The International War on Women

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About the Event

The International War on Women affects the mortality, freedom and life chances of millions of women around the world. There is no single root cause, but a myriad of prejudice and legislation that hounds women through every country they live in as a refugee.

In war zones, women are punished for their existence in targeted and coercive measures, designed to humiliate, control and subjugate. Once settled in a new country, women refugees often find themselves unable to work because they have dependants, or are left in precarious housing or open to exploitation by a system that fails to protect them. The situation is at crisis point, but globally and at a national level, we are not providing an adequate response.

• Every two seconds, another person is displaced.
• 50% are women; just under 50% are under 18.
• 30% of women refugees have suffered some form of torture.
• The UN know, admit and publish statistics that prove that refugee women are more affected by violence than any other women population in the world.
• Germany is the only EU country to make the top 10 list of countries taking most refugees.
• The US has cut its refugee resettlement by 80% in the last 5 years.
• About 80% of all displaced peoples stay within their wider regional geography often literally moving to the country next door. Just over a third (30 million or so) cross international borders and so are deemed to be refugees.

What can we do?

Join us for an afternoon lecture and discussion with WFI National Committee member Maggie Lennon, who will take us through the growing global threat to women and girls’ wellbeing, and what action should be taken on a national and international level.

Tickets

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Although our events help us raise funds, it’s just as important to us to provide an opportunity for women to get together and support each other. For this reason, we always offer tickets at various prices.  It’s your decision how much you’d like to contribute.

Travel

This event will take place in Flemington House, in Glasgow. See below for the address and a link to google maps.