Saudi Arabia freezes Canada trade ties for urging activists' release
Category: Gender in the world
2018-08-07
Saudi Arabia has said it is freezing all new trade with Canada and expelling its ambassador over its "interference" in the kingdom's domestic affairs |
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France outlaws lewd cat-calls to women in public amid attack uproar
Category: Gender based violence
2018-08-03
France voted to outlaw sexual harassment on the streets, leaving cat-callers and aggressively lecherous individuals facing potential on-the-spot fines of up to 750 euros |
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Tokyo med school lowered female applicants’ test scores
Category: It`s interesting to know
2018-08-02
Tokyo Medical University has for years deliberately reduced the scores of women who took its general entrance exam, in a bid to cut the number of successful female applicants |
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Colombia shatters glass ceiling with gender-equal cabinet
Category: Gender policy
2018-07-27
Colombia is to get its first female interior minister with women heading other key ministries including justice and energy
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'A huge win': New Zealand brings in paid domestic violence leave in world first
Category: Gender based violence
2018-07-26
New Zealand has passed world-first legislation granting victims of domestic violence 10 days paid leave to allow them to leave their partners, find new homes |
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Swedish student gives Afghan refugee reprieve from deportation with protest on airplane
Category: It`s interesting to know
2018-07-26
A 21-year-old student from Sweden successfully delayed the deportation of an Afghan man on a flight out of Gothenburg |
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Abortion could be illegal in large parts of US within 18 months after Supreme Court justice resignation, say activists
Category: Gender in the world
2018-07-26
Abortion could become illegal in large parts of the US in as little as 18 months activists believe, following the resignation of Justice Anthony Kennedy from the Supreme Court |
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Beauty blogger blasted as ‘slave-owner’ after shocking comments made in social media video
Category: It`s interesting to know
2018-07-25
Her comments posted in an a second video online doubled down, and are especially appalling considering the new reforms came after months of controversy |
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Will support Triple Talaq Bill if alimony provision added: Congress women's chief
Category: Gender in the world
2018-07-23
Sushmita Dev alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party government was trying to strike a quid pro quo with the passing of the Muslim Women Bill and the Women's Reservation Bill |
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