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All posts tagged "world"
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Google, Apple face calls to pull Saudi app allowing men to monitor wivesBy Sonia Elks | Thomson Reuters Foundation The app allows men to update or withdraw permissions for their wives and female relatives to travel internationally and get SMS updates if their passports are used. LONDON, Feb 13...
- Posted February 13, 2019
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THE HURDLES FACED BY FEMINIST ACTIVISTS IN NIGERIA: WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUALITYBy Mosopefoluwa Fayeun 1.0 INTRODUCTION Assata Shakur once said that part of being revolutionary is creating a vision that is more humane. One of such visions is gender equality and the enforcement of women’s rights. Women rights...
- Posted February 2, 2019
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Barred from bathing and banished from home – period taboos around the worldBy Annie Banerji | Thomson Reuters Foundation In many countries women are excluded from religious rituals and banished from their homes while they are on their periods. NEW DELHI, Jan 4 – Violent protests and strikes have...
- Posted January 5, 2019
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Saudi women step on face veils in social media protestBy Heba Kanso | Thomson Reuters Foundation The campaign attracted criticism, with some saying it was disrespectful to women who chose to wear the niqab. BEIRUT, Dec 28 – Saudi women are stepping on the face veils...
- Posted December 30, 2018
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Nobel laureate Murad to build hospital in her hometown in IraqThomson Reuters Foundation Murad was awarded the $1 mln prize alongside Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict. SINJAR, Iraq, Dec 14...
- Posted December 15, 2018
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#MeToo has brought fear and respect to Bollywood says starBy Annie Banerji | Thomson Reuters Foundation #MeToo campaign has spread across India, with complaints of sexual misconduct leveled against journalists, film personalities, comedians and executives. NEW DELHI, Dec 5 – A wave of #MeToo revelations in India...
- Posted December 6, 2018
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U.S. women earn half the income of men, new study findsBy Alex Dobuzinskis | Thomson Reuters Foundation Women are nearly twice as likely as men to take at least one year off work, and they pay a high price for it. Nov 28 (Reuters) – Women earned...
- Posted November 29, 2018
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From sexuality to size: women find their voice through podcastsBy Lin Taylor | Thomson Reuters Foundation An increasing number of women, boosted by the #MeToo movement, are pushing for more control to address gender parity and tackle sexual harassment. LONDON, Nov 19 – Looking for a podcast...
- Posted November 19, 2018
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El Salvador to decide fate of rape victim accused of attempting abortionBy Anastasia Moloney | Thomson Reuters Foundation Earlier this year, the United Nations called on El Salvador to revise its abortion law and review all such cases in which women have been jailed. BOGOTA, Nov 9 –...
- Posted November 11, 2018
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Raped then jailed: Mauritanian women fight to end victim blamingBy Nellie Peyton | Thomson Reuters Foundation Sex outside wedlock is by far the most common cause of incarceration for women in Mauritania, accounting for more than 40 percent of female prisoners. NOUAKCHOTT, Oct 30 – Khady knew...
- Posted October 31, 2018
