Global Issues
News headlines for “Democracy”, page 177
International Women’s Day, 2023 - Digital Inclusion is Vital for Strengthening Women’s Rights in Africa
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 08 (IPS) - The internet has a pivotal role to play in empowering women and girls across Africa, but preexisting forms of gender discrimination and marginalization are underpinning a widening digital gender divide.
International Women’s Day, 2023 - First Ever Women Council of Elders Making In-roads in North Eastern Kenya
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Mar 08 (IPS) - Low literacy levels, a high prevalence of outlawed Female Genital Mutilation, early marriages, forced marriages, low contraceptive usage, multiple births, as well as high maternal, infant and child deaths, define the life of a woman in Kenya’s vast North Eastern region.
International Women’s Day, 2023 - The Power of Technology — & the Increased Exclusion, Inequalities & Gender Discrimination
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 08 (IPS) - Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tremendous power of technology and innovation has become clear to the world. However, it has also increased exclusion, discrimination, and inequalities -- especially for women and girls.
International Women’s Day, 2023 - Empower Her
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 08 (IPS) - On International Women’s Day, let us remind ourselves of the power of education. We have all benefited from an education that less than a century ago was not a given for a girl and which still remains a distant utopia for millions of young girls.
International Women’s Day, 2023 - Five Sharp Questions on Female Empowerment
- Inter Press Service
NORMA, Italy, Mar 07 (IPS) - The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8. International Women's Day is right around the corner and it presents an obvious opportunity to dig into what female and empowerment means for different people.
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.
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.
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