Research shows that internationally, there is a high percentage of women leadership. The United States ranks 71st with 27.6 percent women elected to the House of Representatives; it is clear that the US falls short. Imagine how the world and environment would be if it was women-led! By: A. Hoiberg.
Updates
Wednesday, September 29, 2021 - 07:50
Wednesday, September 29, 2021 - 07:19
October 2-9, 2021 is Keep Space for Peace Week. Check out the Keep Space for Peace Week webpage, where you can find many events dedicated to space and peace organized by many organizations. Now is the time for us to gather internationally and call for protection of the space environment from greed, pollution and war. Join us by organizing a local public event in your community during Keep Space for Peace Week. By: E. Thomas.
Wednesday, September 29, 2021 - 06:51
October is Filipino-American History Month (FAHM) and it is a month of celebrating events, experiences, identity, and the lives of people and their impact on society. It is important to acknowledge the painful history of struggle for human rights in the Philippines due to the past corrupt political system. The ongoing struggle for human rights, particularly women’s rights, under the dictatorship of President Rodrigo Duterte has elicited a US congressional response — the Philippines Human Rights Act (PHRA). By: N. Abeleda.
Wednesday, September 29, 2021 - 06:41
Watch Orly’s conversation with ex-official Matthew Hoh. Hoh is a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy and a member of the Eisenhower Media Initiative. In this interview, Orly and Matthew talk about 9/11, war in Afghanistan, media manipulation, and why Afghanistan is still the worst place to be a woman. By: O. Benaroch Light.
Wednesday, September 29, 2021 - 06:33
The 2021 cohort of Inside & Out of WILPF US relaunched the initiative in September 2021. The five participating branches had their individual one on one meetings to begin the process of Asset mapping and met for a cohort social. Learn more about Asset mapping and what the branches are currently up to. By: N. Abeleda.
Thursday, September 9, 2021 - 17:26
Learn more about WILPF US Committees. Here are some updates.
Thursday, September 9, 2021 - 16:36
WILPF has a long history of racial justice work, and I write this article in order to make members more aware of that history. In this, part 1, I focus on recent national WILPF racial justice and anti-racism activism. See next month’s eNews for part 2, on the 1990s onward. By: D. De Lu.
Wednesday, September 8, 2021 - 16:47
Zooming Ahead into the depths of WILPF US’s 34th Triennial Congress, “Women, Power, & Social Justice: Building from Strength.” Learn more about the presentations, speakers, and how to access the recorded videos from Congress. By: M. Hanson Harrison.
Wednesday, September 8, 2021 - 13:53
A CARING WAGE: OUR TIME IS NOW is a webinar on Saturday, September 18th that’s been in the works for nearly a year, but the guest speakers that WILPF’s own Mary Bricker-Jenkins has assembled were worth waiting for. Read on to learn more and how to register. By M. Gardam and Women, Money, & Democracy Committee
Wednesday, September 8, 2021 - 13:41
The UN Food Systems Summit (UN-FSS) event scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 23rd has been in the works for over a year, and presents itself (falsely) as ‘the peoples food summit’. It’s anything but. Read on to see how you can support our allies and oppose this corporate takeover at the UN. By the Women, Money & Democracy Committee and the Earth Democracy Committee.
