All posts tagged "equality"

  • Unions gain momentum as World Cup women push for pay parity

    By Diana Baptista | Context Published: August 08, 2023 What’s the context? Strikes and protests around the Women’s World Cup show the struggle women face worldwide pursuing a career in soccer Women players earn a quarter of...

    • Posted August 17, 2023
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  • Unveil my Hair To Free My Broken Heart

    By Pearl Mashour It is in the middle of the night, the year 1982, as we pack up our bags, say goodbye to our dog, and give one last look at our beautiful house. We feel broken...

    • Posted February 28, 2023
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  • In Egypt, lending apps boost cash-strapped women business owners

    By Menna A. Farouk | @MennaFarouk91 | Thomson Reuters Foundation An age-old savings system in Egypt is going digital – helping to plug a gap in funding for women-led businesses Egypt’s businesswomen face high microlending rates To...

    • Posted January 5, 2022
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  • OPINION: How to empower women founders in low-income countries

    By Amanda Elam and Wendy Teleki | Babson College’s Diana International Research Institute Any views expressed in this opinion piece are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. How can we ensure that women...

    • Posted November 26, 2021
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    Equality won’t happen by itself, says Finnish PM

    By Belinda Goldsmith | Thomson Reuters Foundation Sanna Marin, the world’s youngest prime minister at the age of 34, says it is not ‘that big a deal’ for women to be in power in Finland but she welcomes...

    • Posted January 26, 2020
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    Indistinguishably Equal

    By Suman Gurnani Life’s a gambit where you are undertaken, prohibited or maybe abandoned if you don’t play the role people assign you. Society has always done its part at putting someone low; pointing out their flaws...

    • Posted January 17, 2019
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    women’s olympic hockey: canadian hearts of gold

    By Natalie Hughes, Editor in Chief. My favourite image being shared around social media the evening after the game was won was this little beauty. (P.S. I’m Canadian.) So who said that women’s sports can’t draw an...

    • Posted February 22, 2014
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    learning from the courage of malala

    By Jennifer Heard.   “We cannot succeed if half of us are held back.” Those are the words of Malala Yousafzai, the teenage Pakistani girl shot in the head by a Taliban terrorist in October 2012 because...

    • Posted August 26, 2013
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  • UN Women launches global call for gender equality
    UN Women launches global call for gender equality

    Position paper calls for freedom from violence, equality in capabilities and resources, and women’s voice to be the cornerstones of a stand-alone gender equality goal  (New York, 26 June) Drawing global attention to the persistent factors that block...

    • Posted July 1, 2013
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    the underrepresentation of women in art

    An audit of more than 100 commercial galleries in London found that only 5% of galleries represent an equal number of male and female artists, according to The Guardian. Although this may not be a a surprise...

    • Posted May 30, 2013
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