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Women In Science, A Brand New Formula Needed In India

Post author By lmacret
Post date March 23, 2018

Women have more than a hand in science. Now they need power too. CDC India

NEW DELHI — A recent photo posted on Facebook by the Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology, Ashutosh Sharma, featured 41 heads of Indian educational and research institutions. It didn’t take long for Shobana Narasimhan, a professor at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru, to point out that not a single one was a woman. Only 20% of tenured faculty positions in Indian educational and research institutions are held by women. Other numbers are even more skewed: only 12 women are Fellows of the Indian Academy of Sciences (there are 197 men); only 3 women […]

Tags bias, gender, india, indian, science, women

Virginity Test, Why An Ugly Patriarchal Rite Won’t Go Away

Post author By lmacret
Post date February 28, 2018

David Joles/ZUMA

In India, a centuries-old custom comes up against basic demands for human rights.

Tags bride, culture, custom, india, marriage, privacy, sexuality, society, virginity, women

After Deneuve, #Metoo Backlash: Is French Feminism Unique?

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Post date February 8, 2018

In Paris' Musée d'Orsay Magdalena Roeseler

France is the land of seduction, where relations between men and women can seem more harmonious, dating back to the Ancien Régime. Or is that a myth hiding a darker reality?

Tags deneuve, feminism, france, gallantry, metoo, sexism, Weinstein, women

In Baghdad’s Sadr City, Where Women Practice Weightlifting

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Post date January 30, 2018

Weightlifting in Sadr City Emilienne Malfatto

BAGHDAD — Her hands, covered in magnesium carbonate for a better grip, are white. Her face is flush. Her gaze fixed. Huda Salem, 20, exhales loudly — twice — into the already sweat-saturated air. Her face contorts. Then, a shout as she lifts 70 kilos of cast iron. Behind the young woman’s massive, muscular figure, […]

Tags iraq, isis, islam, sports, veil, women

Afghanistan’s Female Poets Secretly Share Forbidden Words

Post author By lmacret
Post date January 11, 2018

Writing in Afghanistan ResoluteSupportMedia

Safe from the disapproving eyes of their families, women writers gather secretly in Jalalabad to immerse themselves in poetry.

Tags afghanistan, culture, freedom, poetry, society, women

In The News OneShot

Watch: OneShot — Young Lesbian Couple

Post author By lmacret
Post date January 1, 2018

OneShot — Young lesbian couple, 2015

Tags couple, lesbian, photograph, photography, russia, saint petersburg, video, women

The Most Dangerous City In Mexico For Women

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Post date December 22, 2017

Protesting violence against women in Ciudiad Juarez El Universal/ZUMA

Ciudad Juárez, once torn by drug wars, experienced a 34% spike in femicides this year.

Tags crime, femicide, mexican drug war, mexico, women

MBS And Millennials, Inside Saudi Prince’s Youth Strategy

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Post date December 9, 2017

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Facebook page

RIYADH — In the span of a few months, Hind al-Zahid’s life has changed for the better. “My dream turned into reality,” the 38-year-old Saudi says. She’s become the first woman to enter the board of directors of one of the kingdom’s airports, in the eastern city of Damman. And soon, like millions of other […]

Tags drive, modernization, mohammed bin salman, reform, saudi arabia, women

Future Ideas

Why Women Are Better Suited For Work In Our AI Future

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Post date December 8, 2017

Woman wearing a virtual reality headset Li Mangmang/Xinhua/ZUMA

Women have intrinsic qualities that can help them in the fluid, digitalized labor markets of the future. But first they must have equal access to technical education.

Tags chile, digital, labor, uberisation, uberization, women, work

Women In Syria Are Traded For Weapons, Food And Rent

Post author By lmacret
Post date November 20, 2017

At a camp near Raqqa for internally displaced Syrians Morukc Umnaber/DPA via ZUMA

The sale and trade of women in Syria is not a wanton and senseless consequence of war. It is a consequence of a war economy in which nearly all warring parties and even civilians use women to secure profit, weapons, access or leverage in negotiations.

Tags economy, syria, trafficking, war, women

Jihadist Brides, Tales Of The Ex-Wives Of ISIS

Post author By lmacret
Post date October 17, 2017

In the Ain al-Issa refugee camp near Raqqa on July 17 Morukc Umnaber/DPA/ZUMA

They were the brides of ISIS. These days, they are detained in a camp for the internally displaced north of Raqqa city. They speak about life in the caliphate, and their hopes for the future.

