Somalia executes two men by firing squad for girl's gang rape and murder
Category: Gender based violence
2020-02-12
The killing triggered demonstrations calling for authorities to enforce a law to secure justice in the east African nation, where rape victims are stigmatized
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Greek athlete chosen to be the first woman to ever start the Olympic Torch Relay
Category: Sport
2020-02-12
Greek shooting champion Anna Korakaki is set to become the first woman in history to launch the Olympic Torch Relay |
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Taylor Swift Drops "The Man" Lyric Video With a Powerful Message
Category: Women and Culture
2020-02-11
The track, Swift's latest single off of her Lover album, addresses the double standards between men and women |
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Female genital mutilation hurts economies, says WHO
Category: Gender in the world
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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Finland to give dads same parental leave as mums
Category: Gender in the world
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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Teenage climate activist nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Category: Gender in the world
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
Category: Gender in the world
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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The winner of Miss Germany is political correctness
Category: It`s interesting to know
2020-01-29
After 93 years of existence, Miss Germany has decided that there will be no man in the jury this year. The competition wants to judge the candidates mainly on their personality |
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Equality won't happen by itself, says Finnish PM
Category: Gender in the world
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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