JUBA – Pope Francis joined other Christian leaders and the UN on Saturday in urging the protection and advancement of women in South Sudan, where rape has been a weapon of war, child brides are common and most girls do not reach secondary education. The rights of girls and women was a recurring theme on […]
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US rights body calls for stronger reproductive protections
This July 25, 2022, photo shows abortion-rights protestors march between the Indiana Statehouse and the Indiana State Library where US Vice President Kamala Harris was meeting with Indiana legislators to discuss reproductive rights in Indianapolis. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Wednesday called for countries in the Americas to reinforce protections for women […]
Over 60 women, children freed in Burkina Faso after kidnapping
Burkina Faso army officers patrol near a French armored vehicle parked in Kaya, capital of Burkina Faso's north-central region on Nov 20, 2021. (OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP) OUAGADOUGOU – Sixty-six women and children kidnapped by armed assailants in northern Burkina Faso last week have been freed, national broadcaster Radiodiffusion Télévision du Burkina (RTP) said […]
Burkina Faso: Islamist militants kidnapped around 50 women
Burkina Faso soldiers are seen deployed in Ouagadougou on Sept 30, 2022. (OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP) OUAGADOUGOU – Islamist militants kidnapped around 50 women in Burkina Faso's northern province of Soum on Jan 12 and 13, the government said in a statement on Monday. Armed men seized the women as they were picking wild […]
Surayyah Ahmad on Greater Participation for Nigerian Women in Tech
ABUJA, NG, Jan 2, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Surayyah Ahmad, Ethco Group Ltd co-founder and Executive Secretary of Startup AREWA has discussed the underrepresentation of Nigerian women in the tech industry, and women’s effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in the tech ecosystem. She identified several […]
Dr. Marliyyah Mahmood discusses the Impact of Tech on Women in Northern Nigeria
ABUJA, NG, Jan 2, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Dr. Marliyyah A. Mahmood, Women In Tech and Project Manager for Startup AREWA, discusses how technology is enabling and enhancing women’s empowerment in Northern Nigeria. She emphasizes some of the fundamental advantages of social media technologies, such as giving women access to a virtual […]
Women in power take centre stage at PropertyGuru Asia Real Estate Summit VIP Cocktail Party
BANGKOK, THAILAND, Dec 16, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – PropertyGuru Group (NYSE: PGRU), (“PropertyGuru” or the “Company”), Southeast Asia’s leading property technology company, launched its annual celebration of outstanding female leaders in the region at the PropertyGuru Asia Real Estate Summit (ARES) VIP Cocktail Party on 8 December 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand. Themed […]
ILO: Violence, harassment affect over 20% of workers globally
Garment factory workers wear face masks as they walk out at the end of their work shift near Phnom Penh, Cambodia, March 11, 2021. (HENG SINITH / AP) GENEVA – Almost 23 percent of people in employment worldwide have experienced violence and harassment at work, whether physical, psychological or sexual, according to a recent survey […]
Poh Heng Encapsulates Women Empowerment with its Latest Freestyle Collection
SINGAPORE, Nov 30, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Poh Heng Jewellery, Singapore’s hallmark jewellery brand, is celebrating women and freedom of expression with the latest addition to its Freestyle collection. Inspired by modern women, the bolt designs symbolise power and strength, while the bling designs represent expression of style, success and aspirations. Encased […]
4,500 health workers died battling COVID-19 in Brazil
A medical worker collects a swab from a woman for a COVID-19 test at a health center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 16, 2022. (WANG TIANCONG / XINHUA) SAO PAULO / MOSCOW – As many as 4,500 health workers died in Brazil after contracting COVID-19 while working to save lives during the pandemic, […]
Novotech India Recognised as “Best Workplaces for Women 2022” by Global Work Standards Authority
SYDNEY, AU, Oct 12, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Novotech, the leading Asia Pacific biotech specialist CRO, has again received “Best Workplace” certification by the leading workplace culture organization Great Place to Work Institute. Novotech’s India team has received a Best Workplaces for Women 2022 recognition and listed in the Top 75 organisations […]
France told to re-examine repatriation requests of IS men’s wives
This photo shows the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, eastern France, on Feb 7, 2019. (FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP) PARIS – The European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday ruled that France must re-examine repatriation requests from two French women who traveled to Syria with their partners to join Islamic State, and the […]
UN warns achieving full gender equality still centuries away
People attend a rally calling for abortion rights in Washington, D.C., the United States, July 9, 2022. (LIU JIE / XINHUA) UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations reported Wednesday that it may take close to 300 years to achieve full gender equality at the current rate of progress, revealing some shocking facts worth paying attention […]
US military laments ‘tragic’ rise in sexual assault
In this photo taken on March 30, 2007, a US Army Special Forces Ranger attends a class on combatting terrorism at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. (DON EMMERT / AFP) WASHINGTON – The US military experienced its highest recorded level of sexual assault among women last year, in findings the […]
Global campaigners: Virus, climate crisis fuel gender violence
Activists prepare mannequins during a public campaign on violence against women, in front of the parliament building in Jakarta on Dec 8, 2020. (BAY ISMOYO / AFP) NAIROBI – Violence against women and girls has escalated in low-income countries against a backdrop of climate emergencies, COVID-19-related disruptions, and civil strife, international health campaigners said Monday. […]
NEAR opens submissions for Women in Web3 Changemakers 2022
NEAR Foundation, in partnership with Forkast, today announced the opening for submissions to the inaugural global Women in Web3 Changemakers list. London, UK, July 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via SEAPRWire.com) — NEAR Foundation, in partnership with Forkast, today announced the opening for submissions to the inaugural global Women in Web3 Changemakers list. Designed to showcase […]
UN: A third of women in developing countries become young mothers
Mozambican women and expecting mothers await to receive medical care at the Murrupelane Maternity ward on July 5, 2018 in Nacala, Nampula province, Mozambique. The United Nations Population Fund is supporting Mozambique's effort and commitment to improve the reproductive health and general well being of its citizens. (GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP) UNITED NATIONS – Nearly […]