Tags isis, jihad, syria, women

Women And Robots, More Than Just A Pretty Face

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Post date October 11, 2017

Service robot ''L2B2'' Christoph Schmidt

The sex robot market is expanding, but women must play a core role in the development of all artificial intelligence to avoid a future designed with a male bias.

Tags artificial, france, intelligence, robots, sex, society, women

In Cameroon, Where The Fight Against HIV Is Still A Losing Battle

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Post date October 6, 2017

A HIV-positive woman praying for a better life Shen Bohan/ZUMA

Lack of resources and social stigma continue to stand in the way of saving lives of those at risk of AIDS in many parts of Africa.

Tags cameroon, garoua, hiv, mother, pregnant, test, women

When Advertising Attacks Sexist Clichés It Helped To Create

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Post date August 10, 2017

"Show her it's a man's world" Cecilia Bm via Instagram

Marketing firms are embracing a strategy called ‘femvertising’ to challenge the sexist gender molds of the past. Are they pushing equality for equality’s sake, or just trying to woo consumers?

Tags advertising, equality, feminism, femvertising, france, unilever, women, wpp

Picture Please?

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Post date August 9, 2017

I don’t often photograph people. I prefer to take pictures of places, mostly to remember where I went. But I did click photos of these two Catholic women on the Italian island of Sardinia. They were too photogenic to pass up the opportunity. See more slides from My Grand-Père’s World here.

Tags italy, photography, sardinia, tourism, travel, women

Amma Mia! India To New Zealand, The Women In Politics Paradox

Post author By lmacret
Post date August 2, 2017

Portrait of "Amma" in Chennai, India Stringer/Xinhua/ZUMA

-Analysis- Long before Angela Merkel or even Margaret Thatcher, Indian politics has produced some fearsome female leaders. Indira Gandhi, also known as the “Iron Lady” of India, took office as the first female prime minister of the country in 1966 and returned for another term in 1980. Years after Gandhi’s assassination in 1984, her daughter-in-law Sonia Gandhi, carried forward both the family and female legacy, and still stands as longstanding president of the Indian National Congress party. Lesser known abroad, but in some ways perhaps even more influential, was Jayalalithaa, fondly known as Amma (“Mother”), who ruled the huge southern […]

Tags gandhi, gender, india, parity, politics, women

The Growing Weight On India’s Women Farmers

Post author By lmacret
Post date July 30, 2017

A woman farmer in India Prabhat Kumar Verma/ZUMA

As more men are migrating into cities in search of a living, women are left with all the weight of the farming and family. That is not a sustainable model.

Tags agriculture, employment, farming, india, rights, women, work

How To Fake Drinking To Hide Your Pregnancy

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Post date July 25, 2017

Beering while bearing? Ruaridh Stewart/ZUMA

When a woman doesn’t drink, we all suspect her of being pregnant. But what happens when that’s true?

Tags alcohol, consumption, drinking, germany, hiding, pregnancy, pregnant, simulating, women

The False Illusion Of Female Power In Politics

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Post date July 15, 2017

Women20 summit in Berlin on April 25 Patrick Van Katwijk/DPA/ZUMA

Britain, Poland and even Germany are all examples of how having women in power doesn’t necessarily translate into greater social or economic power for women.

Tags germany, lagarde, merkel, power, trump, women

Female-Only TV Station Hits Afghanistan Airwaves

Post author By lmacret
Post date June 20, 2017

Basira Joya, 20, presents a news program at Zan TV, the first-ever all-woman television channel Rahmat Alizadah

KABUL — When a series of terrorist attacks rocked the Afghan capital late last month, killing more than 150, less than a kilometer away from worst blast, a group of women were busy preparing a morning show for the country’s only TV station run by women. Zan TV, or Women’s TV, was launched this month, dedicated to women’s voices and women’s issues. Since the end of Taliban rule in 2001, Afghanistan has gone from having just one state-owned TV station to 76 stations broadcasting across the country. But despite the proliferation of channels, women are often neglected by the Afghan […]

