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Female politicians in the United States, Europe urge Facebook to protect women in politics
Facebook Inc must step up and protect women in politics from threats of violence and sexism and hate on its platform, said a letter to…
In big shift, Pope names six women to Vatican financial oversight body
Pope Francis has appointed six women, including the former treasurer for Britain’s Prince Charles, to the council that oversees Vatican finances, naming them in one…
Lockdown sees Turkish women bear brunt of unpaid work – research
Turkish women did four times as much household and care work as men during lockdowns aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus, research supported…
Sign of the times: Mumbai green lights women figures on traffic signals
Mumbai has become the first Indian city to introduce female figures on its traffic lights, a move welcomed by women’s rights campaigners as a step…
Pandemic hit women’s sport much more than men’s – UK parliamentary report
The new coronavirus pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on women’s elite sport and exacerbated inequality with knock-on effects for the future, a British parliamentary…
Murders in Mexico, especially of women, grew during pandemic
The number of homicides in Mexico has grown during the new coronavirus pandemic, including a 9.2% spike in killings of women, according to government figures…
‘COVID-19 is making a global childcare crisis even worse’: UNICEF chief
Following the release of a UN study that shows at least 40 million children have missed out on early childhood education due to measures to…
Women and girls deserve more protection in emergencies, UN rights council hears
According to the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), more than 212 million people may need humanitarian assistance by 2022. This year,…
Hundreds of French women protest against new interior minister
Hundreds of women protested in central Paris on Friday against the appointment of Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, who is under investigation for a rape allegation….
‘Shocking’ abuse of migrants forced to pick strawberries in Spain, U.N. says
Spain must urgently protect thousands of women brought over from Morocco as essential workers to pick strawberries during the new coronavirus pandemic in abysmal conditions…
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