Finland to give dads same parental leave as mums
2020-02-06
Finland's new government has announced plans to give all parents the same parental leave, in a push to get fathers to spend more time with their children |
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Female genital mutilation hurts economies, says WHO
2020-02-06
World Health Organization launches a tool to help countries calculate the cost of treating girls and women harmed by FGM
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Teenage climate activist nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
2020-02-03
Two lawmakers in Sweden have nominated Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize |
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India backs looser abortion laws in boost for women
2020-01-30
If the bill is passed, the change would replace a nearly 50-year-old law and extend the abortion deadline to 24 weeks from 20 |
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Equality won't happen by itself, says Finnish PM
2020-01-24
F inland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin called on Thursday for governments and companies to do more to ensure women were treated fairly, saying equality would not happen by itself |
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Saudi military opens first women’s section
2020-01-21
Saudi military chief of staff, Gen. Fayyad Al-Ruwaili, launched the first military section for women in the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces |
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Japan minister's paternity leave challenges work pressure
2020-01-17
Japan's Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has said he plans to take paternity leave - a rare decision that is making headlines in the country |
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Pope names 1st woman manager in Vatican Secretariat of State
2020-01-16
Pope Francis has tapped an Italian lawyer to be the first woman to hold a management position in the Vatican’s most important office, the Secretariat of State |
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Saudi Arabia moves to ban child marriage with a new ruling
2019-12-26
Saudi Arabia issued a de facto ban on child marriages, in another social reform initiated since Mohammad Bin Salman became crown prince two years ago |
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