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All posts tagged "Thomson Reuters Foundation"
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Study says 67 million unwanted pregnancies could be avoided each yearBy Anna Pujol-Mazzini | Thomson Reuters Foundation If women had reliable contraceptives, there would be a sharp drop in the number of unwanted pregnancies. LONDON, June 29 – More than 200 million women who do not want...
- Posted June 30, 2017
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Singer Annie Lennox calls for solidarity to help most vulnerable womenBy Anna Pujol-Mazzini | Thomson Reuters Foundation The award winning singer-songwriter started advocacy group The Circle to help women living in poverty. The challenges women face in the developing world, such as poor education and healthcare, child...
- Posted June 14, 2017
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First woman to lead Indonesia’s indigenous peoples allianceBy Rina Chandran | Thomson Reuters Foundation “Indigenous women face discrimination on several fronts… this has strengthened our resolve to assert our rights, because when women have equal rights, our communities benefit” MUMBAI, May 29 – Indigenous...
- Posted May 29, 2017
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Afghan women break ground with TV station launchBy Sayed Hassib | Thomson Reuters Foundation “… this station represents women and we work to raise the voice of women so they can defend their rights” KABUL, May 19 (Reuters) – A new TV channel dedicated...
- Posted May 20, 2017
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Maids in Hong Kong forced to sleep in toilets, cubbyholesMore than 40 percent of maids do not have their own room and are sleep in places including storage rooms, kitchens, toilets, basements, closets and on balconies. KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 – Domestic workers in Hong Kong...
- Posted May 12, 2017
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Breakthrough as Kenya poised to elect first female governorsBy Daniel Wesangula “Society must stop thinking that women are mere flower girls” – Joyce Laboso, deputy parliamentary speaker NAIROBI, April 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Women are likely to be elected for the first time to...
- Posted April 29, 2017
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Irish citizens’ assembly recommends change to abortion lawsDUBLIN, April 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Ireland’s parliament is to consider changes to the country’s restrictive abortion laws after a panel of citizens voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to recommend reform. Prime Minister Enda Kenny last year...
- Posted April 24, 2017
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What ambition gap? Women as ambitious as men unless companies block them – studyBy Bahaar Joya | Thomson Reuters Foundation “Ambition is not a fixed trait; it is an attribute that can be nurtured or damaged” LONDON, April 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Women are just as ambitious as men...
- Posted April 5, 2017
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Fighting for sex assault victims, Jamaican activist accused of crossing legal lineBy Rebekah Kebede | Thomson Reuters Foundation Women’s rights activist arrested after she is accused of naming alleged sexual predators on social media. KINGSTON, March 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When Jamaican police made an arrest last...
- Posted March 22, 2017
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The biggest challenge facing women? Work, say men and women globallyBy Belinda Goldsmith LONDON, March 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The world would be a better place for women if they had access to more and better quality jobs, according to a street survey of women and...
- Posted March 14, 2017
