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Por el mundo In 20/09/2013 |
IASSCS PUBLICATION MENTORING PROGRAMThe 3rd edition of the IASSCS Publication Mentoring Program will provide junior sexuality researchers and/or activists from the Global South (who are currently living/studying there) the opportunity to receive feedback from more experienced researchers and for publication in peer-review journals. |
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Brasil In 14/08/2013 |
The meaning of silenceDuring his apostolic journey to Rio de Janeiro for the 28th World Youth Day, Pope Francis did not repeat the Vatican’s old rhetoric. Instead, he remained silent about sexual issues like abortion and same-sex marriage. But to what extent the Pope"s remarks on some topics and his silence on others will come to represent significant changes in the doctrine of the Catholic Church? |
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Por el mundo In 08/08/2013 |
Survey on sexual activism and the internetHas the internet become an indispensable tool for feminist and LGBTQI advocacy? How savvy are sexual rights activists in handling the legal and technical issues that come along when they use the internet? How do they negotiate online threats and restrictions? Activists from around the world addressed these and other questions through a global online survey on sexual rights work and the internet. |
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América Latina In 08/08/2013 |
Sexuality, Health and SocietyThe number of articles and topics on this issue of Sexuality, Health and Society represent an enhancement with regard to the journal’s stated purpose, as a space for the confluence of debates which, through diverse approaches, explore cultural and political dimensions of sexuality in Latin American countries––in this issue represented by Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico and Uruguay. |
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Por el mundo In 17/07/2013 |
CALL FOR EXPERTS: IUCN GLOBAL GENDER OFFICEThe IUCN Global Gender Office is the institutional anchor of IUCN´s work on gender equality and women’s empowerment. |
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Ecuador In 20/06/2013 |
Queering Paradigms 5 in QuitoUnder the title Queering Narratives of Modernity this conference will explore the intersection of queer and de-colonial studies. Quito, Ecuador, February 2014. Deadline for proposals: August 26, 2013 |
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Brasil In 13/06/2013 |
Notes on current revisions of the Brazilian bill against homophobiaFederal Magistrate Roger Raupp Rios examines––in the perspective of Brazilian anti-discrimination law, and other important normative frameworks – the foundation and details of current revisions to the Federal Congress Bill Nº 122, which seeks to curb intolerance, hatred and discrimination in Brasil. (Texto in Portuguese) |
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Por el mundo In 12/06/2013 |
Rape as a global phenomenonThe recent wave of rapes in Brazil, India, Egypt and the US validates that rape is a global phenomenon, though any individual experience of rape is deep-rooted in a social and political context, which also affects the ways in which the victim, the perpetrator, their families, and local institutions react and represent what happened, experts say. |
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Por el mundo In 28/05/2013 |
Call for Papers - Post-Transitional Fertility in Developing Countries: Causes and ImplicationsFor almost 70 years the idea of the demographic transition has been central to our understanding of global population dynamics. After many decades of relevance, however, the utility of the demographic transition model for anticipating the future is rapidly diminishing.what can we expect in the future in the low fertility regions of the world? |
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América Latina In 28/05/2013 |
Labor rights for housekeepersAccording to the International Labor Organization, demand for household labor in on the rise around the world. This, however, has not meant an improvement in work conditions. Uruguay, Bolivia, Brazil, and Chile have taken important steps, but other countries in the region seem reluctant to recognize housekeepers’ labor rights. (Text in spanish) |
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