Proposed UN Sex Ed Guidelines Spark Controversy
2009-09-04
Drafts of the UNESCO International Guidelines on Sexuality Education that will be launched formally in October are inciting controversy |
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Suffragette hunger strikes, 100 years on
2009-07-10
When the first suffragette began her strike, she politicised her body and contributed to a radical tradition of non-violent protest
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And finally, Germans see the funny side of Mrs Merkel
2009-07-07
As a child, she was so politically chameleon-like that she didn't ride a bike. The reason: she saw no difference between left and right
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Female gondolier ends 900 years of Venetian discrimination
2009-06-30
After nine centuries of keeping women on dry land, Venice broke with tradition today by approving its first female gondolier |
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No smoking near mothers-to-be
2009-06-11
This southern economic hub may snuff out smoking on official occasions once a new law takes effect |
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Woman gets her wish - a diploma - at the age of 90
2009-06-08
As a teenager during the Great Depression, Eleanor Benz, now 90, watched her parents struggle to provide for seven children |
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Limpopo woman dead at 134
2009-06-05
Possibly the oldest woman in South Africa - and the world - has died at the age of 134, Limpopo premier Cassel Mathale said |
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From Bangkok to Berlin, Hard Times Hit the Sex Trade
2009-06-02
In Patpong, one of Bangkok's most notorious red-light districts, go-go girls count their livelihood by the number of sex tourists they entertain |
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Deal in Brazil fashion race row
2009-05-25
Under its terms, fashion brands must ensure that 10% of the models are of African or Indigenous descent |
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