Bangladesh - Solar-Powered Floating Schools - Girls
About the Project 12-23-2020 - The non-profit organization Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha introduced solar-powered floating schools in Bangladesh to ensure children’s uninterrupted education even during the height of the monsoon. In addition to ‘Transforming Education’, the initiative was judged to have best provided innovative financing of primary education. The project encourages parents to send girls to schools,... Learn More
Bangladesh - Solar-Powered Floating Schools - Girls
EU's Top Court: Employers May Ban Islamic Headscarves Under Certain Conditions
A woman tries on a headscarf at an event at Le Bourget Exhibition centre - © Thomas Samson, AFP 15/07/2021 - Companies may ban Muslim employees from wearing a headscarf under certain conditions, the European Union’s top court said, in two cases brought by Muslim women in Germany who were suspended from their jobs after they... Learn More
EU's Top Court: Employers May Ban Islamic Headscarves Under Certain Conditions
Zimbabwe - More than Half of the Women in Zimbabwe Have Faced Sextortion - Survey
Zimbabwe loses close to $2bn (£1.5bn) to corruption annually, contributing to financial instability, according to Transparency International. Photograph: Bloomberg Nyasha Chingono in Harare Zimbabwe has recorded an unprecedented number of women reporting being forced to exchange sex for employment or business favours. More than 57% of women surveyed by Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ) said they had been forced to offer... Learn More
Zimbabwe - More than Half of the Women in Zimbabwe Have Faced Sextortion - Survey
Afghanistan - In the Taliban's New Afghan Emirate, Women Are Invisible
Burqa-clad women shop at a market in Kabul following the Taliban’s military takeover of Afghanistan on Aug. 23. HOSHANG HASHIMI/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES By Lynne O’Donnell, an Australian journalist and author. AUGUST 27, 2021 - As the Taliban consolidate control over their new Islamic emirate in Afghanistan, women have largely disappeared from public as extremists force them from their jobs... Learn More
Afghanistan - In the Taliban's New Afghan Emirate, Women Are Invisible
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Bangladesh – Solar-Powered Floating Schools – Girls About the Project 12-23-2020 – The non-profit organization Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha introduced solar-powered floating schools in Bangladesh to ensure children’s Learn More
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EU’s Top Court: Employers May Ban Islamic Headscarves Under Certain Conditions
A woman tries on a headscarf at an event at Le Bourget Exhibition centre – © Thomas Samson, AFP 15/07/2021 Learn More
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Zimbabwe – More than Half of the Women in Zimbabwe Have Faced Sextortion – Survey
Zimbabwe loses close to $2bn (£1.5bn) to corruption annually, contributing to financial instability, according to Transparency International. Photograph: Bloomberg Nyasha Chingono in Learn More
