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	Women and Equality Unit
		The Women and Equality Unit has transferred to the new Office together with a number of staff working on equality policy.
		We are ensuring that equality and opportunity for all are into all levels of our society.
		Minister for Women announces new priorities and she is consulting on this via the Women's National Commission (WNC)
	www.womenandequalityunit.gov.uk (222 words)

	Act Together: Women's Action for Iraq
		At this critical moment in Iraq's history, women and girls all over the country are in a prison of fear, frightened to walk on the street to go to work or pursue their studies.
		Women and girls live in an atmosphere where, if they are raped or even believed to have been raped, they have poor legal recourse and have well-grounded fears of social ostracism, rejection by their families, and even physical violence.
		Write to Patricia Hewitt MP, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and Minister for Women and Equality, Department of Trade and Industry, 1 Victoria St, London SW1H oET, asking her what measures British forces and the CPA are taking the end the blizzard of sexual violence against women.
	www.acttogether.org /occupation.htm (654 words)

	Hansard -- Volume 4, Number 6 -- Thursday, April 24, 1997
		The minister said that her views are the views of the government or that her priorities are also the priorities of the government.
		Questions have been asked of this minister all week as to whether or not her ministry has been doing what it is supposed to do, which is to analyze, research and advocate on behalf of women in the province.
		For the women in the Liberal opposition: join the women's movement, stand up for the issues that are important to the women of this province, and speak out for the things that are affecting women's lives on a daily basis, instead of taking hypocritical political shots at the minister, who is doing her job.
	www.legis.gov.bc.ca /hansard/36th2nd/h0424pm.htm (21504 words)

	Women and Equality Unit \| Equality and Human Rights \| Equality Institutions Review: A Commission for Equality and Human ...
		The publication of this document marks the beginning of a new consultation period in the equality institutions review which is due to end on 6 August 2004.
		A speech by Patricia Hewitt, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and Minister for Women, at the launch of the White Paper can be found here.
		On 30 October 2003 the Government announced plans to bring together the work of the equality commissions in a new body that will take responsibility for new laws on age, religion or belief and sexual orientation, and for the first time provide institutional support for human rights.
	www.womenandequalityunit.gov.uk /equality/project/project.htm (663 words)

	Prime Victims
		In discussing the rights and freedoms of women, it is often correctly observed that the emancipation of women is one of the most obvious indicators of the development of a country.
		Women political prisoners are kept in so-called "residential units" (cement cages, 50 cm square), with their heads cramped down onto their knees, for months at a time.
		During the war, women were urged to send their loved ones to the war front, sell all their belongings and donate them to the mullahs' war chest, and even participate in such gruesome tasks as searching through the corpses and blood-drenched clothes of victims, piecing them together, and washing and burying them.
	www.iran-e-azad.org /english/book_on_women/chapter2.html (7220 words)

	RIGHTS-AFGHANISTAN: A Minister's Quest for Gender Equality
		She considers this lapse another indicator of how women in her battle- scarred country were deprived of education and knowledge about equal rights.
		That restriction is one of the legacies imposed on Afghanistan's women by the deposed Taliban regime and the archly conservative Muslim tribal leaders who fought for control of this southern Asian country before the Taliban came to power in 1996.
		Women were whipped in public if they exposed their ankles and beaten and verbally abused if ''not clothed in accordance with Taliban rules,'' states RAWA.
	www.ipsnews.net /africa/interna.asp?idnews=25620 (933 words)

	PROGRESS IN ADVANCING WOMEN’S RIGHTS, EXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES HIGHLIGHTED, AS WOMEN’S COMMISSION BEGINS ...
		The majority of people affected by poverty were women; women suffered from HIV/AIDS and were among the main victims of conflict. To address those issues, a new commitment was needed to achieve gender equality and advance the implementation of the outcome of the Beijing Conference.
		Those laws gave women equal access to land use and ownership. Among the remaining challenges was to ensure that the other eight areas of the Beijing Platform were tackled quickly.
		Women were also promoted for high-level positions within the Government. Women had been nominated as ministers for health and family. Restructuring of the education system was under way to give women a larger role in the development of the country. Also, efforts had been initiated to address violence against women.
	www.un.org /News/Press/docs/2005/wom1490.doc.htm (6798 words)

