women
Four senior BBC male journalists agree pay cuts after inequality row
World
January 26, 2018
Four senior BBC male journalists agree pay cuts after inequality row
Four of the highest paid male BBC journalists have agreed to pay cuts, the broadcaster said on Friday, following revelations…
Women will march again with aim to become a political force
World
January 20, 2018
Women will march again with aim to become a political force
Activists are returning to the streets a year after a million people rallied worldwide at marches for female empowerment, hoping…
Meet Mona El-Prince, Egypt’s only potential female presidential candidate
Egypt
January 19, 2018
Meet Mona El-Prince, Egypt’s only potential female presidential candidate
Out of 23 potential candidates competing in Egypt’s upcoming presidential election only one of them is a woman. Mona Al-Prince,…
Why are Indian authorities failing to protect women?
World
January 19, 2018
Why are Indian authorities failing to protect women?
A recent series of gruesome rapes and murders has sparked outrage in northern India. The incidents are the latest for…
New cabinet has 6 female ministers for the first time in Egypt’s history
Egypt
January 15, 2018
New cabinet has 6 female ministers for the first time in Egypt’s history
“The merciful heart of the revolution,” a title given by late President Gamal Abdel Nasser to Hikmat Abu Zaid, the…
Meet Rania Mashat, Egypt’s first female Tourism Minister, set to revolutionize the industry
Egypt
January 15, 2018
Meet Rania Mashat, Egypt’s first female Tourism Minister, set to revolutionize the industry
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail’s latest cabinet changes took a step towards female empowerment, with two of the four newly-appointed ministers…
For moms of boys, mixed emotions over sexual misconduct saga
World
January 10, 2018
For moms of boys, mixed emotions over sexual misconduct saga
Of the many American women dismayed by the wave of sexual misconduct scandals, there’s a subgroup with distinctive hopes and…
Victims condemn decision to release Britain’s ‘taxi rapist’
World
January 6, 2018
Victims condemn decision to release Britain’s ‘taxi rapist’
British prosecutors were under mounting pressure Saturday to explain why a former London taxi driver suspected of assaulting dozens of…
Marriage celebrants spokesman wants to lower girls’ marital age to 16
Society
January 4, 2018
Marriage celebrants spokesman wants to lower girls’ marital age to 16
The spokesman for Marriage Celebrants Egypt, Mahmoud Bahi al-Din, called for lowering girls’ marital age for 16, while keeping men’s…
Tehran police say they will no longer detain women who break Iran dress code
Middle East
December 29, 2017
Tehran police say they will no longer detain women who break Iran dress code
Police in Iran’s capital said Thursday they will no longer arrest women for failing to observe the Islamic dress code…