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Britain’s Transgender Stand-Ups Find Comedy in a Hostile Climate

by BistoshWorld | Feb 26, 2021 | Comedy and Humor, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Great Britain, Greer, Germaine, Izzard, Eddie, NY Times, Rowling, J K, Transgender and Transsexuals, Women and Girls | 0 |

LONDON — Jen Ives, an up-and-coming British stand-up comedian, was recently dressed in...

A Millennial Woman Takes on the U.N.

by BistoshWorld | Feb 26, 2021 | Canada, Content Type: Personal Profile, Guterres, Antonio, Haryana (India), Millennial Generation, NY Times, Refugees and Displaced Persons, United Nations, Women and Girls, Workplace Environment | 0 |

“I’m sure she has no chance, and equally sure that she knows that,” said Edward Mortimer, a former...

Husband Must Pay Wife $7,700 for Years of Housework, Chinese Court Rules

by BistoshWorld | Feb 24, 2021 | China, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, NY Times, Women and Girls, Women's Rights | 0 |

A Chinese divorce court has ordered a husband to pay his wife more than $7,700 in compensation for...

Brittany Higgins Files Police Report on Parliament House Rape Claim

by BistoshWorld | Feb 24, 2021 | Australia, Higgins, Brittany, Morrison, Scott (1968- ), NY Times, Politics and Government, Reynolds, Linda (1965- ), Sex Crimes, Women and Girls, Women's Rights | 0 |

In the days since all four women went public, Prime Minister Morrison has announced several...

As Pandemic Took Hold, Suicide Rose Among Japanese Women

by BistoshWorld | Feb 23, 2021 | Anxiety and Stress, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Depression (Mental), Japan, Layoffs and Job Reductions, Mental Health and Disorders, NY Times, Suicides and Suicide Attempts, Takeuchi, Yuko (1980-2020), Unemployment, Women and Girls | 0 |

TOKYO — Not long after Japan ramped up its fight against the coronavirus last spring, Nazuna...

Europe Wants to Diversify Its Pool of Astronauts

by BistoshWorld | Feb 22, 2021 | Disabilities, Europe, European Space Agency, European Union, International Space Station, NY Times, Space and Astronomy, Women and Girls, Women's Rights | 0 |

“We feel strongly that if we don’t start now, it will never happen,” Ms. van der Tas said. “We are...

They Built Libraries to Honor Loved Ones, Women Felled by Bombings

by BistoshWorld | Feb 21, 2021 | Afghanistan, Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Kabul (Afghanistan), Libraries and Librarians, Muslims and Islam, NY Times, Taliban, Terrorism, Women and Girls, Women's Rights | 0 |

KABUL, Afghanistan — When his soon-to-be fiancée, Najiba Hussaini, was killed in a Taliban suicide...

‘Es como un hueco sin salida’: la escasez de los anticonceptivos afecta a las mujeres en Venezuela

by BistoshWorld | Feb 20, 2021 | Abortion, Abortion Drugs, Birth Control and Family Planning, Caracas (Venezuela), Chavez, Hugo, Maduro, Nicolas, NY Times, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Women and Girls | 0 |

No todos los abortos con misoprostol son dolorosos ni riesgosos. Los médicos recomiendan que las...

Venezuelan Women Lose Access to Contraception, and Control of Their Lives

by BistoshWorld | Feb 20, 2021 | Abortion, Abortion Drugs, Birth Control and Family Planning, Caracas (Venezuela), Chavez, Hugo, Maduro, Nicolas, NY Times, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Women and Girls | 0 |

Not all abortions with misoprostol are this painful or risky. Doctors recommend that women take...

Heating Up Culture Wars, France to Scour Universities for Ideas That ‘Corrupt Society’

by BistoshWorld | Feb 18, 2021 | Academic Freedom, Colleges and Universities, Colonization, Discrimination, France, Macron, Emmanuel (1977- ), Muslims and Islam, NY Times, Politics and Government, Religion-State Relations, Women and Girls | 0 |

PARIS — Stepping up its attacks on social science theories that it says threaten France, the...

Woman Is Chosen to Succeed Tokyo Olympics Chief Who Made Sexist Remark

by BistoshWorld | Feb 18, 2021 | Appointments and Executive Changes, Japan, Mori, Yoshiro, NY Times, Olympic Games (2020), Seiko Hashimoto, Tokyo (Japan), Women and Girls | 0 |

TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee on Thursday appointed Seiko Hashimoto, Japan’s...

New Zealand to Roll Out Free Period Products to All Students

by BistoshWorld | Feb 18, 2021 | Ardern, Jacinda, Education, Menstruation, New Zealand, NY Times, Politics and Government, Poverty, Women and Girls | 0 |

A study led by Dr. Donovan found that students from New Zealand’s Maori and Pacific Island...

Category: Women and Girls

Britain’s Transgender Stand-Ups Find Comedy in a Hostile Climate

A Millennial Woman Takes on the U.N.

Husband Must Pay Wife $7,700 for Years of Housework, Chinese Court Rules

Brittany Higgins Files Police Report on Parliament House Rape Claim

As Pandemic Took Hold, Suicide Rose Among Japanese Women

Europe Wants to Diversify Its Pool of Astronauts

They Built Libraries to Honor Loved Ones, Women Felled by Bombings

‘Es como un hueco sin salida’: la escasez de los anticonceptivos afecta a las mujeres en Venezuela

Venezuelan Women Lose Access to Contraception, and Control of Their Lives

Heating Up Culture Wars, France to Scour Universities for Ideas That ‘Corrupt Society’

Woman Is Chosen to Succeed Tokyo Olympics Chief Who Made Sexist Remark

New Zealand to Roll Out Free Period Products to All Students

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