Women will now be able to swim topless in the swimming pools of Berlin, announced Thursday, in the name of the fight against discrimination between men and women, the direction of the swimming pools of the German capital. This announcement follows a referral to the Berlin office for the fight …
Read More »‘Equal opportunities for women are key to a better world’- Pope Francis
Pope Francis on Wednesday decried violence and prejudice against women and said granting equal pay and opportunities could help create a more peaceful world, as a new survey of Catholic women showed that many felt the Church discriminated against them. In a book preface published by the Vatican News website …
Read More »“Gender equality won’t happen for 300 years” – Antonio Guterres
“At the current rate, UN Women is setting gender equality 300 years from now, as it is moving further and further away,” denounced Antonio Guterres in a speech at the opening of two weeks of debates in New York of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and two …
Read More »Nigeria: women outside the parliament to call for gender equality
Nigerian women were outside the parliament in the capital, Abuja, to voice their displeasure over the senate’s rejection of several gender equality bills. Chanting songs and raising their fists, members of women’s rights groups marched to the National Assembly to demand that all rejected gender bills be reconsidered. Wearing pink …
Read More »Nigeria: parliament says “no” to gender equality bill
Nigerian lawmakers have rejected a bill introduced by South-east Ekiti State Senator, Biodun Olujimi aimed at empowering women and promoting gender equality. The senator was forced to withdraw the bill after her male colleagues opposed “socio-cultural and Islamic concerns”. “Of course everyone is afraid to empower women … for cultural …
Read More »Tunisia: geologist Najla Bouden appointed first female Prime Minister
More than two months after the sacking of the previous government, the Tunisian president Kais Saied has named Najla Bouden, a geologist as the new prime minister. Mr Saied urged Najla Bouden the country’s first female Prime Minister to form a government swiftly. The president suspended parliament in July and …
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