Pakistan fighter pilot wins battle of sexes, now she's ready for war
Amie Ferris-Rotman
2013-06-14
Farooq, from Punjab province's historic city of Bahawalpur, is one of 19 women who have become pilots in the Pakistan Air Force over the last decade |
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Police advise women to 'cover up'
Cao Yin
2013-06-07
Beijing police and public transport authorities have published a guideline to prevent the sexual harassment of passengers on buses and subways, but experts doubt it will solve the problem at its root |
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Turkey's resistance image forged as pepper spray burns woman in red dress
Luke Harding
2013-06-06
Ceyda Sungur showered with teargas in Gezi Park as she came from her nearby university office to defend park from diggers
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Saudi cleric: Prohibit women from using air conditioning
2013-06-06
A man who claimed to be a cleric put the word out on Twitter that women should not flip on air conditioners at home because it sends the signal they’re home and that could lead to moral depravities |
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China city plans to fine unmarried women for having babies
2013-06-05
A Chinese city's plan to fine mothers who have a child out of wedlock has sparked criticism that the policy is discriminatory and could lead to an increase in abandoned babies |
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Ukraine’s Feminist Shock Troops
DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
2013-06-04
They have called for “topless jihad” and a “women’s spring” against Islam’s treatment of women, and were deported from Turkey where they acted against domestic violence.... |
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Saudi writer calls for harassment of women cashiers – report
Katie Nguyen
2013-05-30
A Saudi writer has urged his Twitter followers to sexually molest women hired as cashiers in grocery stores |
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Bank of England under fire for not putting women on notes
Elizabeth Walsh
2013-05-13
The Bank of England is facing a threat of court action for failing to adhere to equality laws following its decision to replace the only historical female figure on English banknotes with a man |
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Spanx Founder 1st Female Billionaire to Join Buffett-Gates’ Giving Pledge
2013-05-10
Sara Blakely, who became the youngest female billionaire in the world through her Spanx fortune, is also the first to join Warren Buffett and Bill Gates’ Giving Pledge |
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