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All posts tagged "world"
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Indonesian gymnast dropped after told ‘she’s no longer a virgin’By Beh Lih Yi | Thomson Reuters Foundation Parts of Indonesia remain conservative and some still value female virginity highly, although pre-marital sex is not uncommon among the younger generation KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) –...
- Posted November 29, 2019
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Women leaders driven offline and out of work by social media abuseBy Annie Banerji and Sarah Shearman | Thomson Reuters Foundation Two years after the global #MeToo movement began, virulent online abuse of women has now pushed some out of public life LONDON, Nov 14 – Pervasive abuse of...
- Posted November 17, 2019
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Anger erupts in Spain as five men acquitted of gang-raping teenagerBy Sophie Davies | Thomson Reuters Foundation They were sentenced to between 10 and 12 years in jail for sexual abuse, avoiding more serious charges of rape because the court said the girl was unconscious and did...
- Posted November 1, 2019
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Activist in China #MeToo movement detained -rights groupBy Reuters The nascent movement has come under pressure from authorities BEIJING, Oct 24 – A prominent figure in China’s #MeToo movement has been detained by police, a rights activist with direct knowledge of the situation said on...
- Posted October 24, 2019
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Baby found buried alive highlights India’s battle to protect girlsBy Annie Banerji | Thomson Reuters Foundation The baby has been rushed to a nearby hospital, where she is recovering, and police are looking for the parents NEW DELHI, Oct 14 – A baby girl found buried alive...
- Posted October 14, 2019
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Kept awake by worries, Melinda Gates pledges $1 billion to women’s rightsBy Ellen Wulfhorst | Thomson Reuters Foundation Money will fund partners who pursue innovative approaches to expanding women’s power and influence NEW YORK, Oct 2 – Philanthropist Melinda Gates plans to put $1 billion toward expanding women’s power...
- Posted October 3, 2019
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INTERVIEW-Ethiopian photographer spotlights impact of water scarcity on womenBy Nita Bhalla | Thomson Reuters Foundation In Ethiopia, almost four in 10 people do not have access to clean water and a child dies every hour of diseases caused by the shortages NAIROBI, Sept 24 – A...
- Posted September 24, 2019
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Indonesia inches closer to outlawing child marriageBy Beh Lih Yi | Thomson Reuters Foundation About one in every seven girls in Indonesia is married before the age of 18 and the country is among the 10 countries with the highest numbers of child brides...
- Posted September 15, 2019
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Women hold one in five top science and tech jobsBy Georgina Evans and Kate Ryan | Thomson Reuters Foundation While women made up more than 50% of higher education students in science, technology, engineering and math, their numbers fell dramatically with seniority LONDON/NEW YORK, Sept 5 –...
- Posted September 8, 2019
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U.N. agency urges U.S. to reinstate funds to protect womenBy Beh Lih Yi | Thomson Reuters Foundation The U.N. Population Fund works on family planning and maternal and child health, but might face a $350 million shortfall in part due to the U.S. funding cut KUALA LUMPUR,...
- Posted August 29, 2019
