting men may actually be hurting the cause.”
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Regressive tax systems continue to increase continue to impoverish and marginalise women in the global economy.
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Rural women make up over a quarter of the world’s population and are the majority of the 43% of women in the global agricultural labor force. https://t.co/hzkH30pUaZ

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“In the Global South, the disproportionate poverty women experience is
inseparable from the trading networks and multinational investors
controlling the domestic economy.”
https://t.co/TFC0LmvWsJ

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Meet Shamila Ramjawan, founder and CEO of Famram Solutions and the
Famram Foundation, which spearheads an initiative to keep girls in school through a simple 10-year sustainable product
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“For some women, simply learning a new skill can be hugely valuable and
confidence-boosting. But there is little hard evidence that these schemes
actually help women to earn a living, or empower them in any meaningful
sense.” https://t.co/R0N8q1FeGn

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A funding crisis threatens these one-stop clinics that form a critical part of South Africa’s anti-rape strategy. https://t.co/Fbzs4m59is

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“Nearly 40 million more women and girls use modern contraceptives now compared to five years ago across 69 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America” https://t.co/Jwm2pdcbJ8

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As the primary users of new agricultural techniques, as green energy entrepreneurs, or simply as those who decide on modes of consumption and behavior within the family, women are key in securing our transition to a sustainable future. https://t.co/0o9lIGf3sz

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“Social stigma, harmful gender norms and practices, cultural perceptions, and beliefs will affect HIV prevention and treatment. Particularly women face difficulties due to unequal gendered power relations and stigma” https://t.co/y7hlzJR4y0

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Women’s NGOs played crucial roles in development projects, often mobilizing, organizing and building projects that otherwise would never have launched
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The toughest challenge is when people get insecure over a woman entrepreneur’s success. Knowledge is the key. Keep upgrading yourself. Be honest to yourself.”
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While the tech industry has a shortage of female leaders, Frei Sangil, president & tech director of LAYERTech Software Labs, stands out as she is able to provide software & tech solutions to address issues like disaster preparedness through her position. https://t.co/VCaU4oBFz8

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“From a pinch to a punch, any act or threat of violence is damaging, whether the damage can be seen or not.” https://t.co/UjcMgUQgOz