A picture of Elisabeth’s bruised face was posted on the Twitter account of France Bleu Alsace. Photograph: Twitter/France Bleu Alsace Agence France-Presse in Paris 24 Sep 2020 - French police have opened an investigation after a young woman said she was attacked by three men and beaten in public for wearing a skirt. The government denounced the . Learn More
Uzbekistan – National TV Urges Battle Against “Spiritual Viruses” (Including Feminism) Threatening the Nation
The guests on the Munosabat program were outraged by the demonstrators' slogans. September 01, 2020 - By Farangis Najibullah Uzbek state television has launched an attack on feminism and homosexuality, saying they don't belong in the predominantly Muslim Central Asian country. In the 90-minute live program known as Munosabat (Attitude), the . Learn More
Over 60 Countries Adapt the Idea of a Maternity Package for Pregnancy, Delivery, Baby Care
A Tanzanian family has just received a maternity package. The mother, an older child, and the grandmother, with a 1-month-old infant sleeping in a box. In mountainous areas, the temperature can fall below zero during the night. Photograph: Annika Varpe The research team has defined a maternity package as a box, a bag, or other packaging that . Learn More
France – Feminists Paper Paris With Posters Decrying Domestic Abuse
Names of victims of domestic violence who were killed since the feminist activist group known as the Gluers started its poster campaign. Photo: Dmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times By Constant Méheut September 13, 2020 - PARIS — On a recent mild night, a squad of four young women wandered through a peaceful neighborhood in eastern Paris, armed . Learn More
Iran – Images of Girls Removed from the Cover Of a Math Textbook
Many Iranians have been angered by the removal of the images of several girls from the cover of a math textbook. Authorities said the cover was “overcrowded" and erased the girls, though three boys still appear on the new edition of the textbook (image on left). September 15, 2020 - There's outrage among Iranians over the removal of the images . Learn More
India – COVID Crisis Sees Rise in Child Marriages & Trafficking
Complaints of child marriage and child labour have risen during the lockdown – Getty Images Photo By Divya Arya – BBC – September 19, 2020 India's coronavirus lockdown has had an adverse impact on children, pushing up incidents of child marriage and child labour. Thirteen-year-old Rani has just won her first battle in life. Her parents tried to . Learn More
USA – Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Passes Away – Was a Champion of Women’s Rights
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died at 87. She became the second woman on the high court in 1993 and was a legal pioneer for gender equality. (Joyce Sohyun Lee, Elyse Samuels/The Washington Post) By Robert Barnes & Michael A. Fletcher September 19, 2020 - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on . Learn More
Right to Food: Discrimination Against Women – Looking Back, Looking Forward
WUNRN just sent a release on The State of the Right to Food & Nutrition 2020. Recently published information / reports / references are always significant, but this article PUBLISHED IN SEPTEMBER 2014 - and 6 years ago! - shows the continuing / protracted serious issue of women, food security, right to food, and discrimination. Now, in 2020, we . Learn More
Pakistan – Stop Blaming the Victims for Sexual Violence
Women demonstrate to condemn the police response to the of rape of a woman by a highway, Islamabad, Pakistan, September 12, 2020. © 2020 AP Photo/Anjum Naveed September 14,2020 - “Azaadi!” – or “freedom!” – women chanted on the streets of major cities across Pakistan on Saturday, as they protested police handling of a case known as the “motorway . Learn More
Equal Pay – Gender Pay Gap – First International Equal Pay Day
UN Women/Piyavit Thongsa-Ard - A migrant worker sews clothes in a factory in western Thailand. Working more than 12 hours a day, with overtime, they earn less than the minimum daily wage, leaving them with barely enough money for rent, food, or savings. 18 September 2020 - The United Nations is marking the first ever International Equal Pay Day, . Learn More
Women Are Key to Developing Solutions to Gender-Based Health Inequality
A woman reacts as a medical worker collects a swab sample for a Rapid Antigen Test for the novel coronavirus in Jammu & Kashmir, on Sept. 11. TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/GETTY IMAGES BY SHANNON KELLMAN – SEPTEMBER 11, 2020 Even in a year as bad as this one, there are still a few things worth celebrating. August marked the 100th anniversary of women . Learn More
Mexico – Women Call for More Political Action on High VAW & Seize Control of a Federal Building
Masked demonstrators outside the National Human Rights Commission office in Mexico City, which protesters have been occupying since Sept. 3. (Rebecca Blackwell / Associated Press) By KATE LINTHICUM – SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 MEXICO CITY — Dressed in black hoods and armed with spray paint, the women stormed into Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission . Learn More
USA – Women in Science May Suffer Lasting Career Damage from COVID-19
Photo: Getty Images By Jillian Kramer - August 12, 2020 On a recent weeknight, biochemist and postdoctoral researcher Emilia Arturo read to her two children, tucked them into bed, then slipped into her car and drove 15 minutes to the La Jolla Institute for Immunology in California, arriving just after 10 P.M. In the lab, Arturo prepared grids of . Learn More
Brazil – Announcement of Equal Pay for Women’s & Men’s Football Teams
© Provided by News18 Brazil's football federation announced on Wednesday it will pay men and women the same amount for representing the national team, one of the few countries to make such a pledge. "The CBF has equaled the prize money and allowances between men's and women's football, which means the women players will earn the same as the men," . Learn More
Lebanon – Post-Explosion “Dignity Kits” for Women & Girls
Distribution of dignity kits. © UNFPA Lebanon 6 September 2020 - A month after the Beirut Port explosion, essential needs of affected women and girls have changed. Initially, the top priority concerns were safe access to healthcare, food and shelter. Now that many have resettled in their homes or in temporary shelters, their worries have shifted . Learn More
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