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Why the number of female world leaders is dropping

Finland’s Sanna Marin has become the latest female leader to stand down, following a closely fought election.

The Week

After Ardern, Marin and Sturgeon, is female representation in politics going backwards?

The growth in the number of female leaders has plateaued around the world, while representation in national parliaments remains static

The Guardian - AU

UN says Taliban divided on appeal to restore women's rights

A delegation led by the highest-ranking woman at the United Nations has urged the Taliban during a four-day visit to Afghanistan to reverse their crackdown on women and girls

The Independent UK

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TMR 2022: The need for diverse, inclusive newsrooms

The Media Rumble 2022 saw the release of Gender Representation in Indian Newsrooms, a report produced by Newslaundry and UN Women. Its findings were startling – such as how 87 percent of editors and proprietors at India’s top newspapers are men – and begged the question as to how newsrooms…

Newslaundry

Combating violence against women: what Europe needs to do

Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, 45% of women worldwide have reported that they or a woman they know has experienced a form of violence, a 2021 UN Women report found. Around 70% said they thought that verbal or physical abuse by a partner has become more common, and…

The Conversation

More than five women or girls were killed every hour in 2021 by someone in their own family, report reveals

Home is a deadly place for many women and girls

Manchester Evening News

South Asian women pushing back against rape culture

Violence against women in South Asia remains high, but women are slowly gaining wins through online activism.

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It's a bleak 'Day of the Girl' because of the pandemic. But no one's giving up hope

The United Nations established the Day of the Girl a decade ago to address issues that affect girls' rights: education, teen pregnancy, child marriage. Steady progress has been made. Then came COVID.

WEKU

‘The Taliban don’t know how to govern’: the Afghan women shaping global policy from exile

Despite the upheaval of the Taliban takeover, the ‘group of six’ are finding ways to tackle the political and humanitarian crisis

The Guardian - UK

Emma Watson brings back her pixie cut after undergoing hair transformation for new job

Former Harry Potter star Emma Watson is the face of the latest Prada fragrance campaign where she's unveiled a new hairstyle for the advert – but we've seen the look before

Daily Mirror

Campaigners call on UN Women to pull out of BlackRock partnership

Women’s organisations and activists say collaboration gives company ‘a veneer of feminist approval it clearly does not merit’

The Guardian - UK

Victims sent unwanted sexual images urged to tell police

The Crown Prosecution Service has issued new legal guidance on public sexual harassment and wants more victims to come forward.

The Independent UK

Gaza Women See No Escape from Violence

Seventeen-year-old Istabraq Baraka fell pregnant soon after her wedding in the Gaza Strip.

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Our only livelihood’: Zimbabwean fishing communities fear for future as stocks dwindle

The country’s first women’s fishing co-operative has made a good living on Lake Kariba for a decade, but global heating, overfishing and lower rainfall now mean that catches are becoming increasingly sparse

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International: US President Joe Biden pledges to take every step to protect abortion rights after SC decision

US President Joe Biden pledged to take every step his administration can to protect abortion rights after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision on Friday, and called on voters to elect state and federal officials who will vote to allow the procedure. Full story on…

The Times of India

When is International Women's Day 2022? Story, History, Significance, Importance and all you need to know

International Women's Day 2022 will be observed on March 8 under the theme “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”. "This International Women’s Day, 8 March, join UN Women and the world in coming together under the theme “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”, and call for climate action…

Newslaundry

Respecting women’s rights is a guarantee to reduce maternal and child mortality: Dr Michelle Bachelet

Dr Michelle Bachelet, (left-wing revolutionary imprisoned by the military dictator Augusto Pinochet), two-time president of Chile (2006-2010, 2014-2018), first Executive Director of UN Women, took over as the Chair of the Board of Partnership for Maternal, New Born and Child Health (PMNCH) speaks to ICFJ Fellow Biraj Swain on the…

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