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Four senior BBC male journalists agree pay cuts after inequality row
World

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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