...Against Women (CEDAW) was adopted in 1979, I had become a lecturer at Stockholm University and was using my anthropological work to influence development cooperation policy and programmes. I continued...

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...Against Women (CEDAW) was adopted in 1979, I had become a lecturer at Stockholm University and was using my anthropological work to influence development cooperation policy and programmes. I continued...

Generation Equality: letting down older women?

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As an older woman who has worked on gender equality issues and women's rights for nearly 50 years, I feel very let down by the final Global Acceleration Plan for Gender Equality that was launched at the UN Generation Equality Forum in Paris at the end of June 2021.

Consultancy: Project Coordinator

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HelpAge International is looking for a consultant to offer Project Coordination services for mainstreaming Urban Ecosystem-Based Adaptation in Age-friendly Cities and Communities in Latin America.

Why I will never stop campaigning for gender equality

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On International Women's Day, we hear from activist Margaret Itola Kabango about women's empowerment in Uganda. Margaret has been an Age Demands Action (ADA) campaigner for seven years, sits on the ADA steering group and before that she was...

Age Demands Action on Health: Success stories

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Campaigners from all over the world took part in our Age Demands Action on Health campaign on World Health Day. This year we saw some incredible achievements, which we wanted to share with you! Kyrgyzstan After three years of...