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A room of one’s own? London carves out spaces for women
By Adela Suliman | Thomson Reuters Foundation Projects that cater solely to women are cropping up around the British capital, carving out spaces for women to meet and support each other LONDON, Feb 3 – As she approaches...
- Posted February 3, 2020
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Equality won’t happen by itself, says Finnish PM
By Belinda Goldsmith | Thomson Reuters Foundation Sanna Marin, the world’s youngest prime minister at the age of 34, says it is not ‘that big a deal’ for women to be in power in Finland but she welcomes...
- Posted January 26, 2020
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Lipstick to learning: Canada’s indigenous women using businesses to end violence
By Belinda Goldsmith | Thomson Reuters Foundation ‘We want to change indigenous youth by showing them they are worthy and (should) not feel shame about their history’ TORONTO, Jan 17 – When Jenn Harper dreamed of a...
- Posted January 17, 2020
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Female directors reached record highs in 2019 Hollywood
Thomson Reuters Foundation News Women made up 10.6% of directors of the top movies last year, more than double the percentage in 2018 and the highest percentage of female directors in the past decade Jan 2 (Reuters)...
- Posted January 6, 2020
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Haiti gov’t demands justice for women and girls abused by U.N. peacekeepers
By Sonia Elks | Thomson Reuters Foundation There have been multiple reports of sexual contacts – and several rape claims – involving peacekeepers LONDON, Dec 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Haiti said on Thursday it will demand action...
- Posted December 23, 2019
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Britain elects record number of female lawmakers in 2019 election
By Sonia Elks | Thomson Reuters Foundation 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 (Updates with...
- Posted December 16, 2019
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Indian rape victim dies in hospital after being set ablaze
By Zeba Siddiqui, Sankalp Phartiyal and Mayank Bhardwaj | Reuters The woman was on her way to catch a train to attend a hearing when she was set ablaze by a gang of men, including the alleged rapist...
- Posted December 7, 2019
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Indonesian gymnast dropped after told ‘she’s no longer a virgin’
By Beh Lih Yi | Thomson Reuters Foundation Parts of Indonesia remain conservative and some still value female virginity highly, although pre-marital sex is not uncommon among the younger generation KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) –...
- Posted November 29, 2019
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Women leaders driven offline and out of work by social media abuse
By Annie Banerji and Sarah Shearman | Thomson Reuters Foundation Two years after the global #MeToo movement began, virulent online abuse of women has now pushed some out of public life LONDON, Nov 14 – Pervasive abuse of...
- Posted November 17, 2019
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Anger erupts in Spain as five men acquitted of gang-raping teenager
By Sophie Davies | Thomson Reuters Foundation They were sentenced to between 10 and 12 years in jail for sexual abuse, avoiding more serious charges of rape because the court said the girl was unconscious and did...
- Posted November 1, 2019