#Australians rally at Parliament to demand justice for women

#Australians rally at Parliament to demand justice for women

“#Australians rally at Parliament to demand justice for women” CANBERRA, Australia — Australians rallied in the capital and other cities Monday demanding justice for women and calling out misogyny and dangerous workplace cultures as the government reels from two rape allegations. Outside Parliament House in Canberra, the crowd of hundreds was mostly female and most…

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#Mexican president defends record as women protest

#Mexican president defends record as women protest

“#Mexican president defends record as women protest” MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador tried to focus attention Monday on the high number of women in his cabinet, and not on a day of protests over the fact he has refused to break with a governorship candidate accused of rape. Thousands of women…

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#Protesters urge end to violence against women in Turkey

#Protesters urge end to violence against women in Turkey

“#Protesters urge end to violence against women in Turkey” ISTANBUL — Thousands of people joined a Women’s Day march in central Istanbul on Monday to denounce violence against women in Turkey, where more than 400 women were killed last year. As in previous years, riot police put up barricades and blocked demonstrators from marching to…

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#M gender equality fund by Melinda Gates, MacKenzie Scott picks finalists

#$40M gender equality fund by Melinda Gates, MacKenzie Scott picks finalists

“#$40M gender equality fund by Melinda Gates, MacKenzie Scott picks finalists” A gender equality philanthropic initiative spearheaded by Melinda Gates’ investment company, with support from MacKenzie Scott, has announced 10 project finalists for $40 million in funding slated to be awarded this summer. The Equality Can’t Wait Challenge, which is hosted by Gates’ Pivotal Ventures,…

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#Women around the world voice their hopes for 2021

#Women around the world voice their hopes for 2021

“#Women around the world voice their hopes for 2021” Monday marks 110 years since a designated annual International Women’s Day was first commemorated. Started as a way to call attention to the need for equal rights and promote women’s suffrage, this year’s celebration has the theme “Choose to Challenge”. Here are the voices of women…

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#Women once faced bullies and blacklists to practice medicine

#Women once faced bullies and blacklists to practice medicine

“#Women once faced bullies and blacklists to practice medicine” Elizabeth Blackwell had an epiphany. After a friend back home in Cincinnati admitted that she delayed treatment for uterine problems because she didn’t want to be handled by a “rough unfeeling man,” Blackwell — then a shy 24-year-old music teacher — decided to study medicine. “If…

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#Iranian skier makes appeal for women’s rights in her country

#Iranian skier makes appeal for women’s rights in her country

“#Iranian skier makes appeal for women’s rights in her country” CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Iranian skier Forough Abbasi accomplished one goal Thursday merely by completing her giant slalom run at the skiing world championships. It made no difference to her that she crossed the finish line nearly 25 seconds behind American favorite Mikaela Shiffrin, the…

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#Japan’s ruling party wants more women at meetings

#Japan’s ruling party wants more women at meetings

“#Japan’s ruling party wants more women at meetings” TOKYO – Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, long seen as a homogeneous redoubt of elderly men, now wants more women at its key meetings – provided they don’t do the talking. The party, in power for most of the time since 1955, has proposed allowing five female…

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