Videos
Against all odds: women partnering for change in a time of crisis
These are trying times for women in many parts of the world. War, violence, extremism, fundamentalism, and restrictive legislation are but the most striking of the hurdles women must overcome as they strive for the most rudimentary of rights. Against All Odds: Women Partnering for Change in a Time of Crisis tells the story of women activists from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East who working in partnership have developed and implemented appropriate strategies to overcome these challenges. These women leaders speak of the ways and means of strengthening women’s movements by building alliances, sharing inter-generational experience and expertise, and devising contextual, culture-specific, grassroots-based approaches to empowering women and girls.
To see the video, please visit: http://womennewsnetwork.vodpod.com/video/643865-restrictive-laws-womens-ngos-against-all-odds-chapter-3?autoplay=false&c=sort.latest
 Photo: Helen Lurye
Video on so-called Clash between Islam and the West - Avaaz' Ceasefire Campaign
Talk is rising of a ‘clash of civilizations’. But the problem isn’t culture, it’s politics – from 9/11 to Guantanamo, Iraq to Iran. This clash is not inevitable, and we don't want it.
So where to start? The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the key symbol of the rift between Islam & the West. It's time to step up and take the initiative.
Watch this great new video ('90 seconds to change the world') about the clash between Islam and the West and how to stop it. It contains positive gender images.
 To see the video, click here >
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Women, War, Survival, Rebuilding
Across the globe, armed conflicts have reached an unprecedented number. There have been more than 250 major wars since the end of World War II. Ninety percent of those injured or killed in today’s conflicts are civilians, 75 percent of whom are women and children. As never before, women are forced to bear the burdens of war and civil strife.
Millions of women are targeted for rape or other violence, displaced from their own homes, lose loved ones or suddenly obliged to become the sole provider for their families. They are frequently left to rebuild their lives without the basic necessities for survival or a viable means to earn an income. Women are also commonly excluded from peace negotiations and post-conflict decision-making.
Founded in 1993, Women for Women International helps women in war-torn regions rebuild their lives by providing financial and emotional support, job skills training, rights awareness and leadership education and access to business skills, capital and markets. Through the program, women become confident, independent and productive as they embrace the importance of their roles in rebuilding their families, their communities and ultimately, their nations.
To watch a video from Women for Women International on the effects on war on women, please visit: http://www.womenforwomen.org/programs.htm
Tough Guise
While the social construction of femininity has been widely examined, the dominant role of masculinity has until recently remained largely invisible. Tough Guise is the first educational video geared toward college and high school students to systematically examine the relationship between pop-cultural imagery and the social construction of masculine identities in the U.S. at the dawn of the 21st century. In this innovative and wide-ranging analysis, Jackson Katz argues that widespread violence in American society, including the tragic school shootings in Littleton, Colorado, Jonesboro, Arkansas, and elsewhere, needs to be understood as part of an ongoing crisis in masculinity. This exciting new media literacy tool-- utilizing racially diverse subject matter and examples-- will enlighten and provoke students (both males and females) to evaluate their own participation in the culture of contemporary masculinity (source: Jackson Katz).
For more information, please visit: http://www.jacksonkatz.com/video2.html and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3exzMPT4nGI
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