All posts tagged "Thomson Reuters Foundation"

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    Pandemic may reverse human development for first time in 30 years, UN says

    By Megan Rowling | @meganrowling | Thomson Reuters Foundation The coronavirus outbreak has hit health, education and income around the world, and is expected to cause development levels to fall this year, especially in poor nations Coronavirus...

    • Posted May 20, 2020
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    Female directors reached record highs in 2019 Hollywood

    Thomson Reuters Foundation News Women made up 10.6% of directors of the top movies last year, more than double the percentage in 2018 and the highest percentage of female directors in the past decade Jan 2 (Reuters)...

    • Posted January 6, 2020
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    Indian rape victim dies in hospital after being set ablaze

    By Zeba Siddiqui, Sankalp Phartiyal and Mayank Bhardwaj | Reuters The woman was on her way to catch a train to attend a hearing when she was set ablaze by a gang of men, including the alleged rapist...

    • Posted December 7, 2019
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    Sewing a way out of sex work in Spain

    By Sophie Davies | Thomson Reuters Foundation Paid work – making clothes – is a path back to normality, they say, a way to feel useful, not used, and learn how to fit into society after being...

    • Posted July 28, 2019
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    After #MeToo, U.S. women seen reporting less workplace harassment

    By Lin Taylor | Thomson Reuters Foundation #MeToo movement began in 2017 as a response to accusations of sexual assault and harassment in Hollywood LONDON, July 17 – From leering and unwanted touching to being asked for sexual...

    • Posted July 18, 2019
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    As Venezuela’s healthcare collapses, pregnant women, girls bear brunt of crisis

    By Anastasia Moloney | Thomson Reuters Foundation Millions of Venezuelans have fled the country to escape an economic and political crisis that has left about seven million – one in four – in need of humanitarian aid...

    • Posted July 8, 2019
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    Asian firms with women leaders deliver better financial results

    By Beh Lih Yi | Thomson Reuters Foundation Firms whose boards were at least 30% female generated more income from their assets than those with all-male boards. KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 – Companies with female directors outperform those...

    • Posted June 29, 2019
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    U.S. names first Native American woman poet laureate

    By Ellen Wulfhorst | Thomson Reuters Foundation The job of U.S. poet laureate is raising national appreciation of reading and writing poetry, and they often launch projects to expand the audience for poetry. NEW YORK, June 19 – The...

    • Posted June 20, 2019
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    Richest countries skimp on parental leave: UNICEF

    By Kate Ryan | Thomson Reuters Foundation Australia and New Zealand offer only eight weeks maternity leave and the United States offers no time. NEW YORK, June 13 – Some of the wealthiest nations in the world...

    • Posted June 13, 2019
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    Abortion map shows U.S. bans in ‘stark contrast’ to global trend

    By Emma Batha | Thomson Reuters Foundation Reproductive rights experts say bans do not stop abortions but drive them underground, causing an estimated 23,000 deaths a year. VANCOUVER, June 4 – A new world map of abortion laws...

    • Posted June 4, 2019
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