gender equality
French embassy hosts launch of initiative hoping to empower young women across Egypt
Egypt
February 5, 2020
French embassy hosts launch of initiative hoping to empower young women across Egypt
On February 2nd, the French embassy in Cairo hosted the launch of the “Women Pioneers Phase II” project, which aims…
Over 1,000 women take feminist anthem to Chile’s streets
World
December 21, 2019
Over 1,000 women take feminist anthem to Chile’s streets
More than a thousand women have taken the feminist anthem “A Rapist In Your Way” into the streets of Chile’s…
Three performers stabbed on stage in Saudi capital
Middle East
November 12, 2019
Three performers stabbed on stage in Saudi capital
A Yemeni man stabbed three performers during a live play in the Saudi capital Monday, police said, in the first…
Australia’s women footballers get landmark equal pay deal
World
November 6, 2019
Australia’s women footballers get landmark equal pay deal
Women footballers playing for Australia’s national team will earn the same as their male counterparts under a deal unveiled Wednesday…
Outrage in Spain over verdict in gang sex attack on teen
World
November 1, 2019
Outrage in Spain over verdict in gang sex attack on teen
Women’s groups and legal experts demanded Friday that Spain’s laws be changed after five men accused of gang-raping an unconscious…
African refugee women report surge of sex attacks in Egypt
Egypt
October 18, 2019
African refugee women report surge of sex attacks in Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – The 17-year-old South Sudanese refugee finally managed to escape after three months as a prisoner in a…
Syria’s heroic underground female medics hailed in ‘The Cave’
Middle East
October 17, 2019
Syria’s heroic underground female medics hailed in ‘The Cave’
Oscar-nominated Syrian director Feras Fayyad has risked his life to chronicle the atrocities of the Assad regime, and suffered torture…
Aussie retailers pull #MeToo book after legal threats
World
October 17, 2019
Aussie retailers pull #MeToo book after legal threats
Two major retailers in Australia have removed a book on Harvey Weinstein from sale, after legal threats from a man…
Iran women allowed into football stadium for first time in decades
Middle East
October 9, 2019
Iran women allowed into football stadium for first time in decades
Iranian women fans are free to enter a football stadium Thursday for the first time in decades, after FIFA threatened…
Egypt’s “Empower” Football Academy for Women: sports as women’s key to inspiration and well-being
Egypt
October 4, 2019
Egypt’s “Empower” Football Academy for Women: sports as women’s key to inspiration and well-being
FIFA Women’s World Cup’s official Instagram featured on its account “Empower”, the Egyptian football academy for women founded by 26-year-old…