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Our #IWD2023 Demands:

Establish the infrastructure for comprehensive referral networks, and guarantee equitable accessibility to sexual and reproductive healthcare services!

@TransparencyMV @FLCmv @Uthema_MV @HopeforWomenmv @MvRiseUp

Our #IWD2023 Demands:

Prioritize ensuring accessibility and inclusivity of public spaces for girls and women with disabilities for equal participation!

@TransparencyMV @FLCmv @Uthema_MV @HopeforWomenmv @MvRiseUp

Our #IWD2023 Demands:

Adopt gender-responsive state budgeting in order to prioritize the most marginalized and vulnerable groups!

@TransparencyMV @FLCmv @Uthema_MV @HopeforWomenmv @MvRiseUp

Our #IWD2023 Demands:

Immediate and effective measures are needed to address harassment against women and provide necessary support to those who have experienced such harassment!

@TransparencyMV @FLCmv @Uthema_MV @HopeforWomenmv @MvRiseUp

Our #IWD2023 Demands:

Include women involved in informal work in policy-making processes by actively seeking their participation!

@TransparencyMV @FLCmv @Uthema_MV @HopeforWomenmv @MvRiseUp

Our #IWD2023 Demands:

Provide decentralized access effective rehabilitation & reintegration services for women struggling with substance use disorder!

@TransparencyMV @FLCmv @Uthema_MV @HopeforWomenmv @MvRiseUp

Our #IWD2023 Demands:

Provide elderly women with the necessary support, resources and care they require!

@TransparencyMV @FLCmv @Uthema_MV @HopeforWomenmv @MvRiseUp

Our #IWD2023 Demands:

Conduct gender-specific studies before implementing programs in order to identify and cater toward what women need!

@TransparencyMV @FLCmv @Uthema_MV @HopeforWomenmv @MvRiseUp

Our #IWD2023 Demands:

Prioritize the mainstream implementation of 6 months of maternity leave and flexible return-to-work options, including work-from-home alternatives, for a more inclusive and supportive workplace!

@TransparencyMV @FLCmv @Uthema_MV @HopeforWomenmv @MvRiseUp

Our #IWD2023 Demands:

Implement the provisions of the Sexual Harassment Prevention Act to improve working conditions and create an inclusive work environment!

@TransparencyMV @FLCmv @Uthema_MV @HopeforWomenmv @MvRiseUp

Our #IWD2023 Demands:

Promote gender equality by ensuring women's participation in all sectors of society!

@TransparencyMV @FLCmv @Uthema_MV @HopeforWomenmv @MvRiseUp

Our #IWD2023 Demands:

End impunity and ensure justice in cases of violence and discrimination against women and educate those providing frontline services on how to effectively assist and support survivors!

@TransparencyMV @FLCmv @Uthema_MV @HopeforWomenmv @MvRiseUp

JOINT PRESS STATEMENT by @TransparencyMV, @FLCmv, @Uthema_MV, @HopeforWomenmv and @MvRiseUp on the occasion on #IWD2023.

Read the full statement here: https://transparency.mv/downloads/press-statement-international-womens-day-2023/

Happy Women’s Day to all! This year with the theme of “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality” - we are looking through the digital archives of photos from a bygone era, highlighting the ordinary yet extraordinary women throughout the history of the Maldives

"I say,
It’s in the reach of my arms,
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I’m a #woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me." #MayaAngelou
💐 Happy #WomensHistoryMonth

Countless feminists have had an impact on our mission and work over the past 30 years. As #WomensHistoryMonth begins today, explore our #30For30 list of luminaries and leaders who helped us to make the world a more equal place for all women and girls.

➡️ https://www.equalitynow.org/30-for-30/

New Blog Alert!🚨
@zayanisml of @Uthema_MV writes on the EN blog about the complex mix of culture, religion, and the law that affects the prevalence of, and advocacy against, #FGM in the #Maldives.
#EndFGM #FGMIsGlobal #Asia

@HopeforWomenmv @endfgmcasia
https://www.equalitynow.org/news_and_insights/fgm-in-the-maldives-the-dilemma-of-culture-religion-and-the-law/

New Blog Alert!🚨

@zayanisml of @Uthema_MV writes on the EN blog about the complex mix of culture, religion, and the law that affects the prevalence of, and advocacy against, #FGM in the #Maldives.

#EndFGM #FGMIsGlobal #Asia @HopeforWomenmv @endfgmcasia
https://www.equalitynow.org/news_and_insights/fgm-in-the-maldives-the-dilemma-of-culture-religion-and-the-law/

“Ending female genital mutilation (#FGM) globally is unachievable unless efforts are significantly stepped up across #Asia, where FGM remains widely unaddressed despite occurring in at least ten countries.”

#EndFGM @HopeforWomenmv @MvRiseUp

✍️@n_nazchy
https://reliefweb.int/report/world/governments-asia-must-take-action-female-genital-mutilation#:~:text=BANGLADESH%2C%20Dhaka%2C%20February%206%2C,in%20at%20least%20ten%20countries

While previous studies have shown that FGM practices have not been eradicated from the Maldives, it is imperative that the state make efforts to determine the level of its prevalence. Up to date data is necessary to devise preventive actions. #EndFGM

The practice & promotion of FGM is not only an act of growing sexual violence against women & girls, but it's also evidence to the increasing regression of the rights we've worked for-to the growing Islamic radicalisation & political conservatism that further divides our society.

Most women are subjected to this abuse at birth and forced to live with the dangerous consequences for the rest of their lives. Although FGM within age groups 1-15 has decreased, rising extremism has brought this abhorrent practice back into society.
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#EndFGM

On International Day of Zero Tolerance against #FGM, we call on all authorities in the Maldives to ban the practice & provide a safe environment for girls to grow up in a dignified, healthy and fulfilling life

On International Day of Zero Tolerance for #FGM, we restate the call for urgent, global & multi-sectoral action to #EndFGM raised by @ENDFGM_Network, @USEndFGMNetwork & Equality Now in the 2020 report - ‘FGM/C: A Call for a Global Response’.
#FGMIsGlobal
https://www.equalitynow.org/resource/female-genital-mutilation-cutting-a-call-for-a-global-response/

Uthema