New Zealand passes law decriminalising abortion
2020-03-19
Voting to remove the procedure from the country's Crimes Act changes a law that has been in force since 1977 |
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Women's rights: 25 years of progress? Or not?
2020-03-09
Despite progress in some areas, equality remains a long way off, with millions of girls and women affected by poverty, violence and discrimination |
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CSW64 postpone due to COVID-19
2020-03-04
The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) has amended the format of the CSW 64th session in light of the current concerns regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) |
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Gender employment gap costs EU 360 billion euros a year - agency
2020-03-04
As part of its new gender equality strategy, European Commission is expected to move towards introducing legal obligation to report on gender pay gap
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Argentine president to send abortion legalisation law to Congress
2020-03-02
Argentine President Alberto Fernandez announced on Sunday that he will send to Congress a bill to legalize abortion |
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Scottish parliament approves free sanitary products for all women
2020-02-27
The Scottish parliament approved plans on Tuesday to make sanitary products freely available to all women, the first nation in the world to do so |
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Colombia court poised to make historic abortion ruling
2020-02-25
Abortion is only allowed if a mother's life is at risk, a fetus is malformed or the pregnancy is a result of rape
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Thai court says anti-abortion laws unconstitutional
2020-02-21
Pregnancies in Thailand can be terminated if a woman's physical or mental health are at risk, the fetus has a high risk of a genetic disease, or in cases of rape and girls under the age of 15
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Finnish Defense Forces starting unisex quarters pilot
2020-02-21
A limited, voluntary trial this spring will see male and female soldiers sharing the same living space |
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