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All posts tagged "thomson reuters"
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Call for more midwives as millions die in childbirth
By Sonia Elks | @SoniaElks | Thomson Reuters Foundation Ending the shortfall in midwives could save 4.3 million lives each year by 2035, say researchers LONDON, May 5 – Midwives are routinely “overlooked and ignored” despite saving...
- Posted May 5, 2021
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Pandemic pushes gender equality back a generation – WEF
By Reuters It will take another 135 years for the gender gap to close, the World Economic Forum says GENEVA, March 31 (Reuters) – Women will not reach parity with men until the middle of the next...
- Posted March 31, 2021
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Global firms lag on sex harassment, women-friendly policy
By Sonia Elks | @SoniaElks | Thomson Reuters Foundation Most big firms are failing to ban sex harassment at work or enact policies that let mothers work flexibly LONDON, March 4 – Most big firms are failing to...
- Posted March 4, 2021
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Biden to end Trump-era anti-abortion “global gag rule”
By Emma Batha | @emmabatha | Thomson Reuters Foundation The new president will revoke a policy which prevents foreign groups providing abortion services or counselling from receiving U.S. funding Jan 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – President Joe...
- Posted January 21, 2021
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POLL-More women than men in U.S. nervous about fast rollout of COVID vaccine – that’s a problem
By Chris Kahn and Deena Beasley | Reuters With women more likely to make the healthcare decisions for a family, a lower level of trust in COVID-19 vaccines is a problem NEW YORK, Dec 11 (Reuters) –...
- Posted December 17, 2020
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Scotland first in the world to make period products free
By Lin Taylor | @linnytayls | Thomson Reuters Foundation The measure makes tampons and period pads free at some public places at an estimated annual cost to taxpayers of 24 million pounds. The bill passed unanimously. LONDON,...
- Posted November 28, 2020
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‘I just couldn’t be silent’: How American women decided the 2020 presidential race
By Reuters Women were significantly more likely than men to vote for Biden, and appear to have been crucial in clinching the election result By Mica Rosenberg, Gabriella Borter, P.J. Huffstutter, Mimi Dwyer and Chris Kahn ARCHBALD,...
- Posted November 9, 2020
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U.N. says pandemic will slow already miniscule progress in women’s rights
By Matthew Lavietes | @mattlavietes | Thomson Reuters Foundation Only modest gains in education and lowered maternal mortality have taken place since 1995, the U.N. said NEW YORK, Oct 20 – The coronavirus pandemic threatens to grind...
- Posted October 20, 2020
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Pandemic brings growing risk of pregnancy, abuse to Latin American girls
By Christine Murray and Anastasia Moloney | @chrissiemurray | Thomson Reuters Foundation Coronavirus fuels risks of pregnancy, child abuse and marriage among teenage girls in Latin America as COVID-19 infection rates surge Coronavirus is changing the world...
- Posted August 2, 2020
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Seoul mayor’s death renews #MeToo debate in South Korea
By Beh Lih Yi | @BehLihYi | Thomson Reuters Foundation Case has cast a fresh spotlight on hurdles of sexual harassment victims seeking justice despite growing feminism movement KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 – As South Koreans mourn the...
- Posted July 15, 2020