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Haitians march against rape after students sexually assaulted
Society

Haitians march against rape after students sexually assaulted

More than 1,000 Haitians took to the streets of the capital Port-au-Prince on Sunday to denounce sexual violence in the…
Support for abortion rights grows as some US states curb access: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Society

Support for abortion rights grows as some US states curb access: Reuters/Ipsos poll

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Americans have become more supportive of abortion rights over the past year, even as a wave…
Widows of Iraq’s war pick up the threads of fragmented lives
Middle East

Widows of Iraq’s war pick up the threads of fragmented lives

MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – In a workshop in a bombed-out factory in Mosul, Najlaa Abdelrahman joins scores of other women…
G7 ministers pledge to make gender equality ‘global cause’
Society

G7 ministers pledge to make gender equality ‘global cause’

France’s Minister for Gender Equality Marlene Schiappa and her G7 counterparts on Friday signed a joint declaration to make the…
New mixed relay ‘just what athletics needs’: GB star
World

New mixed relay ‘just what athletics needs’: GB star

The new mixed 4x400m relay is just what athletics needs to inject more fun and excitement into competition, according to…
Afghan women fear gains could be bargained away in talks
Features/Interviews

Afghan women fear gains could be bargained away in talks

HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — For four hours, Khadeja begged her in-laws to take her to the hospital. The skin on…
After IS fall, some women who joined plead to come home
Middle East

After IS fall, some women who joined plead to come home

AL-HOL, Syria (AP) — They came from around the world, four women drawn to the Islamic State group’s “caliphate.” They…
Egypt to host Women Economic Forum in 2020
Egypt

Egypt to host Women Economic Forum in 2020

President of the National Council of Women (NCW) Maya Morsi said that Egypt would host the Women Economic Forum (WEF)…
Starved infants, wounded women crowd Syrian hospitals after Islamic State defeat
Middle East

Starved infants, wounded women crowd Syrian hospitals after Islamic State defeat

HASAKA, Syria (Reuters) – The paramedics’ log at al-Hol camp in eastern Syria lists the injuries and ailments of infants…
The three women hoping to upset India’s Modi at the polls
World

The three women hoping to upset India’s Modi at the polls

India’s alpha-male Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces three formidable women looking to spoil his chances of winning a new term…
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