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GWI Update 3 February 2016
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Zero tolerance
to FGM day is 6 February |
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— Graduate Women
International news —
Graduate Women International condemns Female
Genital Mutilation
On the International Day of Zero
Tolerance of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) 6 February 2016, GWI calls for
states, policymakers and community members to put an end to the damaging
practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as a form of physical abuse, a human
rights abuse and as a major barrier to girls’ educational attainment. FGM is
used as a form of social control over young girls and women, attracting stigma
in some communities to those who do not undergo this practice, despite
legislation against it. The medical complications resulting from the various
forms of FGM often prevent girls and young women from attending school, thereby
limiting their education options and future economic potential. GWI advocates
against this and other barriers to girls’ and women’s safe access to education. Read GWI’s full
press release here
— GWI member news
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Australian Federation of Graduate Women moves
ahead on STEM
The Australian Federation of Graduate Women
(AFWG) has once again demonstrated its commitment to promoting girls in science,
technology, engineering and maths (STEM). Graduate Women Western Australia
Association (GW-WA) contributed sponsorship to the acclaimed Curious Minds programme (STEM Summer School for year 9 girls)
in Canberra, in December 2015. There will be another residential workshop (STEM
Winter School) in July 2016. GW-WA past president Jasmine Lamb is mentoring two
indigenous girls, one in New South Wales and one in Western Australia, as well
as supporting the 6 Western Australia candidates generally. The programme
continues during 2016. For more information on AFGW’s STEM activities read here.
— Advocacy
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Women parliamentarians in
Afghanistan and Pakistan - unmaking political patriarchy through gender
quotas?
A new policy brief, prepared with the support of the
Heinrich Böll Stiftung Foundation, aims to highlight that
parliamentarians in Pakistan and Afghanistan are under constant scrutiny by
various sections of civil society, for capitulating to the patriarchal state and
male- dominated political parties, and not representing women and their issues
to the level and extent expected. This new report examines the structural
constraints through gatekeepers and peers, recruitment and decision-making
processes and institutional structures of voice and agency, that shape political
effectiveness. Read the policy brief here.
— Call for
applications—
Scholarship Opportunity for the University of
Chester, UK
The University of Chester offers 7 fully funded Commonwealth
Shared Scholarships for students from developing countries. The scholarships are available for MScs
in Biomedical Science, Management with International Business and Technology
Management, among others. Prospective applicants are welcome to contact Elzbieta
Siddiqui e.siddiqui@chester.ac.uk for advice and further
information about the application process and criteria. The application deadline
is 18 March 2016.
— Give the gift of
education —
GWI provides
scholarships and mentoring support to young women from rural areas of Uganda to
become qualified teachers and ambassadors for girls’ education, through study at
Makerere University. We would like to invite you to join our GlobalGiving campaign to raise $50,000 to support 50
women student teachers in 2016. You can read more about GWI’s project Teachers
for Rural Futures here.
— Other information
and events —
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