UK top court says it can't demand abortion law change in N.Ireland
Category: Gender in the world
2018-06-07
The socially conservative British province's current law bans abortion except when a mother's life is at risk
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New Zealand former sex worker becomes a dame in Queen's birthday honours
Category: Gender in the world
2018-06-06
Catherine Healy, who helped decriminalise prostitution, honoured with an Order of Merit for services to the rights of sex workers
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Hollywood mogul Weinstein pleads not guilty to rape-lawyer
Category: Gender based violence
2018-06-06
Weinstein, 66, entered his plea in Manhattan Supreme Court on Tuesday morning after a grand jury indicted him last week in two cases |
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Fury over Peru president’s reaction to woman’s murder by stalker
Category: Gender based violence
2018-06-05
Women’s rights activists in Peru have expressed outrage after the country’s president responded to the murder of a woman who was burned to death by a stalker by saying “sometimes that’s how life is” |
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Gender pay gap costs global economy $160tn, says World Bank study
Category: Gender in the world
2018-06-04
Analysis of lifetime earnings across 141 countries suggests failure to reward women and men equally generates huge global loss |
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Denmark bans the wearing of face veils in public
Category: Gender in the world
2018-06-01
Denmark has banned the wearing of face veils in public, joining France and other parts of Europe in outlawing the burqa and the niqab worn by some Muslim women |
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Save the Children report says 1.2bn children at risk
Category: Events
2018-05-31
The charity's second End of Childhood index says more than 1.2 billion children face these threats, with 153 million facing all three |
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Serena Williams makes superhero return to Roland Garros
Category: Sport
2018-05-30
“All the moms out there that had a tough pregnancy and had to come back and be fierce in the middle of everything. That’s what this represents,” said Williams. |
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Embattled Missouri Governor Eric Greitens resigns amid scandals
Category: Gender based violence
2018-05-30
Embattled Missouri Governor Eric Greitens announced on Tuesday he will resign over the scandals that have dominated his tenure |
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