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85 Percent of Fathers Say They Would Do Anything to Be Very Involved In Caring for Their New Child, but Are Still Taking on Far Less than Mothers, Finds State of the World’s Fathers Report
June 5, 2019June 5, 2019

Global report produced by gender equality organization Promundo, co-coordinator of MenCare: A Global Fatherhood Campaign, calls for accelerated action to close the care gap “I believe there shouldn’t be a distinction between which chores men can do and what women can do. For example, I can do the washing, cooking, and fetching of water and men…

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Join Promundo at the Women Deliver 2019 Conference in Vancouver! Full list of events available below.
June 5, 2019June 5, 2019

Wednesday, June 5 State of the World’s Fathers 2019: Accelerating Global Progress on Men’s Caregiving When: 12:00pm – 1:30pm PDT, Wednesday, June 5Where: West Building, Room 211, LEVEL 2What: Hosted by Promundo and Dove Men+Care, join the launch of State of the World’s Fathers 2019. State of the World’s Fathers is a globally recognized, biennial report and advocacy platform…

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Promundo’s Gary Barker and Michael Kaufman Honored in Apolitical’s List of 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy for 2019
June 5, 2019June 5, 2019

On May 29, Apolitical announced it “100 Most Influential People Working in Gender Policy 2019” list, noting Promundo’s President and CEO Gary Barker, as well as Senior Fellow Michael Kaufman, amongst prominent thought leaders and activists around the world. Apolitical, a global platform for content exploring what works in policy across the world, also lists Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka,…

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Award-winning female-led creative company Anagram, launch innovative public art project, which looks to the future of Shakespeare’s hometown
June 4, 2019June 4, 2019

For centuries, Stratford-upon-Avon has celebrated its illustrious status as the hometown of William Shakespeare. But what’s it like to be a local resident, sharing a town with millions of visitors from all over the world? What might the future look like? The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and the Royal Shakespeare Company have commissioned an innovative artistic…

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Get Up, Stand Up Now
April 29, 2019April 29, 2019

A major new exhibition celebrating the past 50 years of Black creativity in Britain and beyond opens this summer at Somerset House, London Beginning with the radical Black filmmaker Horace Ové and his dynamic circle of Windrush generation creative peers and extending to today’s brilliant young Black talent globally, a group of around 100 interdisciplinary artists will…

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Women in VR: ANAGRAM to premiere theatrical VR experience at Tribeca exploring our relationship with power
April 25, 2019April 29, 2019

ANAGRAM, award-winning immersive experience designers and residents at Watershed’s Pervasive Media Studio, will premiere profound and playful experience The Collider at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. The Collider is a machine, built to decode the mysteries of human relationships. Its mission: to identify and understand the invisible material that passes between people – the corrosive, delightful and mysterious matter…

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The South West Creative Technology Network announce Immersion Prototype Teams
March 19, 2019March 19, 2019

The South West Creative Technology Network (SWCTN) have just announced their successful Immersion Prototype teams. The making phase will now commence and run through April, May, June with a final showcase at the end of June 2019. Congratulations to all! For more information check out their website – http://swctn.org.uk Realtime Stagemaker Toolkit – Amy Rose…

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UK aid project helps cut violence against women by more than half in Democratic Republic of Congo
March 13, 2019March 13, 2019

A UK aid project has dramatically reduced women’s experience of domestic and sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). A project working to challenge the social acceptance of violence against women and girls (VAWG) in the DRC saw women’s experience of domestic violence fall from 69% to 29% after two years of intervention…

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3D Sound Installation at Qatar National Library Promises Football Fans Exhilarating Experience
March 12, 2019March 12, 2019

The large-scale sonic installation will be displayed outside the Library in collaboration with British Council Qatar Doha, Qatar, The Qatari community – and football lovers in particular – will have the chance to experience the rousing sound of football fans at a match played at The Grand Hammad Stadium via a large-scale sound installation currently…

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TIME’S UP UK collaborates with British animation talent, Diyala Muir for the #4PercentChallenge
March 11, 2019March 14, 2019

To celebrate the momentous International Women’s Day 2019, TIME’S UP UK collaborated with the very brilliant female illustrator Diyala Muir @diyala.muir who created this gif to push our #4PercentChallenge campaign forward – challenging those working in the film industry to commit to announcing a project with a female director on a feature film in the next 18 months…

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Acclaimed British actor and producer Andrea Riseborough and Dame Heather Rabbatts call for British film industry to commit to working with female directors on feature films in the next 18 months
March 8, 2019March 3, 2020

#4PercentChallenge On International Women’s Day, Friday 8th March – acclaimed British actor and producer Andrea Riseborough is announcing her commitment to working with a female director on a feature film in the next 18 months as part of TIME’S UP’s #4PercentChallenge. Over the last decade, only 4% of the top 1,200 studio films were directed by…

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The Justice and Equality Fund supported by TIME’S UP UK announces grants to five women’s groups to end sexual harassment and abuse in the UK
March 8, 2019March 8, 2019

The pioneering Justice and Equality Fund managed by Rosa and supported by TIME’S UP UK, awards five new grants to women’s organisations on International Women’s Day The Fund is backed by film industry professionals including Andrea Riseborough, Emma Thompson, Emma Watson and many more On International Women’s Day, Rosa – the UK’s only fund for…

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