The horrific rape of a young female student in New Delhi last December, which sparked mass protests, left myself and work colleagues feeling stunned. Presumably this educated woman, by travelling on a bus, was being too confident? We felt physically sick. And it came so soon after the shooting of 14 year old Pakistani girl [...]
Leading up to International Women’s Day – 8 March 2013 – NIACE has invited international and UK writers to contribute to a series of guest blogs on the theme of women, learning, literacy and liberation. Today’s contributor is Professor Shirley Walters – Director, Division for Lifelong Learning, University of Western Cape, South Africa. Recently, many [...]
‘Love is in the air.’ ‘Say it with roses.’ Valentine’s Day is being celebrated today in many countries of the world. But today also marks a call to action on behalf of the many women and girls across the globe who receive the sickening and unacceptable ‘gifts’ of violence and abuse. Up to 70% of [...]
