The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2008 was released in Geneva, Switzerland on 13 November 2008. This year’s report features an analysis of 130 different countries, covering a range of 92% of the world’s total population.

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Tuesday, 4 November, a group of six men convicted of subjecting trafficked women into sexual exploitation in the United Kingdom have been sentenced and jailed. Their conviction serves as a reminder that sex-trafficking is an issue that affects all regions of the world.

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FemLINKpacific, a women’s media network on UN Security Council Resolution 1325, launched its first policy initiative on 30 October 2008, which will serve as a guide for civil society organisations and governments in the Pacific region.

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Amnesty International released the report ’’Isolated and Abused: Women Domestic Workers in Jordan Denied their Rights’’ on 30 October 2008. The report details the cases of physical and sexual abuse, and emphasises the need to protect the human rights of workers.

The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Centre for Performance Studies, in conjunction with the Hemispheric Institute for Performance and Politics is hosting an event titled ‘‘Actions of Transfer: Women's Performance in the Americas’’ from 20-23 November 2008 at the UCLA campus.

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On Monday, 20 October 2008, women’s human rights organizations attended the conference "Migrant Domestic Workers and Women's Rights: Finding Common Ground,” organized by Human Rights Watch and the Collective for Research and Training on Development-Action (CRTDA).

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Ms. Sherry Rehman, the Federal Minister for Women Development in Pakistan has announced the creation of a draft legislation bill on sexual harassment, ‘Protection for Women from Harassment Act’ on 18 October 2008.

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India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) signed a memorandum focusing on the development of women during the Third IBSA Business Summit from 13-15 October 2008 in New Delhi. The memorandum was drafted by the IBSA women’s working group.

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) launched its 2008 report ’’Primary Health Care: Now More than Ever’’ on 14 October 2008 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

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ENQUIRE Quarterly is calling for papers for its 3rd edition themed Narrating Women’s Experiences. Deadline for submission is 21st November 2008, and accepted papers will be published in Winter 2009.

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Rwanda now holds the record for having the most women in parliament. This is the result of September’s peaceful elections, in which 44 women were elected in the lower house of the government. The Rwandan parliament has 80 seats.