women
Egypt passes law shielding sex crime victims’ identities
Society
August 19, 2020
Egypt passes law shielding sex crime victims’ identities
CAIRO, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Egypt’s parliament on Tuesday gave its final approval to a law protecting the identity of…
Millions of women lose contraceptives, abortions in COVID-19
World
August 19, 2020
Millions of women lose contraceptives, abortions in COVID-19
NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of women and girls globally have lost access to contraceptives and abortion services because of…
North Korean women faced torture, rape, malnourishment in detention, says UN report
World
July 28, 2020
North Korean women faced torture, rape, malnourishment in detention, says UN report
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean women detained in prison camps suffered from torture, rape and other forms of “multiple and…
Songwriter Tameem Youness takes down song slammed as encouraging violence against women
Music
July 8, 2020
Songwriter Tameem Youness takes down song slammed as encouraging violence against women
Egyptian music video director and songwriter Tameem Youness has taken down his hit song “Salmonella” uploaded back in January following…
Women ‘on precipice’ in developing countries amid COVID-19
World
June 28, 2020
Women ‘on precipice’ in developing countries amid COVID-19
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Rebecca Nakamanya rolls her eyes, dismissing a question about school fees. What really worries her is…
Bangladesh garment factories reopen, defying virus lockdown
World
April 27, 2020
Bangladesh garment factories reopen, defying virus lockdown
Hundreds of Bangladesh’s garment factories defied a nationwide coronavirus lockdown to reopen on Sunday, raising fears the industry’s vulnerable and…
Women suffer as lockdown worsens Latin America’s ‘domestic hell’
World
April 21, 2020
Women suffer as lockdown worsens Latin America’s ‘domestic hell’
Weeks of confinement imposed by the coronavirus pandemic is taking a chilling toll on women and girls across Latin America,…
Women in virus-hit Iran tech sector fight to keep hard-won jobs
Middle East
April 21, 2020
Women in virus-hit Iran tech sector fight to keep hard-won jobs
From the hustle and bustle of a startup, Fereshteh Kasrai now works from home, like many Iranian women fighting to…
Women fight for a place at the table as sushi chefs in Japan
Food
April 8, 2020
Women fight for a place at the table as sushi chefs in Japan
Women have warm hands, their periods alter their sense of taste and they can’t work long hours — just some…
UN chief urges govts to protect women during virus lockdown
World
April 6, 2020
UN chief urges govts to protect women during virus lockdown
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged governments to include the protection of women in their response to the deadly…