	Scotsman.com Business - Women and work - Women spurn equality... to get cheaper car insurance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		This is to ensure, for example, that pregnant women are not disadvantaged from getting mortgages because they are expecting, and that they can apply for credit without a requirement that their husbands act as guarantors.
		A spokeswoman for the insurer Diamond, which specialises in catering for women drivers, said: "The implications of this directive meant the cost of women’s car insurance was set to rise by 20-30 per cent.
		"Women generally tend to drive fewer miles than men and are therefore less likely to be on the roads and, as such, much less likely to have an accident.
	business.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=156&id=7612005 (781 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| The Guardian \| Women keep deal on lower car insurance
		Insurers had condemned the draft legislation, claiming that it could mean increases in premiums of 20% to 30% for young female drivers, who are statistically far less likely to be involved in serious accidents than their male counterparts.
		Jacqui Smith, the deputy minister for women and equality, said that a "sensible argument" had "won the day".
		Women in their late teens and 20s enjoy the largest discounts in comparison to men.
	www.guardian.co.uk /uk_news/story/0,3604,1382772,00.html (584 words)

	Feminist Daily News 5/11/2004: Spain's New Prime Minister Makes Women's Equality a Top Priority
		The new Prime Minister of Spain, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, appointed half of his cabinet seats to women and is making female empowerment a top priority.
		Spain's Federation of Separated and Divorced Women's Associations has reported 97 women who were killed by their husbands or boyfriends in 2003.
		In comparison, the United States Department of Justice reports that, in 2000, 1,247 women were killed by an intimate partner in the United States.
	www.feminist.org /news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=8433 (361 words)

	Women's Equality Minister's Hands Are Tied -- BC Coalition of Women Centres' Media Advisory -- DAWN Ontario: DisAbled ...
		The BC Coalition of Women's Centres met with Minister Lynn Stephens, Friday June 20th to discuss preventing the closure of the 37 Women's Centres across the province.
		The Minister made it clear to the delegation that her hands are tied and that she has no power within her own party.
		The BC Coalition of Women's Centres also reminded the Minster that her legacy in this province will not be that of a champion of women's rights, but rather as the women's minister who violated women's rights.
	dawn.thot.net /bccwc1.html (415 words)

	Tony Blair's Cabinets - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tony Blair is currently serving his third successive term as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
		Baroness Jay of Paddington becomes Leader of the House of Lords and Minister for Women.
		John Prescott's Office of the Deputy Prime Minister assumes the Local Government and the Regions portfolio.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tony_Blair's_Cabinets (1332 words)

	Women's groups say B (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		VICTORIA -- While a recent rash of killings involving women and children in B.C. has the province's women's equality minister pleading for an end to the violence, women's groups say the government should be doing more.
		Farkas says the Ministry of Women's Equality does the best it can given its limited resources, but more support from all government ministries is necessary to effect change.
		"The bottom line in all of this is that violence against women is a community problem, a neighbourhood problem, and a family problem," she said.
	www.mun.ca /muse/archive/Volume48/Issue05/Cup/CUP7.html (571 words)

	Trades Union Congress - Speech made by Barbara Roche, Minister for Women and Equality to the TUC's Lesbian, Gay, ...
		Speech made by Barbara Roche, Minister for Women and Equality to the TUC’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Conference, Thursday 4th July 2002
		First of all, let me say, as the Minister responsible for Equalities, how delighted I am to be speaking at this conference, now in its fifth year.
		The working Group is now being reconvened to report progress to Ministers later this year on the remaining obstacles to granting full legal recognition to people in their acquired gender.
	www.tuc.org.uk /equality/tuc-5200-f0.cfm (1889 words)

