Join thousands of activists in Washington, DC or online this week for the 2012 International AIDS Conference! You can find information about in person registration here, but there is also a parallel and FREE “Global Village,” where advocates and activists from around the world will gather, have booths, hold workshops, and share ideas. Some workshops [...]
This week, more than 20,000 people from around the world, including scientists, medical doctors, sex workers, and AIDS activists, have been convening at the Washington, D.C., Convention Center for the XIX International AIDS Conference, the theme of which is “Turning the Tide Together.” The international conference hasn’t been in the U.S. for 22 years, because [...]
by Meghan Yee On October 31, the world population reached 7 billion. According to one Chinese demographer, however, if not for China’s one-child policy, the world population would have hit that number five years ago. China has the largest population on earth with 1.4 billion people. However, since 1979, the National Population and Family Planning [...]
by Karen Ning The number “7 billion” is everywhere right now as the United Nation estimates that the world’s population hit 7 billion people on October 31st 2011. To gauge my friends’ reactions to this milestone, I asked, “Do you worry about the upcoming overpopulation issue after the world hits 7 billion people?” Sadly, most [...]
by Hayley Cutri Today, I am one of 7 billion. The number is hard to comprehend. While studying nutrition and international development, I’ve become awestruck by the “collage of the diverse human experience, aspirations, and priorities that illustrate the diversity in our world population and trends behind it,” as Babatude Osotimehin, of UNFPA, illuminated[1]. Earth [...]
We humans mark a milestone today—the world’s population reaches 7 billion. When I was born there were about 2.2 billion people on earth. When my assistant was born there were a little more than 5 billion people on earth. It took just 12 years to go from 6 billion to 7. As the population climbs [...]
The UN has projected that the world’s population will reach 7 billion today, a scary milestone amidst increasing global political and economic instability. More people will only place increased pressure on our environment, on the world’s habitats, forests, and resources such as water. But how does investing in women’s rights tie into slowing the world’s [...]
By Trish Calvarese, 9/26/2011 In a national TV address Sunday, Saudi King Abdullah declared an end to the de facto ban on women’s suffrage. Beginning in 2015, women will be able to vote and run in local elections. This seemingly good news, heralded by the AP as “a major advancement for the rights of women,” overshadowed disturbing [...]
Following the resignation of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former managing director of the International Monetary Fund with sexual assault charges pending, news has begun to focus on his successor. At this point, it appears that the most likely candidate is French Finance Minister Christine LaGuard. The news of the first female director of the IMF could not come [...]
Guest post by Val Earth Day is right around the corner this month – are you ready? Here at FMF, we think the environment is a feminist issue. If you haven’t already planned an event for campus, have no fear, there’s still time. Get started by taking a minute to check out FMF’s Women and [...]
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