FAWCO supports the work of partner Pathways to Safety, which offers services to Americans abroad who may encounter violence in any form- in their home, their workplace or stranger violence. The mission of Pathways is "We educate Americans traveling and living abroad, giving them tools to stay informed about gender-based violence, and we empower victims to survive and...
The FAWCO Human Rights Team is a comprehensive network of advocates working to ensure human rights for all women. The Team keeps members aware of new developments impacting women’s rights, including UN updates, through Human Rights articles, postings, and other advocacy work. We also engage FAWCO Members in awareness and action campaigns. It is our goal to leverage FAWCO’s unique...
Increasingly women (and children) are becoming the victims of war. In modern times, war less often takes the form of competing armies of men fighting in unpopulated areas, and more often takes place within or near civilian communities, thus putting women at as much risk as male combatants. In addition, war leaves many women vulnerable due to the deaths of...
Human Trafficking is not an official committee of the Human Rights Team, but FAWCO has committed to raising awareness and fundraising for organizations actively combatting human trafficking against women around the world.
“The trade in and exploitation of human beings through trafficking is one of the gravest violations of human dignity that exist. The purposes of trafficking in persons range...
FAWCO endorses the campaign by the Equal Rights Amendment Coalition and their petition to Congress, which says:
Equality between women and men is a fundamental human right that should be guaranteed in the Constitution. Pass the Equal Rights Amendment.The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution that would expressly prohibit discrimination against...
Excerpted from the course materials for International Women's Health and Human Rights: Stanford University Online Course
“Investing in girl’s education is the highest return on investment available in the world.” World Bank
They shot my father right in front of me. . . . It was nine- o’clock at night. They came to our house and told him they had...
What if today’s media messages included more positive female role models and less hyper-sexualization of women?
by Betsy Speer
Actresses Geena Davis (more info HERE) and Dame Helen Mirren (more info HERE) and Keira Knightly (more info HERE) have recently spoken out on the importance of female parity in the film and television industry, specifically, about the need to increase female writers, directors,
