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All posts tagged "world"
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INTERVIEW – France has ‘misunderstood’ the burkini, Australian designer says
“The burkini was designed for freedom, flexibility and confidence. It was designed to integrate into society” By Lin Taylor The French authorities have misunderstood why the burkini was created and should not turn it into a symbol...
- Posted August 29, 2016
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“Enough sexism, it’s 2016!” Italy’s parliament speaker exasperated after cartoon
From trust.org Laura Boldrini hits out after newspaper publishes drawing of female minister with caption that plays on Italian word for “thighs” “Men, enough sexism, it’s 2016,” the president of Italy’s lower house of parliament wrote on...
- Posted August 21, 2016
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Female golfers hope to score a birdie for gender equality at Rio Olympics
By Umberto Bacchi from trust.org “It is annoying that the men are getting so much attention when we are not” Golf’s return to the Olympics after more than a century gives women golfers the opportunity to show...
- Posted August 6, 2016
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Britain’s Duchess of York gets university role linked to charity for women in India
Sarah Ferguson, Britain’s Duchess of York, arrives at a benefit for the Elton John AIDS Foundation in New York in this 2011 file photo. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson By Nesserine Fellah from trust.org LONDON, July 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation)...
- Posted July 24, 2016
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MISSING MOCCASINS
By Pauline Kiely Mallets are tapped on drums beginning in the East, moving South, then West, eventually ending in the north, in acknowledgement of the seasons of a full lifetime. The word why does not exist in...
- Posted July 8, 2016
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Trudeau says Canada exploring gender-neutral identity cards
From trust.org Canada is exploring the use of gender-neutral options on identity cards, Justin Trudeau told a television station on Sunday as he became the first Canadian prime minister to march in a gay pride parade. Trudeau,...
- Posted July 8, 2016
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U.S. actress Anne Hathaway named as goodwill ambassador to promote women’s rights
The actress has previously served as an advocate for the Nike Foundation NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway has been appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women, a role which will focus on...
- Posted June 19, 2016
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Over 17 million women and girls collect water in Africa, at risk of rape and disease
By Lin Taylor from Trust.org At least 17 million women and girls in Africa collect water every day, which increases their risk of sexual abuse, disease and dropping out of school, a study published on Wednesday has...
- Posted June 6, 2016
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Why menstrual hygiene matters
By Thomson Reuters Foundation | Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org In parts of Nepal, women practice “chaupadi”, a tradition which cuts them off from the rest of society when they are menstruating By Georgia Chambers LONDON, May 26...
- Posted May 30, 2016
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QUOTE BOX-From backlash to feminism to the need for data: quotes from Women Deliver
By Belinda Goldsmith and Emma Batha from trust.org (L-R) Annie Lennox, Margaret Chan and Gro Harlem Brundtland attend the Women Deliver conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, May 16, 2016. Scanpix Denmark/Liselotte Sabroe/via REUTERS COPENHAGEN, May 19 (Thomson...
- Posted May 22, 2016