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NASW Proudly Acknowledges Women’s History Month

Social Work Blog

By Yasoda Sharma, PhD, MSW March is recognized as Women’s History Month, with the 2024 United Nations theme being “Invest in Women, Accelerate Progress.” Women worldwide face numerous challenges, underscoring the urgent need for comprehensive actions to empower them. Women’s History Month.

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Social Work England committed ‘abuse of power’ in ‘punishing’ practitioner’s gender critical beliefs

Community Care

The former broadly refers to a belief that people should be recognised in society and law as the gender they identify as, regardless of their sex and without a requirement for medical transition.

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International Women's Day: a message from Lyn Romeo

Social Work With Adults

"Supporting the empowerment of women who are social care workers and those with care and support needs, goes hand in hand." Image created by freepik.com ] #EmbraceEquity Today, across the world, people are celebrating International Women’s Day. Meanwhile, unpaid carers, many of them women, are often taken for granted.

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Manuscript Submission : The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Older Women’s Health and Well-Being

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

Frontiers in Global Women’s Health are seeking submissions of manuscripts for a special collection on the topic: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Older Women’s Health and Well-Being which will be published in Frontiers in Global Women’s Health.

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International Women's Day: compassion in a crisis

Social Work With Adults

"As women, we are expected not just to be strong in ourselves, but to be strong for others." Only the most cynical would say we have made little progress towards a more equal, open and understanding society. War in Ukraine and what it means for women. We’re women – it’s what we’re good at! Image copyright IWD ].

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Social Workers Set Sights on Preventing Gun Violence

Beyond Advocacy

Each year, 547 women are killed by their husbands or male dating partners. According to Everytown for Gun Safety , on average, 70 women are killed by an intimate partner each month, two-thirds with a gun or firearm. That is 327 people each day, and 117 people die from their wounds. 210 survive.

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SymposiumGender-based Violence: New Directions in Research, Policy and Social Services

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

Despite this, gender-based violence is a fact of life for many women and girls, as well as nonbinary gender identities. Gender-based violence is a fact of life for many women, girls, children, and adults with disabilities. Studies on the extent and forms of gender-based violence remain limited and in some cases are conducted ad hoc.