	Women and Equality Unit \| Research and Publications \| WEU Research and Evaluation
		This is a feedback report of the ground breaking meeting that took place at 10 Downing Street on 10 May 2006, when the Prime Minister Tony Blair talked face to face to 40 Muslim mothers and grandmothers from across the UK about the issues affecting themselves, their families and their communities.
		The Report is being launched by the Minister for Women, Ruth Kelly, on 20 September 2006.
		The Women and Work Commission Report "Shaping a Fairer Future" was presented to the Prime Minister by Baroness Prosser on 27 February 2006.
	www.womenandequalityunit.gov.uk /research (428 words)

	Equality between women and men in Sweden
		Gender equality issues are dealt with at the Ministry for Integration and Gender Equality, where the Division for Gender Equality has among its tasks the processing of gender equality matters.
		The main objective of the government's policy is that "women and men shall have equal power to shape society and their own lives".
		A prerequisite to accomplish this is that women and men enjoy the same opportunities, rights and obligations in all spheres of life.
	www.sweden.gov.se /sb/d/4096 (215 words)

	Equality and Diversity Forum - Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Equality Bill was given its Second Reading on 5th April and received support from all parties, with recognition of the degree to which consultation prior to publication has led to a Bill that is widely welcomed by stakeholders.
		On 25 February an Equality Review to investigate the causes of persistent discrimination and inequality in British society was announced by Equality Minister Jacqui Smith and Minister for the Cabinet Office David Miliband.
		The inclusion of proposals to extend the duty on public bodies to promote equality on the grounds of gender is welcome as is the commitment to use the forthcoming Disability Bill to introduce a similar duty on disability.
	www.edf.org.uk /archive.htm (2794 words)

	Women and Equality Unit \| Integrating Equality \| Minority Ethnic Women
		A new publication Engaging with Muslim Women was launched by Ruth Kelly, Minister for Women, on 20 September 2006.
		The consultation was led by the Prime Minister and examines issues such as Muslim women's economic and social activity, the impact on good community relations and how this affected those attending, their families and communities.
		At the launch of the document a number of organisations and community groups spoke about the work they are doing to support women, including ethnic minority women in their local communities.
	www.womenandequalityunit.gov.uk /equality/min_eth.htm (328 words)

	Institute for the equality of women and men, Belgium
		The Institute for the equality of women and men was founded by the law of 16 December 2002, which was published in the Belgian law gazette on 31 December 2002.
		The Institute’s missions consist of the supervision of the respect for the equality of women and men, the fight against any form of gender-based discrimination and inequality and the development of instruments and strategies based on a gender mainstreaming policy.
		It will carry out this mission under the authority of the minister in charge of the gender equality policy, which is limited to positive injunctions.
	fatherhood.social.dk /index.aspx?id=662274f7-a4bd-4d23-804a-0efc6ef3de80 (716 words)

	DTI minister visits resource centre: News from UK Resource Centre for Women in SET
		DTI Deputy Minister for Women and Equality, Meg Munn was at the UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (UKRC) in Bradford this week.
		DTI Deputy Minister for Women and Equality, Meg Munn was at the UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (UKRC) in Bradford this week to find out what progress the national centre has made in its work to improve the position of women in science, engineering and technology employment and education.
		The Return Campaign was launched in May and aims to help up to 1000 qualified women return to science careers over the next three years by connecting them to a host of free services and support, including training, courses, mentoring schemes and networking organisations.
	www.engineeringtalk.com /news/ukr/ukr110.html (657 words)

	Women's Equality is an Election Issue!! - Ask The Candidate! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The minister for women’s equality is a minister of state rather than a full cabinet minister, and the department, Status of Women Canada, remains seriously under resourced.
		Moreover, there is no mechanism for parliamentary oversight, there is no one place within Parliament where the impacts of policy on women can be considered in detail and there is no systematic monitoring of progress.
		How will your party ensure that women in the rest of Canada will be secure in their right to maternity and parental benefits under the Employment Insurance Act, and will it improve the Act so that all working women have access to adequate levels of maternity benefits and parental benefits ?
	www.canadaelection.net /candidate.html (814 words)