Tags afghanistan, broadcast, television, women, zan tv

Sexism, From The Streets To The Screen

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Post date May 30, 2017

Wondering JD Hancock

-Analysis- Battles over sexism are being waged all over the world. In India, Muslim women have brought the “triple talaq” law, which allows men to cut off their wives by repeating “divorce” three times, to the country’s Supreme Court. In the Republic of Congo, widows are suing over a tradition that forces them to give […]

Tags feminism, rights, sexism, united states, woman, women, wonder

Hijabs, From Main Street To Malaysian Shampoo

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Post date May 10, 2017

Advertisement from Malaysian hair care company Neutri-C Screenshot Karradaguy video

The hijab still makes Western societies squirm. Passing someone wearing the Islamic headscarf is too often seen as proof that Muslim women are “docile, oppressed, silenced,” notes Hend Amry, a practicing Muslim and activist who writes about why she wears a hijab. But, for better or worse, things are changing. Entire new lines of products […]

Tags brands, hijab, malaysia, marketing, muslim, products, women, women's rights

A Space Of Her Own: Pakistan’s Ladies Dhaba

Post author By lmacret
Post date April 28, 2017

At Ladies Dhaba in Karachi Ladies Dhaba via Instagram

In Pakistan, men dominate public life. There are very few occasions women can enjoy being out by themselves. But now there’s a place in Karachi that’s giving women the opportunity to enjoy a long-awaited cup of tea.

Tags dhaba, pakistan, tea, women, Women Development Foundation Pakistan

Female Motorcycle Taxi Drivers Crank Up Business In Jakarta

Post author By lmacret
Post date April 11, 2017

Many women drive ojeks in Jakarta Nicole Curby

Ride hailing apps are revving up motorcycle taxi use in Indonesia’s congested capital, and a handful of enterprising women are challenging an otherwise male-dominated domain.

Tags driver, indonesia, jakarta, ojek, stereotypes, women

Behind India’s First Female Mosque, A Women’s Rights Champion

Post author By lmacret
Post date April 4, 2017

Ambar mosque Jasvinder Sehgal

LUCKNOW — It’s Friday afternoon at the Ambar mosque in the northern Indian city of Lucknow. The call to prayer, or Azan, rings out in the afternoon heat. Women start to gather. They wash their hands, face and feet as part of a ritual purification. In India, women aren’t typically encouraged at mosques. But Ambar mosque is doing quite the opposite — the second floor of the mosque is reserved for women to offer Namaaz or prayer. Rabia, a local resident, says she visits the mosque most Fridays. For her, the Ambar mosque is more than a place to pray. […]

Tags equality, gender, india, islam, mosque, prayers, rights, women

Up-Pill Battle, Brazilian Women Want Men To Use Contraception

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Post date February 15, 2017

Couple kissing in Rio de Janeiro Sebastian Kahnert/DPA/ZUMA

SAO PAULO — When the contraceptive pill first appeared in the 1960s, it was celebrated as a symbol of sexual freedom for women. But an increasing number of women in Brazil now see it very differently. Many say the pill has become something that is imposed on them by their partners. They believe it has […]

Tags brazil, condoms, contraception, health, The Pill, women

How Egypt’s Revolution Lifted A Veil On Sexual Violence

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Post date February 8, 2017

Women on Tahrir Square in February 2011 Valerian Mazataud/ZUMA

The promise of the Tahrir Square protests has been largely unfulfilled. Yet there is some progress in how Egypt faces harassment against women.

Tags egypt, harassment, rights, sexual, tahrir, violence, women

Pink Tax, Why Women’s Products Cost More

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Post date February 1, 2017

Sharp difference menstrual_mindfulness via Instagram

MUNICH — At first sight, it looks like a real bargain buy: five disposable razors for 85 cents, with Aloe-Vera sliding strips, “ideal for the bikini line.” No hesitation, the pink razors are in the basket. But wait: Two shelves to the right, there’s what looks like the same kind of package, but in blue. […]

Tags business, consumer, germany, pink tax, products, women

Worse Than Prison, The Life Of Syria’s Female Ex-Inmates

Post author By lmacret
Post date January 17, 2017

Leo about to drop Worldcrunch/Prisma

Women held in Syria’s government prisons report psychological abuse, sexual assault and torture. But for many, the suffering they experience after their release is even worse.

