AMERICAS
Within America, PeaceWomen is currently monitoring 6 countries. The section can be navigated by sub-region and country.
PeaceWomen focuses our updates on materials related to women, peace and security and therefore our resources should not be seen as a comprehensive source on the broader situation in these countries.
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September 1, 2010 (Time)
USA: Workplace Salaries: At Last, Women on Top
The fact that the average American working woman earns only about 8o% of what the average American working man earns has been something of a festering sore for at least half the population for several decades. And despite many programs and analyses and hand-wringing and badges and even some legislation, the figure hasn't budged much in the past five years. But now there's evidence that the ship may finally be turning around.
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September 1, 2010 (Women's eNews)
USA: Welfare Job Rules Hit Women With Disabilities
Welfare rolls in New York State fell by more than 60 percent from 1997 to 2008, according to the New York City-based Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies. But those numbers do nothing to cheer up Kenneth Stevens Stephens, a lawyer with the Legal Aid Society in Brooklyn, N.Y. He says a burdensome process for securing and maintaining benefits has simply discouraged applicants, most of whom are single women with children.
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August 30, 2010 (Xinhua News)
USA/PAKISTAN: U.S. Launches Women's Rights Program in Pakistan
The United States on Monday launched a new 40-million-dollar Gender Equity Grants Program in Pakistan to advance women's human rights and support Pakistani government's policies against gender inequities.
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August 29, 2010 (Los Angeles Times)
USA: Women in Washington, Your Seats Are at Risk
With this fall's midterm elections, the number of women serving in Congress could drop for the first time in a generation — a twist on a political season many had dubbed "the year of the woman."
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August 29, 2010 (Tadias)
USA/ETHIOPIA: Senator Feingold Introduces Tougher Human Rights Legislation on Ethiopia
Senator Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), a member of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, has introduced a bill entitled “Support for Democracy and Human Rights in Ethiopia Act of 2010.”
The legislation, co-sponsored by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), asserts new U.S. foreign policy towards Ethiopia focused on improving humans rights and empowering democratic institutions. The proposed law in the 111th Congress follows Ethiopia's 2010 disputed national elections.
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Gender-based Violence Towards Colombian Uprooted Women in the Northern Borderland of Ecuador: A Case of Human Security and Securitization,
Ana Cristina Andreetti Vélez,
2009
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Forced Displacement in Colombia: Public Policy, Gender and Initiatives for Reconstruction,
Donny Meertens, Conference on African Migration in Comparative Perspective,
June 2006
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Women's Role in Peacebuilding: Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala Compared,
Stacie Dawn Beever,
March 2010
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Legacy of Repression: Violence against Women in Post-Conflict Guatemala,
Nina Kanakarajavelu, Brandeis University,
May 2010
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Detained and at Risk: Sexual Abuse and Harassment in United States Immigration Detention,
August 2010
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VIDEO: Haiti - Violence against Women - The enemy within,
Multi-Media,
United Nations (UN),
August 31, 2010
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VIDEO: Honoring Unsung Hero of Women's Rights Movement,
Multi-Media,
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August 27, 2010
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BLOG: Advancing the Rights of Women and Girls: Keys to a Better Future for Afghanistan,
Online Dialogues & Blogs,
US Department of State,
August 27, 2010
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STATEMENT: Presidential Proclamation--Women's Equality Day, 2010,
Statements,
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August 26, 2010
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VIDEO: Hands on Haiti,
Multi-Media,
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August 26, 2010