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Company ordered to pay for black women's equality campaign
The organization black women Maria Mulher, from Porto Alegre (RS), has won a lawsuit against a company in Rio Grande do Sul that discriminated against a black employee. The company was ordered to pay the costs of an advertising campaign for women's equality in the job market.
Desafios para direitos reprodutivos e desigualdade de gênero
No dia 28 de setembro, das 18h às 21h, no Rio de Janeiro, será realizado o seminário “Os desafios atuais para os direitos reprodutivos e a igualdade de gênero”. O evento destacará, entre outros temas, o impacto da criminalização do aborto para mulheres, a legalização do aborto em Portugal e o papel dos operadores do Direito e do Poder Judiciário.
Danda Prado receives tributes from feminists
On July 10, Brazilian feminist Danda Prado received a tribute in Rio de Janeiro. At the age of 80, she shared her stories, opinions and experiences about feminism in Brazil and around the world with an audience made up of feminists and young women.
Dialogues with members of Cidade de Deus
O programa Elas em movimento, um realização da Chevron através da execução do ELAS, alcança nova etapa. Nos dias 24 e 25 de julho, cerca de 20 mulheres da comunidade da Cidade de Deus (RJ) participaram dos Diálogos para a melhoria das condições de vida, realizados pela Rebouças e Associados.
Sexual and reproductive rights
Groups and organizations that have received a letter of invitation to participate in the Sexual Autonomy: Sexual and Reproductive Rights Fund program have until August 31st to do so.
Consórcio da América Latina lança site
Está no ar o site do ConMujeres – Consórcio de Fundos de Mulheres da América Latina e do Caribe.
Violence against women: figures show current scenario
A report in the O Globo newspaper shows that a woman is murdered every two hours in Brazil, according to the Sangari Institute's 2010 Map of Violence. The country ranks 12th in the world for murders of women. According to the study, 40% of women who suffer violence are between the ages of 18 and 30. In the last ten years, 41,532 girls and women have been murdered.
Support for groups working on sexual and reproductive rights
ELAS has just launched a new way of supporting groups and organizations. A call for projects exclusively by letter of invitation.
Mongolia hosts INWF conference
In May, representatives of women's funds from all over the world met in Mongolia for the International Network of Women's Funds (INWF) conference.
Saborearte visits Chevron and ELAS headquarters
O primeiro grupo do Elas em Movimento, programa de responsabilidade social da Chevron no Brasil, fez uma visita à sede da empresa, localizada no Centro do Rio de Janeiro.
International travel: raising awareness and building alliances
With the support of the International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC), the Kellog Foundation and individual donors, Amália Fischer, Executive Director of ELAS, held meetings with various organizations and institutions in Europe in May and June, with the aim of raising ELAS' profile, presenting the national scenario for women and building new alliances and partnerships.
WRUN: São Paulo runners support ELAS
The first stage of the WRUN Circuit brought together more than 2,500 runners on the first Sunday in June in São Paulo. Through a partnership between Iguana Sports and ELAS, each participant donated R$1.00 which will be used to support groups of girls and...
Ponto Final campaign is on the air
Ponto Final is a campaign that seeks to change social attitudes and beliefs related to discrimination, inequalities and gender inequities that sustain and promote violence against women.
Jardim Batan group participates in training
Saborearte é o nome do empreendimento de alimentação composto pelas mulheres do Jardim Batan, em Realengo (RJ) que participam do projeto Elas em movimento, uma realização da Chevron a partir da contratação do ELAS.
Women investing in Women reaches SP and DF
In May, the Women Investing in Women donor circle reached the cities of São Paulo and Brasília. In Terra da Garoa, the event was held on May 17, in partnership with Café Paõn.