Understanding and Advocating for your Rights
RightsDo you know what human rights are? Do you know what the UN Women’s Convention…
Talkin’ Bout Rights
RightsFor International Day of the Girl 2016 #IDG2016 we are releasing our first episode of…
#COSP9 Women & Girls with Disability: Let’s look to the future!
Events & Opportunities · Health and wellbeing · Rights · Sexuality & Reproductive health · Violence and discriminationA delegation representing the Australian Cross Disability Alliance (ACDA) attended the 9th Session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP) to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). #COSP9 ran from 14th to 16th June 2016 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. It was…
13-Year-Old Blogger’s Powerful Poem about Government & Disability
Rights · Violence and discriminationThem A powerful poem by the 13 year old disability blogger and activisit, Ruthie Hayward. They…
Isn’t it time for some “Period Pride”?
Health and wellbeing · Rights · Sexuality & Reproductive healthWhy are we – still – profoundly uncomfortable about the fact that females bleed…
Are you on “Our Shared Shelf”?
Rights · School and workEarlier this year 25-year-old Emma Watson, the UN Women Goodwill Ambassador and British Actress, started…
What is Disability?
Rights · School and work · Violence and discriminationThe United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) started the…
International Day of the Girl 2015
Events & Opportunities · Rights · School and work · Sexuality & Reproductive health · Violence and discriminationHappy International Day of the Girl! IDG is a movement, not just a day! So…
Time to Rethink Media
Rights · Violence and discriminationGirls need a variety of role models to look up to. Role models can often be…