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February 07, 2023
The fight for the recognition mother-scientists deserve
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Ellen Nemitz
Female scientists with children experience discrimination, despite having the same or higher qualifications and experience as their male counterparts.
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February 04, 2023
Costly beauty: when flowers become a source of pollution
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Sanjana Chawla
An essential feature of local festivities, flowers have become a social and environmental menace in India.
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February 02, 2023
Estonia struggles to close its gender pay gap
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Katarzyna Rybarczyk
While some forms of discrimination have reduced in Estonian society, women continue to be paid less than men for the same work.
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February 01, 2023
Indian acid attack survivors speak out
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Naila Khan
"If society is not going to accept us then we need a world of our own."
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January 27, 2023
The cybercrime epidemic targeting Yemeni women
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Mubarak Al-Yousifi
Women's rights activists in the country are mobilising against an wave of online extortion of women. But their demands go beyond this particular trend.
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January 23, 2023
Sierra Leone sets an example for gender equality laws
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Bob Koigi
A new regulation in Sierra Leone seeks to empower women and protect them from gender discrimination.
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January 20, 2023
The West’s punitive measures target Afghan people instead of Taliban
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Shadi Khan Saif
Western countries deprive Afghan people of joy and aid instead of targeting Taliban authorities.
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January 17, 2023
Feminist cyber activism on the Nile
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Frank Odenthal
A new way of fighting for women‘s rights is on the rise in Egypt.
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January 09, 2023
The world has seen many inspiring advances in human rights
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Bob Koigi
Despite the harrowing news, there have been many positive advancements in human rights worth celebrating.
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January 03, 2023
Inside the fight for Mexico's home workers
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Magdalena Rojo
The mistreatment of home workers in Mexico reflects deep socio-economic inequities. This activist tackles these issues at the core.
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December 28, 2022
Indonesia’s new criminal code is a step toward authoritarianism
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Leo Galuh
Indonesia's proposed legal code leaves many loopholes for malevolent exploitation of human rights.
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December 23, 2022
The Taliban continues its misogynistic gender apartheid
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Shadi Khan Saif
The Taliban's recent ban on women's education in universities is the latest advance in stripping women of their livelihoods.
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December 21, 2022
Behind Iran's death penalty against protestors
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Goly Razzazi
The Iranian government continues to abuse its death penalty against protesters and dissidents of the regime.
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December 12, 2022
Botswana sees death penalty debate rekindled
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Cyril Zenda
The impending execution of a Motswana citizen abroad is stoking outrage against the government's own relationship with the death penalty.
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December 08, 2022
Meet Kashmir's rising female rappers
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Sajad Hameed
"I thought I should do something to tell the world what is happening in Kashmir."
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November 30, 2022
The unjust battle for information in Iran’s protests
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Goly Razzazi
How the Iranian regime's tight control over the media muddles the narratives of Iran's protests.
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