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Florida Supreme Court upholds state’s 15-week abortion ban

The Florida Supreme Court cleared the way for the state to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant, while also giving voters a chance to remove restrictions in November.

France 24

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The Gambia votes to reverse landmark ban on FGM

The Gambia has taken steps towards lifting a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), a move that could make it the first country in the world to reverse legal protections against the practice for millions of women and girls. Politicians ...

Al Jazeera

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Gambia looks at reversing FGM ban

Gambia could become the first country to reverse a ban on female genital mutilation if it enacts a repeal bill that was being debated in parliament. The practice has no health benefits, the World Health Organization says, and can lead to...

Reuters

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Global calls for equality on International Women's Day

From demanding better working conditions in Thailand to denouncing gender-based violence in Kazakhstan, protesters are holding demonstrations around the world to mark International Women’s Day.

France 24

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Ireland votes to remove 'sexist' references in constitution

Ireland is poised to vote on International Women's Day to remove constitutional references on the importance of a woman's "life within the home," the latest attempt to update its socially conservative 1937 founding document.

Reuters

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Women fight sexism as well as Russia in Ukraine's army

Out of more than 400.000 soldiers currently serving in the Ukrainian armed forces, about 20% are women. The majority serve in supporting roles. We meet a sniper and an infantry soldier from the Ukrainian army - they're both women and had...

DW News

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Japan's new 'role models' seek to empower other women

Female leaders like Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike and businesswoman Etsuko Tsugihara are trying to provide more opportunities for women in Japan, where society remains male dominated and many retain the view that a women's place is in the ...

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U.S. Supreme Court considers making homelessness illegal

There have been efforts to criminalise people who live on the streets in the United States. Supreme Court judges are due to rule on whether a law that essentially makes being homeless a crime, is constitutional.

Al Jazeera

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Women face tougher obstacles in school administrations

Women make up 77% of public school teachers and 56% of public school principals, but they make up only 29% of public-school superintendents. In the past few years, when a superintendent left their post, they were replaced by a man 2 out ...

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Rio Carnival: Women are breaking into bate-bolas

In extravagant costumes and beating balls against the ground, the 'bate-bolas' of Rio's carnival have in the past been almost exclusively male, but women are increasingly breaking into this once highly macho tradition.

France 24

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U.N. seeks to eradicate F.G.M. by 2030

About 80% of female genital mutilation (F.G.M.) procedures are performed on the African continent where, paradoxically, laws against the practice are most common. The United Nations has set the ambitious goal of eradicating all forms of ...

France 24

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Five pro hockey players face sexual assault charges

Police in London, Ontario confirmed sexual assault charges levied against five members of Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team and apologized to the alleged victim for the length of time it took for her case to see action.

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Teen birth rate in Texas increases for the first time in 15 years

New data is revealing the real-life impact of the Supreme Court's landmark decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022. For the first time in 15 years, the birth rate among teens in Texas increased.

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Private equity firms turn activist

Hedge funds are jumping into activist investing like never before, Lazard's Rich Thomas tells Bloomberg's Sonali Basak and Crystal Tse. "Everyone is finding their voice," Thomas said.

Bloomberg

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Report says 9 out of 10 French women victims of sexist behavior

France's High Council for Gender Equality has warned that sexism amongst young French men is on the rise. In its annual report, the body said that negative stereotypes at home with the family, in the classroom and online were fostering s...

France 24

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Thousands crowd makeshift camps in southern Gaza

Israeli bombardment is forcing Palestinians into ever-smaller areas in the south of the Gaza Strip. Close to the Egyptian border, Rafah has become a vast, makeshift camp for the displaced. A lack of basic facilities means that those who ...

Al Jazeera

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Amid Israel-Hamas war, some Israelis flee to Hungary

Since the Hamas terror attack on Israel, a Jewish refugee center in Hungary has been taking in families from southern Israel. It was initially set up in 2022 to house more than 600 Jews who fled Ukraine after the Russian invasion.

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