{"id":3224,"date":"2021-03-18T12:19:47","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T12:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org\/blog\/?p=3224"},"modified":"2021-03-18T12:19:47","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T12:19:47","slug":"invitation-today-wrwf-to-co-host-free-virtual-event-at-united-nations-1100-a-m-eastern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org\/blog\/invitation-today-wrwf-to-co-host-free-virtual-event-at-united-nations-1100-a-m-eastern\/","title":{"rendered":"Invitation Today! WRWF to Co- Host Free Virtual Event at United Nations, 11:00 a.m. Eastern"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You are invited to attend our virtual webinar at the United Nations TODAY! The\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/qdllwu\/mmdiac\/ek60vtd\" target=\"_blank\">Women\u2019s United Nations Reporting Network<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/qdllwu\/mmdiac\/uc70vtd\" target=\"_blank\">Women\u2019s Rights Without Frontiers<\/a>\u00a0will co-host a\u00a0<strong>free, virtual event<\/strong>\u00a0at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW). \u00a0\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/qdllwu\/mmdiac\/a570vtd\" target=\"_blank\">Women\u2019s Rights in China<\/a>\u00a0will report on the true status of women in China.\u00a0\u00a0Please join us!\u00a0\u00a0Details below.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-3 wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"159\" height=\"63\" src=\"https:\/\/www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LOGO-WRIC.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3227\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=3227\" class=\"wp-image-3227\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"61\" src=\"https:\/\/www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LOGO-WRWF.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3228\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=3228\" class=\"wp-image-3228\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"107\" src=\"https:\/\/www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LOGO-WUNRN.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3229\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=3229\" class=\"wp-image-3229\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>UN Commission on the Status of Women Session 65<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>ABANDONED IN CHINA \u2013 BABY GIRLS &amp; ELDERLY WIDOWS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Status of Women in China<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Where Is Social Protection &amp; Support?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>WEBINAR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">March\u00a018,\u00a02021  Time:\u00a011:00 am Eastern<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">REGISTER FOR WEBINAR HERE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/qdllwu\/mmdiac\/qx80vtd\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_F4vOsP6kQ9uaj_DDnuCsSw<\/a><br>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two most vulnerable groups of females in China are baby girls\/forcefully aborted or abandoned, and widows, usually elderly.  Widows are exponentially increasing all over the world, but the rising number of poor, destitute widows has been quite invisible, especially in China. Many are in small, remote Chinese villages and without social protection, social provision for survival with dignity. In a society that continues to favor males, baby girls and elderly widows are often considered a liability in China. Widows may have large medical bills for their deceased husbands and for themselves. Their family may be far away and often disinterested in caring for an ageing family widow. Baby girls, if they are lucky enough to survive,\u00a0are often abandoned, as their mothers are pressured to \u201cgive them away\u201d in favor of having a boy.\u00a0Baby girls and widowed older women are, indeed, a tragic hidden crisis in China. This panel will discuss, show examples, and consider viable solutions, for Chinese baby girls and for elderly widows, with a particular focus on social protection,\u00a0greater gender equality, human rights, and social justice.\u00a0 Beyond this, women in China continue to face gender-based violence and discrimination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Distinguished Speakers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ms. Reggie Littlejohn &#8211; Attorney, Founder Women\u2019s Rights Without Frontiers<ul><li>Video on China Abandoned Baby Girls;&nbsp;China Elderly Widows \u2013 Overview &amp; Video<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Ms. Jing Zhang \u2013 Founder &amp; Director, Women\u2019s Rights in China&nbsp;<ul><li>Forced Abortions in China &#8211; Video<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0Moderator: Ms. Lois A. Herman \u2013 Coordinator WUNRN-Women\u2019s UN Report Network\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CONTACT:\u00a0 Reggie Littlejohn, 310.592.5722;\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"m&#x61;&#x69;l&#x74;&#x6f;:&#x72;&#x65;g&#x67;&#x69;e&#x6c;&#x69;t&#x74;&#x6c;e&#x6a;&#x6f;h&#x6e;&#x40;g&#x6d;&#x61;i&#x6c;&#x2e;c&#x6f;&#x6d;\" target=\"_blank\">&#x72;&#x65;&#x67;&#x67;&#x69;&#x65;&#x6c;&#x69;&#x74;&#x74;&#x6c;&#101;&#106;&#111;&#104;n&#64;gmail.c&#x6f;&#x6d;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You are invited to attend our virtual webinar at the United Nations TODAY! The\u00a0Women\u2019s United Nations Reporting Network\u00a0and\u00a0Women\u2019s Rights Without Frontiers\u00a0will co-host a\u00a0free, virtual event\u00a0at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW). \u00a0\u00a0Women\u2019s Rights in China\u00a0will report &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org\/blog\/invitation-today-wrwf-to-co-host-free-virtual-event-at-united-nations-1100-a-m-eastern\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[231,220,257,237],"class_list":["post-3224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-china","tag-reggie-littiejohn","tag-united-nations","tag-widows-and-babies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3224"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3233,"href":"https:\/\/www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3224\/revisions\/3233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}