News headlines for “Women’s Rights”, page 93
International Women’s Day, 2023 - Promoting Gender Equality and Closing the Digital Divide
- Inter Press Service
Guimarães, Portugal, Mar 07 (IPS) - The accelerating pace of digitalization has ushered humanity into a whole different era of information and communication. Today, digitalization permeates every aspect of our lives, socio-economically and politically.
International Women’s Day, 2023 - Her Land, Her Rights: Advancing Gender Equality & Land Restoration Goals
- Inter Press Service
BONN, Mar 07 (IPS) - When it comes to land, gender inequalities are pervasive. Today, nearly half of the global agricultural workforce is female – yet less than one in five landholders worldwide are women 1. ?
Hate Attacks Against LGBTQI People Increase in Europe - Report
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, Mar 07 (IPS) - When D.A.* first heard about the fatal attack on a gay bar in the Slovak capital, Bratislava, last October, their first reaction was a mix of grief, shock and anger.
‘Radical change of direction’ needed in women, peace and security agenda
- UN News
New goals and effective plans on women’s involvement in peacebuilding are needed before it is too late, the head of the UN agency leading global efforts to achieve gender equality warned the Security Council on Tuesday.
'Mum does not cry or scream anymore': Breaking the silence of domestic abuse in Tajikistan
- UN News
One third of women in Tajikistan are subjected to violence by their husbands, but very few cases are reported. Social and legal support, provided through the joint EU/ UN Spotlight Initiative, is helping affected women to protect their rights.
Digital Gender Gap in Latin America Reflects Discrimination Against Women
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Mar 07 (IPS) - "The digital gender gap is multifactorial in Latin America and as long as countries fail to address discrimination against women, inequality will be reflected in the digital space, excluding them from access to opportunities and enjoyment of their rights.
International Women’s Day, 2023 - To Strengthen Women’s Resilience to Disasters, Make Wealthiest Pay Their Fair Share
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Switzerland, Mar 06 (IPS) - Gender inequality exacerbates the impact of natural disasters, and the consequences of natural disasters compound gender inequality. States must introduce progressive taxation to finance the expansion of rights such as universal access to health care and education, and strengthen women's resilience to natural hazards, including climate change.
She will be called Aya. This is the name that nurses gave to the infant baby pulled from the rubble of a five-story building in Jinderis, northern Syria. A miracle. Beside her, the rescuers found her mother, dead.
International Women’s Day, 2023 - A New Global Architecture to Defend & Promote Rights of Women & Girls
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Mar 06 (IPS) - If you want to have a good reading on women and young girls’ activism, there is a high chance that you have missed an incredibly interesting report.
Forget ChatGPT: The Greatest Tech Breakthrough Would Be Getting Cell Phones to Rural Women
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 06 (IPS) - While 100 million people worldwide are using the AI chatbot ChatGPT to get ahead on homework and try out for top jobs at Google, more than 370 million women in developing countries lack the services of a simple cell phone.
Jobs and pay for women, barely improved in 20 years: UN labour agency
- UN News
In a new blow for equality in the 21st century workplace, UN labour experts said on Monday that women’s access to jobs, their employment conditions and a persistent pay gap, have barely improved worldwide in nearly two decades.
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