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Study examines cancer’s effects on young women’s employment and finances
Cancer and its treatment can impact an individual’s ability to work, and employment disruptions can lead to financial hardships. A new study indicates that women…
Guterres: UN working ‘relentlessly’ to advance women, peace and security agenda
Armed conflict has a disproportionate impact on women and girls – a key reason why women’s “full, equal and meaningful participation” in UN peacekeeping is…
’Women’s rights are under attack’: UN marks 25 years since Beijing declaration
One by one, leaders and ministers from over 100 nations admitted Thursday that 25 years after the adoption of a road map to achieve equality…
Women must be kept safe online to meet global gender goals, activist says
Governments must do more to keep women safe online in order to meet global goals on gender inequality, a British Nigerian activist has warned, as…
Equality in the boardroom? Only 8 out of 100 CEOs are female
Equality at work has advanced over the past few decades, but it seems that the boardroom is not one of these areas. Very few women…
25 years after Beijing’s Women Conference, significance ‘undimmed’
Exactly 25 years after the historic world conference in Beijing on the advancement and equality of women, the head of the UN gender empowerment agency…
U.S. marks 100 years since women given right to vote
The United States marked the centennial of the constitutional amendment that granted women the right to vote on Wednesday with celebrations of the ”historic victory”…
’Women in White’ from Belarus protest globally for peace and new vote
Dressed in white and carrying flowers, Belarusian women have taken to the streets in an unprecedented show of female solidarity to call for President Alexander…
Egypt approves law to protect identities of women reporting sex abuse
Egypt approved a new law on Sunday to protect the identity of women who come forward to report sexual harassment or assault in a move…
U.S. firms urged to set targets to get Black women in top jobs
U.S. business leaders should set targets for recruiting and promoting Black women to tackle a persistent dearth of them in top jobs, a women’s equality…
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…
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