The Power of Three | Awakening New Energy in Group Work
A person living today in a modern city or a suburb can be surrounded by others yet feel deeply, dangerously alone. According to neuroscientists, the effects of social isolation are as real as thirst, hunger, or pain. We are, in essence, social animals in need of deep connection.
Throughout time we have survived and thrived as a species by creating groups—the small band, hunting and gathering…
Kosmic Citizenship Part 1 | Drawing on Wider Truths in an Age of Post-Truth
By Kavita Byrd, for Kosmos Online
When the new post-Trump altered reality hit in November, it left me, like many others, reeling in shock and confusion. I had been involved for years in an attempt to forge an alliance between spiritual and progressive forces, but suddenly this seemed far too naïve and hopeful in the face of the dark realpolitik before us. Yet as time passed, in that strange…
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Sparking Transformations for Women in Bangladesh
By Jane Sloane, via The Asia Foundation
In reflecting on International Women’s Day and the women’s rights movements across Asia in the past year, I am reminded of a trip to Bangladesh I took in November. My trip coincided with discussions that were happening in the government on draft legislation that would allow child marriage in “special circumstances,” such as accidental or unlawful…
Reader’s Essay | The Way of the Wild Feminine
By Marilyn Steele, Ph.D.
The wild feminine is not only sustainable in all worlds, it sustains all worlds.
- Clarissa Pinkola Estes
The map of the psyche and the map of the world are drawn from the same story: The deeply rooted myth of a separate, independent, and autonomous self. The 5,000 year old story we live by is a story of fragmentation, estrangement, alienation from each other, from…
Be Bold for Change – the importance of international campaigning and solidarity
By Stevi Jackson and Victoria Robinson via Centre for Women's Studies, University of York, UK
As we approach International Women's Day it is worth celebrating feminism's achievements as well as acknowledging how much still needs to be done. The theme for 2017's campaign is 'Be Bold for Change', which necessitates, we would argue, being bold in how we frame and celebrate past and current…
VIDEO | The Girl Effect – The Clock is Ticking
The Girl Effect | The Clock is Ticking is a must-see short video for anyone concerned about the plight of young girls in the world. Created by the Nike Foundation’, the video brings to life the alternative futures girls face when they reach adolescence – and the impact child marriage has on their life chances.
Water Song | Indigenous Women and Water in Canada
By Kate Cave, Shianne McKay, via The Solutions Journal
In Brief
Water is life and needs to be respected. For the Indigenous people in Canada, there is a reciprocal and unique relationship with water. In particular, Indigenous women share a sacred connection to the spirit of water through their role as child bearers, and have particular responsibilities to protect and nurture water. The…
Trail of Fears | The Harrowing Plight of Women Refugees
Two Reports shed light on the perils women face when fleeing violence in their homelands.
Excerpt | Central American women risk sexual violence en route to U.S. for ‘a better life’, an investigation by Maria Zamudio | Photos by Jack Jones
“We just wait and hope,’’ says one woman, who is among the rapidly growing percentage of those migrating illegally. About 20 percent of the 400,000 Central…
International Women’s Day 2017 | UN Women
via UN Women
Thailand, 2015. Photo: UN Women/Pornvit Visitoran. | Lebanon, 2015. Photo: UN Women/Joe Saad | Kenya, 2016. Photo: CIAT/Georgina Smith
The 2017 UN theme for International Women’s Day, 8 March, focuses on “Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030”.
The world of work is changing, with significant implications for women. On one hand, technological advances…