Author Archives: Sian Newton

Women’s rights organisations should walk the walk as well as talk the talk: balancing family responsibilities with the need to generate income is an issue that links women all over the world.

Across the country, children are going back to school this month. But do we take this opportunity for granted?

Kate Adie, longstanding Womankind patron, has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the International Women’s Media Foundation

According to a new report only 24% of global news media subjects were women. How can half the people make up just a quarter of the news?

“Before this, women were not allowed to behave like men – now we are free to do what men do…Our husbands see the benefit that participation is bringing to the household.“ Self Help Group member, Woliso, Ethiopia. Womankind’s partner, SIIQQEE …

“I now know about divorce and I that you can leave, I know that people cannot treat you badly, or discriminate against you, or hit you. I have more courage…” Nelly, Bolivia

Went to Women’s Hour Live at the Southbank on Friday. Part of celebration of 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day – great to see it being celebrated in this country as we heard how other countries, such as India, regularly …

Having just launched Womankind’s Wish for Women campaign I couldn’t resist asking speaker, Teresa May, Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities, what she wants to see achieved for women in the next 100 years.

“My husband…would beat me and even beat his own son using electric cords…He wouldn’t give money for our child saying he didn’t have money, but you could see in his eyes he was lying. I was afraid of him…I was …

Today, on the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, Womankind is asking: what’s your wish for women? On this special anniversary there certainly is a lot to celebrate. But there is a long way to go until women’s rights are realised across the world. So we are launching a Wish for Women campaign. We want to know what we’d all like to see achieved for women in this next centenary. We hope you will join us.