Greta Thunberg to French MPs: you can ignore children, not scientists
2019-07-24
'We are after all just children, you don't have to listen to us. But you do have to listen to the scientists, that is all we ask,' the teenage activist told French politicians |
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Saudi Arabia 'planning to relax male guardianship laws'
2019-07-12
Saudi Arabia could be planning to relax the country’s strict male guardianship laws to allow women to leave the country without needing permission from a male relative, according to reports |
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Women to head top EU institutions for first time
2019-07-03
Two women have won the backing of the EU’s leaders to head the European commission and European Central Bank, breaking with more than 60 years of male dominance |
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Muslim women in France defy burkini ban to swim in public pool
2019-06-28
In the French city of Grenoble on Sunday, Muslim women went swimming in a public pool in burkinis — swimsuits covering most of their bodies — in protest of a ban of the suits |
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U.N. labour body adopts #MeToo pact against violence at work
2019-06-24
The International Labour Organization adopted a new global treaty against violence and harassment in the workplace
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Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg rocks cover of TIME magazine's 27 May edition
2019-05-20
From being a regular schoolgirl a year and a half ago to being on the cover of TIME Magazine this week, 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg has the world's attention |
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Runaway Saudi sisters leave Georgia to start new life
2019-05-08
Maha, 28, and Wafa al-Subaie, 25, started an online campaign to find a safe haven in April, after arriving in Georgia to escape relatives they said abused them
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Georgia governor signs heartbeat abortion ban, joining a U.S. movement
2019-05-08
Anti-abortion advocates have introduced measures in 15 states to ban the procedure as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, before a woman may be aware she is pregnant |
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Sex-selective abortions may have stopped the birth of 23 million girls
2019-04-19
A huge analysis of worldwide population data suggests sex-selective abortions have led to at least 23 million fewer girls being born. The majority of these “missing” girls are in China and India |
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