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Gender refers to the social and cultural roles, behaviors, activities, and attributes that a society associates with men and women. Gender is often used as a synonym for sex, but the two terms are not interchangeable. While sex refers to the biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women, gender is a social and cultural construct that varies across societies and over time. In many societies, gender is defined and enforced through a set of norms and expectations that dictate how men and women should behave, dress, and interact with others. However, there is increasing recognition that gender is not binary (male or female) and that individuals may identify as male, female, or non-binary.
MANILA – Senators on Wednesday said Republic Act 11862 or the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act signed recently by President Rodrigo Duterte will boost the government campaign against human trafficking. Senator Imee Marcos, principal author of the measure in the Senate, thanked President Duterte for signing the new law, vowing to pass more economic measures…
The Award-Winning Agency Will Continue to Develop Innovative Social Impact Strategies, Campaigns and Initiatives to Tackle Some of the Most Challenging Issues Facing the World Today NEW YORK, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Hive, the award-winning social impact agency announced today it will now be known as “WRTHY” as it expands its team, offerings and…
At Freedom United, we campaign to end forced labor in prisons and the conditions of servitude in which nearly 800,000 incarcerated people in the U.S. are producing goods and services for corporations for pennies. In Thailand, the authorities are taking action: they banned the use of prison labor for the manufacturing of fishing nets after…
ECPAT International endorses the Brave Movement Press Release of June 24 – 2022 A new report ranking G7 nations on their efforts to protect children from abuse shows that global leaders are failing – with progress woefully inadequate to end childhood sexual violence The U.S.A, France, Japan and Italy are the worst performers, having made very…
Human anti-trafficking campaigns rely on the “three p’s” of prevention, protection and prosecution. But a fourth one – preemption – has now resulted in a thorny controversy. A new book titled “Unmaking Migrants: Nigeria’s Campaign to End Human Trafficking” reveals how government agents have stopped thousands of women during the past 20 years from traveling out of…
PBJ Learning note: Male victims of trafficking and abuse are VERY real and are, in many instances, forgotten or discarded. The title here seems dismissive of their reality, which we do NOT agree with. The article covers important issues that need to be discussed, so please accept our apologies for this being, in any way,…
Young girls are still being auctioned off into marriage in exchange for cows in South Sudan, activists have said. The issue was one they had hoped to raise with the Pope when he visited the country in two weeks – a trip that has now been postponed because he is not well enough to travel….
Woman Before Court For Child Trafficking Allegation Mr Paul Asamoah Kukwaw, the Executive Director of Network for Community Planning and Development (NECPAD), has called for effective labour inspection to curtail child trafficking. He called on the labour Department to go beyond inspecting only the formal sector institutions and to monitor the informal sector organisations, which…
Exacerbated by Covid-19 and India’s unemployment crisis, child trafficking remains rampant across India despite many legal protections. This needs urgent attention. The 2011 census paints a grim picture and records that one in every 11 working individuals in India is a child in the age group of 5-18 years. (AP/Representative Image) Updated on Jun 21, 2022…
Changes made to the textbooks include removal of lessons on Mahatma Gandhi, Dr BR Ambedkar and inclusion of essays by RSS ideologues Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and KB Hedgewar. Why are progressive groups in Karnataka agitating against the school textbooks drafted by the committee headed by controversial rightwing orator Rohith Chakrathirtha? What sections have been twisted…
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