http://www.diigo.com/user/Vespertine/womenandsecurity Tue, 07 Nov 2006 07:50:08 -0000 Tue, 07 Nov 2006 07:50:08 -0000 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,1941076,00.html <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/vespertine/womenandsecurity' rel='tag'>womenandsecurity</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/vespertine'>vespertine</a></p> Tue, 07 Nov 2006 07:50:08 -0000 http://ec.europa.eu/comm/external_relations/news/patten/wwl.htm <p></p><p><strong>Highlights and Sticky Notes:</strong><p><div class="content">the base of society</div></p><p><div class="content">social fabric</div></p><p><div class="content">women peacekeepers</div></p><p><div class="content">links gender equality to global security</div></p><p><div class="content">Women are important for peace because they are important for development – as evidence shows, there is no sustainable development where one half of society is excluded.</div></p><p><div class="content">The Barcelona Declaration recognises "<i>the key role of women in development</i>" and aims to "<i>promote their participation in economic and social life</i>"</div></p><p><div class="content">the role of women as one of the main impediments to lasting development in the region</div></p><p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/vespertine/womenandsecurity' rel='tag'>womenandsecurity</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/vespertine'>vespertine</a></p> Mon, 06 Nov 2006 09:24:15 -0000 http://www.opendemocracy.net/democracy-africa_democracy/masculinity_UN_4058.jsp <p></p><p><strong>Highlights and Sticky Notes:</strong><p><div class="content">even for soldiers, there's a different way to do masculinity, and it's certainly not a soft option</div></p><p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/vespertine/womenandsecurity' rel='tag'>womenandsecurity</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/vespertine'>vespertine</a></p> Mon, 06 Nov 2006 05:11:47 -0000 http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=2946 <p></p><p><strong>Highlights and Sticky Notes:</strong><p><div class="content">"All the studies show that the more women participate in their societies, the better off their societies are," Hughes told an estimated 250 women from 17 Middle Eastern countries gathered here. "They're healthier, better educated and more prosperous."</div></p><p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/vespertine/womenandsecurity' rel='tag'>womenandsecurity</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/vespertine'>vespertine</a></p> Mon, 06 Nov 2006 03:53:28 -0000 http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=2951 <p></p><p><strong>Highlights and Sticky Notes:</strong><p><div class="content">an appeal to women on local radio to protect a Gaza Strip mosque</div></p><p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/vespertine/womenandsecurity' rel='tag'>womenandsecurity</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/vespertine'>vespertine</a></p> Mon, 06 Nov 2006 03:51:47 -0000 60