Michelle Obama takes ‘most admired woman’ title from Hillary Clinton
By BBC Image copyrightPAImage captionMichelle Obama finished second to Hillary Clinton three times Former US first lady Michelle Obama has ended Hillary Clinton’s 17-year run […]
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‘We can do it’: Yalitza Aparicio’s Vogue cover hailed by indigenous women
Roma actor’s Vogue Mexico cover is first for country where light-skinned people dominate media landscape David Agren in Mexico City @el_reportero Yalitza Aparicio at the Los […]
Ethnic minority academics earn less than white colleagues
By Rianna CroxfordBBC News Image captionThe pay gap left Meenakshi Sarkar feeling depressed and devalued When Meenakshi Sarkar landed a job as a teaching fellow […]
Saudi Arabia accused of torturing women’s right-to-drive activists in prison
Saudi Arabia has tortured and sexually harassed women’s rights activists detained in prison, a new report alleges. The activists, who have not been named for fear […]
Minnesota, Michigan send first Muslim women to U.S. Congress
(Reuters) – Voters in Minnesota and Michigan on Tuesday elected the first two Muslim women to serve in the U.S. Congress, a former refugee who […]
New ‘Year of the Woman’? Over 100 female candidates set to win seats in Congress, make history
Nicole Gaudiano USA TODAY Published 4:41 PM EST Nov 7, 2018 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the winner of a Democratic Congressional primary in New York, greets a passerby […]
Google staff walk out over women’s treatment
By Dave Lee Media captionStaff leave some of Google’s US offices over women’s treatment Staff at Google offices around the world have staged an unprecedented […]
Ethiopia’s first female president can be a force for reform
President Zewde is in a unique position to help change the lives of Ethiopia’s long suffering women for the better. By Yohannes Gedamu Newly elected […]
The women’s wave is coming. Republicans should be worried
We are strategic, we are focused, and we are a threat to Trump’s grip on power. We are taking back what Republicans have stolen By […]
‘It’s a miracle’: the scheme ending abuse against women in Tajikistan
For 22 years, Rano Mahmurodova was violently abused by her husband. A groundbreaking new project changed everything Liz Ford in Penjikent and Jomi Women in Tajikistan […]