Philippines bans companies from forcing women to wear high heels at work
2017-09-26
The Philippines has banned companies from forcing female employees to wear high heels at work, in a move lauded by a labour union that said it was one of the first countries in the world |
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Saudi cleric suspended for calling women 'quarter brained'
2017-09-25
A Saudi cleric who said women should not be allowed to drive because they have a "quarter" of the brainpower of men has been banned from preaching, media reported |
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Protests planned at Amsterdam urinals over lack of women's toilets
2017-09-22
Case of woman caught urinating in public who was told by judge she should have used men’s facilities sparks outrage
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India's Sonia Gandhi tells Modi to give women more power
2017-09-22
In the world's largest democracy, women hold only 12 percent of seats in the lower and upper houses of parliament combined
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Saudi trains first women air traffic controllers
2017-09-19
The conservative Islamic kingdom plans to increase the number of women in the overall workforce to 28 percent from 23 percent
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Emma Watson Is Helping To Inspire A Generation Of Feminists
2017-09-18
More teenage girls are defining themselves as "feminist" than anything else, according to new research |
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Tunisian women free to marry non-Muslims
2017-09-15
A spokeswoman for President Beji Caid Essebsi made the announcement and congratulated women on gaining "the freedom to choose one's spouse" |
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Singapore names first woman president
2017-09-13
Singapore named a former speaker of parliament as the multicultural city-state’s first woman president on Wednesday |
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If we’re going to elevate women, some men are going to lose some power that they unjustly have
2017-09-12
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau engaged in some frank talk, including what it’s going to take to achieve true gender parity. And he answered ‘the ultimate feminist question’ |
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