Maryse Condé wins the the New Academy Prize in Literature
Category: Women and Culture
2018-10-15
The New Academy Prize in Literature 2018 is awarded to Guadeloupean author Maryse Condé. This was announced at the Stockholm Public Library |
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Congolese doctor, Yazidi activist win Nobel Peace Prize for combating sexual violence
Category: Gender in the world
2018-10-05
The award of the prize follows a year in which the abuse and mistreatment of women in all walks of life across the globe has been a focus of attention |
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Women's Information Center took part in the consultations held at the UN General Assembly
Category: Gender in the world
2018-10-03
Women's Information Center (WIC) took part in the consultations in New York (USA) under the theme: Women, Peace, Security and Humanitarian action held by the UN General Assembly |
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Canada’s Donna Strickland one of three scientists to win Nobel Prize in physics
Category: Gender in the world
2018-10-03
A Canadian professor ended a 55-year drought for female physicists when she was awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize for physics |
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Afghan ‘mullah’ sex tapes spark fears that victims will be targeted for ‘honor killings’
Category: Gender based violence
2018-09-28
A self-proclaimed mullah in Afghanistan is on the run, after videos of him having sex with or raping various women went viral on social media |
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Vietnam has first female president, but activists are unimpressed
Category: Gender in the world
2018-09-25
Vietnam's first female president belies a deep gender imbalance in the communist country's politics and society
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India makes Islamic 'triple-talaq' instant divorce punishable by up to three years in prison
Category: Gender in the world
2018-09-21
India has made the Islamic practice of "instant divorce" a criminal offence punishable by up to three years in prison |
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No women, no progress, development experts warn
Category: Gender in the world
2018-09-17
Norway, Switzerland, Australia, Ireland and Germany topped the index, which ranks countries according to their progress in health, education and income |
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Man arrested for sharing breakfast with woman in Saudi Arabia
Category: Gender in the world
2018-09-12
The Egyptian filmed himself with a woman who waved at the camera and fed him food, sparking anger among conservatives |
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