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All posts tagged "world"
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‘I am not weak’: Qatari women unsuccessful in first legislative elections
By Reuters Women hoping to get a foothold in Qatar’s political system and increase rights were turned down by voters By Lisa Barrington and Andrew Mills DOHA, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Voters chose none of the 26...
- Posted October 6, 2021
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As Petito case captivates U.S., missing Native women ignored
By Reuters | Andrew Hay Activists lament that the crisis of missing and murdered Native American women doesn’t get the attention paid to Gabby Petito Sept 22 (Reuters) – Activists lament that the crisis of missing and murdered...
- Posted September 23, 2021
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A reluctant feminist: Germany’s Merkel still inspires many women
By Reuters The German Chancellor has recently said, ‘We should all be feminists’ – having long avoided the term * Merkel says much still to do to achieve gender equality * First female chancellor long would not...
- Posted September 13, 2021
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Taliban rule could give free rein for abuse against women, activist warns
By Annie Banerji | @anniebanerji | Thomson Reuters Foundation Despite major strides in last 20 years, conservative attitudes continue to keep many women out of public life in Afghanistan * ‘Mini’ Taliban oppose women’s rights gains, says...
- Posted August 30, 2021
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Floggings to forced marriages – women’s freedoms under threat from Taliban
By Shadi Khan Saif | @Shadi_K_Saif | Thomson Reuters Foundation Politician Fawzia Koofi, one of the few women involved in peace negotiations and a vocal critic of the Taliban, said women are being forced to marry fighters...
- Posted August 16, 2021
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Canada looks to women to bolster trades amid post-pandemic labor shortage
By Julie Gordon | Reuters Canada, like other developed nations, is facing a post-pandemic shortage of skilled trade workers. Could hiring more women help fill that gap? (Adds announcement of new government funding to diversify carpentry trades)...
- Posted July 29, 2021
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Women hardest-hit in pandemic job market, U.N. labour body says
By Reuters Globally, between 2019 and 2020, 4.2% of women’s employment was eliminated as a result of the pandemic GENEVA, July 19 (Reuters) – Women have been hit harder than men by job losses around the world...
- Posted July 22, 2021
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Gender equality makes democracy stronger, says Kamala Harris
By Reuters ‘Democracy is strongest when everyone participates and it is weaker when people are left out,’ Harris told a summit in France PARIS, June 30 (Reuters) – Women deprived of freedom of speech or the freedom...
- Posted July 1, 2021
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‘Lifeline’ tech helps poor rural women get through India’s COVID-19 crisis
By Roli Srivastava and Anuradha Nagaraj | Thomson Reuters Foundation Grassroots groups help poorer women without internet access get the support they need as country’s devastating health crisis exposes digital divide * Health crisis exposes India’s digital...
- Posted June 22, 2021
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Twitter adds ‘Arabic (feminine)’ language option in diversity drive
By Reuters Twitter says it is the first social media site to introduce an “Arabic (feminine)” option and the initiative could be expanded to other languages By Lisa Barrington DUBAI, June 15 (Reuters) – Twitter on Tuesday...
- Posted June 15, 2021