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Here's a sentence I never thought I'd write: if you care about democracy and the rule of law, you need to care about women's ski jumping. This juxtaposition, straight out of a Hunter S. Thompson acid

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Cabinet gets climate change policy draft - 10 Hours ago

A draft climate change policy for Trinidad and Tobago was submitted to the Cabinet yesterday, less than a week before the issue is set to take centre stage during the Commonwealth Heads of Government

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Guatemala slowly confronts widespread rape of women - 7 Hours ago

Moving up the ranks of Guatemala's ruthless gangs can be as simple as robbing a store at knife point or as brutal as shooting a city bus driver. Marisole figures she fell somewhere in between. In January,

Forum on the Use of the Quotas for Accelerating Gender Equality. [column] - 7 Hours ago

In the fifteen years that have followed the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPFA), Africa has witnessed many positive changes and breakthroughs for women on the continent. These successes

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In World Day Message, Secretary-General Urges International Community to Support - 8 Hours ago

Following is Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message on World Diabetes Day, observed 14 November: Diabetes kills at least 1 million people every year, many of them in developing countries and many well

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Group Dedicated to Women's Issues Reconvenes to Further its Focus on Advocacy, Research - 9 Hours ago

S-women, the first volunteer women's advisory board, held its second bi-annual meeting in Chicago, where its members convened to discuss solutions to crucial women's issues, and focus on advocacy, research

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Women kidnap, rape teenager in church - 14 Hours ago

Herald Reporters Three women kidnapped an 18-year-old man in Chitungwiza and forced him to be intimate with one of them at a cathedral in Harares city centre on Tuesday, police have confirmed. On Tuesday,

Breastfeeding to make a point - 15 Hours ago

I support eating in public so yes I support and participate in public nursing. I brought my 3 week old son to classes with me last semester and would nurse him in class. It was not indecent nor did I

Women in Black stand against violence - 20 Hours ago

Women and men in the Boone are invited to take a stand and raise awareness against violence against women on Wednesday. Marg McKinney and Rebecca Gummere will lead the efforts by dressing in black to

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Double standards of gender equality. - 22 Hours ago

I was listening to 5FM and they were having a poll about what things are "deal-breakers" on a first date. Most of the votes ranged on things like: hairy back; bad teeth; body odour; bad breath; and so

Commission withdraws court case against Estonia on gender equality rules - 22 Hours ago

The Commission has today decided to withdraw the case against Estonia before the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for non-transposition of EU rules prohibiting gender discrimination in access to and supply

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European Commission takes legal action against the UK and Denmark on gender equality - 22 Hours ago

The Commission has today sent reasoned opinions to the UK and Denmark for not fully implementing EU rules prohibiting discrimination in employment and occupation on the grounds of gender (2002/73/EC,

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City exec in Â£4m sex discrimination case claims bonus withheld over tax investigation - 23 Hours ago

A City executive who is claiming Â£4m compensation for sex discrimination and constructive unfair dismissal was told her bonus was withheld because the company was undergoing a tax investigation, a tribunal

Gambia: Women Are Citizens With Indivisible Rights - President Jammeh - 23 Hours ago

Banjul The Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh, has said that women are first and foremost human beings with God-given rights, citizens with indivisible rights,

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Protest against womenâ??s kidnapping - 11/20/2009

DADU, Nov 19: Residents of village Athien Shakh took out a procession on Thursday against kidnapping of two women by armed men. Carrying placards and banners, men women and children marched from the new

Complete Guide to Maternity Leave - 11/20/2009

When you become a new mom, you'll have to juggle plenty of demands. And if youâ??re currently pregnant and working, your first lesson may come sooner than you expectâ??when you have to make decisions

4 TEAMS STRUGGLING FOR CHAMPIONâ??S TITLE AT EQUAL OPPORTUNITIESâ?? FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT - 11/20/2009

On November 13, Equal Opportunitiesâ?? Football tournament was launched at Mika sport complex. The tournament was organized by Huysi Kamurdj (Hope Bridge) and Arakelutyun Arevelq (Mission East) organizations.

Mother pushes two daughters into well, kills self - 11/19/2009

Bangalore: A 28-year-old woman allegedly pushed her two daughters into a well before jumping into it herself at Malaganahalli near Devanahalli in Bangalore Rural district early Thursday. The police suspect

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Video: Who's In? Who's Out? Women's Rights at the 2009 IGF - 11/19/2009

Moolman from Jan Moolman on Vimeo. Video interview: Jan speaks with Margarita Salas from Sula Batsu cooperative, Costa Rica, and gets her perspective on where women's rights feature at the fourth Internet

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