Iran's only female Olympic medalist confirmed that she had permanently left the country
Category: Sport
2020-01-13
Iran's only female Olympic medalist confirmed that she had permanently left the country, posting a lengthy Instagram that begins with "Should I start with hello, goodbye, or condolences?" |
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Saudi Arabia moves to ban child marriage with a new ruling
Category: Gender in the world
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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Fallon Sherrock becomes first woman to beat a man at PDC world darts
Category: Sport
2019-12-20
Fallon Sherrock has made darts history, beating Ted Evetts 3-2 to become the first woman to beat a man at the PDC world championship |
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Japanese journalist wins damages in high-profile lawsuit over alleged rape
Category: Gender based violence
2019-12-19
Japanese journalist Shiori Ito won her civil lawsuit seeking damages from a prominent reporter who she said had raped her |
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The gender gap is on course to close... in 99 years
Category: Gender in the world
2019-12-17
The gap between men and women, measured in terms of political influence, economic gain and health and education, has narrowed over the last year, but will take another century to disappear WEF said |
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Barack Obama: Women are better leaders than men
Category: Gender policy
2019-12-17
If women ran every country in the world there would be a general improvement in living standards and outcomes, former US President Barack Obama has said |
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Britain elects record number of female lawmakers in 2019 election
Category: Gender policy
2019-12-16
Women now represent just over a third of all members of parliament, taking 220 seats out of 650 in Britain's lower house compared to 208 in the previous election
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Turkey's women lawmakers stage Las Tesis 'rapist is you' protest
Category: Gender based violence
2019-12-16
Female Turkish lawmakers staged a protest in Turkey's general assembly, singing viral Chilean feminist anthem "The rapist is you" to highlight the crisis of femicide in the country |
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Hotline launches to help Polish women travel abroad for abortion
Category: Gender in the world
2019-12-12
The Abortion Without Borders service will refer women to medical abortion providers in Germany, the Netherlands and Britain
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