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Up to 200 people face redundancy at the Ministry of Social Development, the ministry responsible for social welfare and student loans, in a “structural change” which was announced this afternoon. The staff affected will include managers, staff at...
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Given the way women have made their mark in various fields, the anxiousness of fair sex to join combat duties would not sound too odd. However, having said that,...
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Sexual harassment of women in the Arab world is, unfortunately, a daily burden they must carry. For the record, by harassment I do not mean cropping or worse but the...
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At the rate rape is gaining prominence in media, I wonder if it should be designated as national/most popular sport (at least among male). Forget ladies even...
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Always wear Hijab (Veil), cover yourself from head to toe, wear sun- glasses, always look front and back to make sure all is well with your clothes....
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A recent Supreme Court judgement has focused attention on gender discrimination in the Hindu Succession Act. V. Kumara Swamy investigates
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This is one question that has baffled women for generations. I have a surprising answer to it. And I will reveal it here for the very first...
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Women working in the federal government still earn less than their male counterparts, but the pay gap is shrinking.
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He also used to feed her acid. After all, he wanted a son. To demonstrate how rampant acid attacks against women and children are in Muslim-majority Bangladesh,...
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Irina Mikitenko of Germany has won the London Marathon for the second consecutive year.
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Phetsile Ndwandwe, short, skinny and 23 years old, accepts an apple from a development worker and nibbles at it, stripping the peel with her teeth before handing the...
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The new U.S. ambassador for global women’s issues pledged Thursday the Obama administration’s “deep commitment” to a U.N. blueprint aimed at...
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Vancouver Olympic organizers argue that the decision to exclude women ski jumpers from competition next year is not theirs to reverse.
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Women’s college basketball is getting good marks in racial diversity for its coaching hires.
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The evangelical men’s organization Promise Keepers waived conference admission fees and brought in standup comics trying to recapture its mid-1990s influence. The...
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Japan’s Wakako Tsuchida (Wah-KAH-koh Tu-SHEE-dah) has won her third straight wheelchair competition in the Boston Marathon.
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President Obama has promised a substantial aid of $1.5 billion per year, for the next five years, to be spent on social development in Pakistan. Sadly, this good news...
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