Tags crackdown, human, jail, prison, rights, syria, torture, women

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In Afghanistan, Fighting To End Slavery Of Virgin Girls

Post author By lmacret
Post date January 10, 2017

Khanwali Adil protesting the enslavement of women Malali Bashir via Twitter

‘Baad’ is a tribal tradition through which a woman is offered as compensation if her relative commits a crime.

Tags afghanistan, baad, crime, practice, rights, tradition, women

A Year After Cologne: The Quiet Submission Of German Women

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Post date December 27, 2016

The central station in Cologne Oliver Berg/DPA/ZUMA

What has Germany done to make people feel safer after the events of last New Year’s Eve, when hundreds of women were sexually abused in Cologne and other cities? Not much, writes author Birgit Kelle.

Tags essay, germany, politics, sexism, sexual offence, violence, women

The Menstruation Taboo, Time To Talk About Periods

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Post date November 18, 2016

Royal Doulton porcelain girl figurine WannaBeEditor/GFDL

“My period started last night, so I’m feeling pretty weak and really tired.” When she justified her below-average performance in the women’s 4×100 meter medley relay at the Rio Olympics with these words, Chinese swimmer Fu Yuanhui sparked a wave of comments online. Here was a woman talking publicly — and point blank — about […]

Tags health, period, switzerland, women

Inside Indonesia’s Only Province With Sharia Law

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Post date November 16, 2016

A Sharia policewoman (second from right) in Banda Aceh Fauzan Ijazah/ZUMA

BANDA ACEH — The cafe is packed with men sitting in front of their third cup of coffee. They chat and smoke kreteks — a type of local clove cigarettes. The lighthearted mood is suddenly interrupted by the sound of the café’s metal shutters being slid downward. The conversation dies, the expressions grow frightened. The […]

Tags banda aceh, freedom, indonesia, islam, sharia, women

Violence Against Women, The Drawing Behind Argentina’s Massive Protests

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Post date October 20, 2016

Ni una menos protesters Fernando Zavala/GDA/ZUMA

The black-on-pink drawing of a wide-eyed girl covering half her face with an open hand seems, at first glance, to be too cute, too pretty to convey the horror implanted in so many people’s minds by the ghastly gang-rape and murder of an Argentine teenager. And yet in recent days, the stylish image and the […]

Tags chile, femicide, feminicide, Ni una menos, protest, violence, women

Modern Lives And The Virginity Myth, One Muslim Woman’s Saga

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Post date October 7, 2016

At a Muslim wedding. Diloz

Many young Muslim women in the West have a modern lifestyle, yet want to be a virgin on their wedding day. But what if they aren’t? One woman’s story from Germany.

Tags germany, islam, marriage, muslims, relationship, sexuality, wedding, women

A Woman’s Sacred Right To Wear Shorts — Or A Headscarf

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Post date September 30, 2016

A woman in Istanbul FaceMePLS

-OpEd- ISTANBUL — After a woman was kicked in the face on a public bus for wearing shorts, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described the event as an “individual” act of discrimination. His ruling party, the AKP, expressed a similar opinion, calling it an “isolated incident.” What they failed to acknowledge is the role their cultural […]

Tags akp, attack, bus, discrimination, erdogan, patriarchal society, religious, turkey, women

Extreme Body Images On Instagram Raise Eating Disorder Fears

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Post date September 28, 2016

Instagram via nalasu

“Ab crack,” “thigh gap,” “bikini bridge” — these new body trends get thousands of likes on Instagram. Experts say they are terrible for women’s health of mind and body.

Tags body trends, germany, instagram, starvation, unhealthy, women

Egyptian Women Kickstart Taekwondo Training After Olympic Win

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Post date September 21, 2016

Hedaya Malak winning bronze at the Rio Olympics Dotemirates/Wikimedia Commons

Tags athletes, egypt, medal, olympic, sport, sports education, women

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Post date August 18, 2016

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Women Always Lose In War — That’s Why They Can Help End Them

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Post date August 15, 2016

A 2008 protest in Colombia calling for the release of FARC kidnapping victims Marco Suarez

Negotiators working to end Colombia’s decades-long civil war are seeing women as a critical component of lasting social and political peace.

Tags colombia, farc, negotiations, peace, women

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