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Cluj-Napoca va găzdui una dintre cele mai importante competiții auto dedicate femeilor – Women Rally. Competiția va cuprinde două etape din cadrul Campionatului Național Women Rally. Cele două manșe de concurs vor începe sâmbătă, 23 august, începând cu ora 10:00, respectiv 14:00. Campionatul Național Women Rally revine la Cluj, acolo unde a început acum 8 ani de zile. […]
Edinburgh court rejects 2018 law that attempted to include trans women under the legal definition for women The Scottish government has lost a legal battle over a gender representation law that “expanded the definition of women” to include transgender people. Women’s rights activists had argued that the legislation violated “protected characteristics” related to sex in […]
They will drive high-speed trains between Islam’s two holiest cities More than 28,000 candidates have replied to an ad looking for 30 female train drivers in Saudi Arabia after women were allowed into the profession. Spanish state-owned rail company Renfe said on Wednesday that thousands of Saudi women have applied to drive bullet trains between […]
In more than half of arrests of women who were possibly expecting a baby, some form of force was reportedly used by London police ITV News reported some disturbing statistics regarding use of force by UK police when arresting potentially pregnant women. The Metropolitan Police Service alone disclosed having records of 2,556 such occasions over […]
‘Heroin chic’ look has given way to ‘slim-thick’ ideal, triggering women’s insecurities Women exposed to the popular ‘slim-thick’ ideal epitomized by reality star Kim Kardashian and her sisters are more insecure about their own bodies than those exposed to the ‘heroin chic’ ultra-slim look of the 1990s, a York University study set to be published […]
American citizen believed to be a leader of an all-female military battalion charged with providing support to terrorists in Syria A 42-year-old US citizen, Allison Elizabeth Fluke-Ekren, has been captured in Syria and transferred into the custody of the FBI to appear before a Virginia court next week, the US Department of Justice disclosed on […]
Taking away the responsibility of pregnancy from women could result in less wealth inequality by gender, one billionaire argued Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and Gumroad founder Sahil Lavingia proposed synthetic wombs as a solution to gender inequality Several prominent tech entrepreneurs discussed the possibility of replacing natural birth with synthetic wombs, arguing that such technology […]
The two German students said they were subjected to groping by a mob that “lasted 10 minutes” in Milan’s Piazza de Duomo Two young Germans, identified as Maria H and Victoria Z, feared they would be “raped or trampled to death” by a mob during Milan’s New Year’s Eve festivities, with police being aware of […]
The fight for women’s rights in Japan goes on for years — without much success. “The first time I visited, they were about to go hiking in the mountains. Yulia carried a smaller backpack and her husband Yuichi a bigger one. A year later, I saw them carrying backpacks of the same size. Two years […]
Indian police arrested a 25-year-old suspect behind the app for the ‘selling’ of Muslim women Police in India have arrested a man alleged to have created an app that published doctored photos of more than 80 Muslim women who were listed for “auction” online last year. The app, called ‘Sulli Deals’, had sparked outrage. Delhi […]
Italian investigators are dealing with a case of sexual abuse in which a man posed as a gynecologist to get a close look at the genitals of dozens of women. The suspect arranged examinations online. The man contacted the women, telling them he was aware of the results of their intimate medical tests. Having obtained […]
South Korea’s leading milk producer, Seoul Dairy Cooperative, has found itself in hot water after releasing an ad that depicts women as cows. It was forced to remove the clip from the internet and apologize. The controversial video, which has since been re-uploaded by the public, was made to promote the company’s flagship brand, Seoul […]
Turkish riot police unleashed tear gas to disperse a large crowd of demonstrators protesting violence against women in Istanbul, as well as the government’s withdrawal from an international treaty devoted to combating it. The massive group of protesters, reportedly numbering in the thousands, marched to Istanbul’s Taksim Square on Thursday to mark the ‘International Day […]
Authorities in Denmark have arrested and preliminarily charged three women after they arrived back in the country, following a joint evacuation operation with Germany to evacuate people from the Roj detention camp in Syria. Danish officials evacuated the three women and 14 children with them from detention camps in northeastern Syria after domestic political pressure […]
South Korea will open vaccination against Covid-19 for pregnant women this month as part of the national campaign to vaccinate 80% of its adult population by the end of October. Starting from Friday morning, pregnant women can register online to receive either the Pfizer-BioNTech or the Moderna vaccine. The inoculations start on October 18. Read […]