	Women and Equality Unit \| Equality and Human Rights \| Task Force
		The CEHR was announced in response to the consultation launched in October 2002 on the future role and structure of equality institutions.
		A Task Force made up of experts from current equality commissions and organisations, communities who will be covered by the CEHR, human rights, trade unions, business and academia will explore and develop options for the new body including its role, functions, priorities, governance arrangements and structure.
		As well as providing their own views, we anticipate the members of the Task Force will undertake a programme of consultation with those in their area of interest and feed in their views as it meets over the coming months.
	www.womenandequalityunit.gov.uk /equality/project/task_force.htm (321 words)

	Feminist Daily News 5/11/2004: Spain's New Prime Minister Makes Women's Equality a Top Priority
		The new Prime Minister of Spain, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, appointed half of his cabinet seats to women and is making female empowerment a top priority.
		According to Women's eNews, a leading Spanish feminist hailed the prime minister's push for women's equality stating that "we didn't want them to appoint just any women...we wanted women who think like feminists and who use their posts to fight for equality and all the aspirations that we Spanish women have."
		Spain's Federation of Separated and Divorced Women's Associations has reported 97 women who were killed by their husbands or boyfriends in 2003.
	www.onlinewomeninpolitics.org /archives/04_0511_es_equality.htm (406 words)

	Deputy Minister for Women and Equality visits UK Resource Centre for Women \| News \| Sheffield Hallam University
		The Return Campaign was launched in May and aims to help up to 1000 qualified women return to science careers over the next three years by connecting them to a host of free services and support, including training, courses, mentoring schemes and networking organisations.
		UKRC Director Annette Williams said: “We are exceptionally pleased to have received a visit from the Deputy Minister for Women and Equality.
		The under-representation of women and loss of qualified women in SET is a national issue contributing to the continued skills gap.
	www.shu.ac.uk /cgi-bin/news_full.pl?id_num=PR814&db=05 (719 words)

	dawn ontario - disabled women 's network ontario : home page
		Announced Monday, the 5 million dollar cut to Status of Women Canada (SWC) is a serious attack on the lone federal department engaged in the development of gender responsive policy and in the fulfillment of Canada's human rights obligations to women at the international, domestic, and inter-governmental levels.
		The rising number of HIV infections among women and girls is directly related to violence against women and their unequal legal, economic, and social status.
		By failing to enact and effectively enforce laws on domestic violence, marital rape, women's equal property rights, and sexual abuse of girls, and by tolerating customs and traditions that subordinate women, governments are enabling HIV/AIDS to continue claiming the lives of women and girls.
	dawn.thot.net (5342 words)

	Mensactivism.org \| 'Female champion' Hewitt discriminated against man (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Career sexism that stops women "achieving their full potential" is something that the former trade and industry secretary Patricia Hewitt fought hard against.
		She is the government minister who complained about scantly clad models on a poster advertising the UK Motor show a few years ago.
		Critics at the time pointed out that as the MInister for Trade and Industry, she should have perhaps been concentrating on the issues pertinent to the UK motor industry - namely the problem MG Rover were having (Now gone bust with appropriate unemployment levels).
	www.mensactivism.org /articles/05/10/14/0023200.shtml (799 words)

	Women Deliver: Safe Motherhood, Gender Equality, Girls' Education, Poverty Reduction, Combating HIV/AIDS, Maternal and ...
		The Women Deliver conference is only a couple of weeks away, and momentum is building.
		Registration fees have been kept as low as possible; in addition, the conference organizers are supporting representatives from 30 developing countries, including ministers of finance and planning, parliamentarians, youth, and members of civil society, among others.
		The conference has established a two-tier pricing policy for exhibition space for the profit and not-for-profit-sector, in an effort to secure representation from all sectors.
	www.womendeliver.org (428 words)

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