For the first time, New Zealand will see an equal number of men and women in its government. NEWZEALAND/ This comes after Northland MP Willow-Jean Prime, who is of Māori…
STUDY/ Period poverty, or the inability to afford menstrual products, is a serious issue especially in developing countries, an issue menstruating girls and women grapple with monthly and a spotlight…
Violence against female politicians – and the threat of it – is becoming much more common, and not only in Britain. Mona Lena Krook looks at how social media has opened up new channels for harassment, what distinguishes misogynistic attacks, and how other countries are responding to them. Ignoring or playing down the problem is not an option: it represents a growing threat to democracy across the world.
Girl-guiding’s Girls’ Attitudes Survey 2022 asks girls and young women-how they feel about their everyday lives and today’s pressures.
UNITED NATIONS/ The UN’s Elsie Initiative Fund (EIF) launched a fresh call for funding proposals on Thursday, aimed at improving opportunities for uniformed women to serve in peacekeeping operations, and better serve…
HEALTH/ The effects of head trauma on athletes are well documented. Finally, a UK study is examining the long-term brain health of females abused by their partner The violence began…
OPINION/Women are expected to play an impossible game in workplace: show compassion and submission while being assertive and confident When Devin McNalley, a Michigan native, landed a job in marketing…
Men were the decision-makers when Sarah Ottery was growing up in a West Otago farming family – at least from a visual perspective. Financial Services Council research showed more than…
FRANCE/ Cold-case drama The Night of the 12th has just swept the board at the Oscars in France and has the nation talking about misogyny and murder. We talk to…
RUSSIA-UKRAINE/ As war rages, health services for women are perilous and they are particularly vulnerable to trafficking; domestic abuse, and gender-based and sexual violence. As Russia’s bloody war in Ukraine continues to…
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