International Widows Day

Year of first observance. There are an estimated 259 million widows. Over 115 million widows live in poverty struggling to survive. International Widows Day is a United Nations ratified day of action to address the “poverty and injustice faced by millions of...

Flying Solo: A Transgender Widow Fights Discrimination

Discrimination, Documentary, Freedom, Gender Identity, Human Rights, Short < 10m, Video

At 92, Robina Asti, a WWII veteran and pilot, tells her story of living as a transgender woman since 1976 and her fight to be treated like any other widow. Learn more about Lambda Legal’s resources for trans people and advocates at lambdalegal.org/kyr/trans....

Widowhood: invisible women, secluded or excluded

http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/public/wom_Dec%2001%20single%20pg.pdf

Written In Their Karma

Clothing & Textiles, Discrimination, Documentary, Human Rights, Short < 10m, Video

In Nepali culture a widow is looked upon with great animosity, often being branded a witch or a whore. Their society believes it is their immoral actions in a previous life that form the defining reason behind the death of their husband. They have therefore been...