Stories about Women & Gender from April, 2010
Guyana: Gender Equity
Signifyin’ Guyana discusses gender roles in marriage and gender equality in the Caribbean.
Cambodia: Campaign Against Wearing of Short Skirts
A group of teachers and students held a rally in Cambodia to protest the wearing of short skirts which they claim violate Khmer culture. Several government officials are supporting the rallyists. Bloggers react.
Lebanon: Harassment on the Streets of Beirut
“One man decided to actually follow me, ten meters behind… I sprinted.. He ran too!! I then pulled the biggest Lebanese drama you can imagine on him,” Ivy Says reports on her personal experience of sexual harassment on the streets of Beirut.
Lebanon: Culture of Racism and Discrimination
“Culture of Racism and Discrimination in Lebanon” is a new blog which aims to break the traditional ways in which research has been presented about racism and discrimination by being an online journal and by incorporating the use of social media tools.
Lebanon: Salwa against sexual harassment
Lebanese Liliane reports on IndyACT's launching of a new comic campaign – “The Adventures of Salwa” – which aims to combat all forms of sexual harassment and abuse against children, girls, and women, especially after incidence have increased drastically.
