Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:41:17 +0000
A high-ranking official from the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) called on nations to strengthen its efforts to have more women serve as peacekeepers around the world.
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 10:14:07 +0000
NEW YORK – Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is unveiling a pay inequity proposal that aims to close the gender pay gap by holding corporations accountable when men are paid more than women.
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 11:22:32 +0000
Women advocates has asked President Rodrigo Duterte to apologize for publicly flirting with Garcia-Hernandez town Mayor Tita Baja-Gallantes.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Wed, 08 May 2019 00:10:04 +0000
Pregnancy-related deaths are rising in the United States and the main risk factor is being black, according to new reports that highlight racial disparities in care during and after childbirth.
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 07 May 2019 06:11:55 +0000
GUJRANWALA, Pakistan – Muqadas Ashraf was just 16 when her parents married her off to a Chinese man who had come to Pakistan looking for a bride.
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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Sun, 05 May 2019 05:46:02 +0000
In Nigeria, being a young woman “is a crime”, said a 25-year-old beautician, arrested two weeks ago while walking home in the capital Abuja.
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Credit to Author: Jessica Hutchison| Date: Fri, 03 May 2019 16:36:44 +0000
Forcing women to remove their clothes and perform humiliating actions should be understood as state-sanctioned sexual assault.
Read moreCredit to Author: Laura Jackman| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 20:37:02 +0000
Join Amgen Canada as it attempts to set a Guinness World Record supporting awareness of osteoporosis On May 5th, Amgen Canada will host an awareness event at Square One Mall in Mississauga to help increase awareness about osteoporosis. The event is part of an effort to help break the Guinness World Record for the most […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2019 05:17:15 +0000
Christopher Cleary has pleaded guilty to a felony terroristic threat charge after authorities said he threatened to target women in a mass shooting because he couldn’t get a girlfriend and still a virgin.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2019 05:58:25 +0000
Our sixth annual ‘Immigrant Women of Inspiration’ special picks four amazing women who are influencing change In today’s era of Instagram influencers, the notion of what influence is has perhaps become a little distorted. Real influence is about more than encouraging others on what shoes to buy or makeup to wear, it’s about inspiring meaningful […]
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