Tag: woman
Supreme Court fight after Ginsburg’s death energizes women voters on both sides
Waiting for President Donald Trump to speak at a campaign rally in North Carolina on Saturday, Paulette Fittshur was quick to express her sympathy for…
Rome’s first woman mayor to run for second term
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi, from the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, has announced plans to run for a second term, hoping to steal a march on rivals…
Sarah al-Amiri: The woman leading UAE’s Mars mission
A dream was born when Sarah al-Amiri saw an image of the Andromeda Galaxy at the age of 12. In a region defined by turmoil,…
Gabon appoints first woman prime minister
Former Defense Minister Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda has been promoted to prime minister, making her the first woman to hold the role in Gabon’s history….
Biden wants a woman to be his running mate. Here are some names under consideration
The vetting process is underway to help presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden pick his running mate for the Nov. 3 election. Biden has…
Electric motorbike gives women in rural Zimbabwe a path out of poverty
In the rural Zimbabwe district of Wedza, a new electric-powered motorcycle is helping bring income to poor women and easing the burden of looking after…
UN chief urges govts to protect women during virus lockdown
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is urging governments around the world to include the protection of women in their response to the deadly novel coronavirus…
One in four women is not free to say no to sex, U.N. research finds
Only about half the world’s women can make their own decisions on sexual consent and health care, the United Nations said on Wednesday, warning such…
Factory keeps Jordan’s women in work as coronavirus hits
Government measures to stop the coronavirus spreading are keeping most of Jordan’s workers at home, but 40 women making crucial protective wear for medics under…
Japan Airlines lets female crew ditch high heels after #KuToo campaign
Female flight attendants working for Japan Airlines will be allowed to wear trousers and abandon high heels next month, the company said on Thursday,…
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