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Women and children are the main victims of the Israel-Hamas war, U.N. says

Women and children are the main victims in the Israel-Hamas war, with some 16,000 killed, according to the United Nations agency promoting gender equality.

WEKU

The 51 Percent: Celebrating 10 years

To mark the show's tenth birthday, Annette Young is joined by Anita Bhatia, founder of Impact Commons, and former Deputy Executive Director at UN Women; Anya Neistat, the legal director at the Clooney Foundation for Justice and Rebecca Amsellem, a French-Canadian feminist and creator of Les Glorieuses newsletter, to take…

France 24

Senators Demand UN Probe into Hamas' Sexual Violence Claims

Senators push for UN investigation into evidence of Hamas' sexual violence against Israeli women, criticizing UN's delayed response to condemn these acts.

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Antisemitism comes from both far left and far right

Why is it so hard to see what is happening to Jews in the U.S. and around the world for what it is, asks Mona Charen.

Chicago Sun-Times

Israel presses U.N. to investigate charges of sexual violence by Hamas fighters

Israeli officials have accused international groups, including the United Nations, of ignoring what it describes as evidence of rape and sexual violence by Hamas fighters during the Oct. 7 attacks.

WEKU

Sheryl Sandberg takes a stand against rape in the Israel-Hamas war

The former Meta COO is speaking out against sexual violence on Oct. 7.

Fortune

Activists Decry Silence Over Evidence Of Sexual Violence In Hamas Attacks

Israeli women and legal activists have accused international rights groups of maintaining a conspiracy of silence over alleged rapes and other sexual crimes committed by Hamas militants during the October 7 attacks.

International Business Times

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Less Than 1% Of Aid Funding Is Put Towards Fighting Gender-Based Violence

While humanitarian support is huge, researchers have found that one-fifth of one per cent of the aid funds was spent on reducing gender-based violence.

International Business Times UK

Research Reveals Global Femicide Crisis Despite Homicide Rate Decreasing

Despite the overall homicide figures decreasing, more women and girls have been killed as a result of gender-based violence across the globe.

International Business Times UK

UN agency, NGO heads make rare joint plea for Israel-Hamas ceasefire

UNICEF, UN Women and other agencies express ‘shock and horror’ at the mounting death toll from the conflict.

Al Jazeera

As mental health worsens among Afghanistan's women, the UN is asked to declare 'gender apartheid'

The U_N_’s most powerful body is being asked to support governments seeking to legally declare the crackdown by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on women and girls “gender apartheid."

The Independent UK

Women and girls being failed by ‘lacklustre commitment’ to gender equality, says UN

Report by UN Women says countries need to spend an additional $360bn a year to achieve gender targets by 2030

The Guardian - UK

‘UN Women’ joins hands with Kerala Tourism for women-friendly tourism initiative

UN Women & Kerala Tourism join hands to promote Women-Friendly Tourism initiative. 85 women trainers attended a 2-day orientation programme to learn about tourism activities in which women can play a role. The project will create 10,000 enterprises, 30,000 job opportunities & a network of 1.5 lakh women.

The Hindu

The eight social causes that Katie McCabe and other captains will highlight at the World Cup

FIFA have unveiled a list of eight armbands that captains will wear at this summer's World Cup, each one highlighting a social cause.

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Emma Watson says she felt 'p**** off and had to step away from life' in candid post

Harry Potter star Emma Watson has opened up about her decision to take a step back from the limelight as she spoke of feeling 'sad and p**** off' after rocketing to fame in the hit franchise

The Week

Why the number of female world leaders is dropping

Finland’s Sanna Marin has become the latest female leader to stand down, following a closely fought election.

The Guardian - AU

After Ardern, Marin and Sturgeon, is female representation in politics going backwards?

The growth in the number of female leaders has plateaued around the world, while representation in national parliaments remains static

The Independent UK

UN says Taliban divided on appeal to restore women's rights

A delegation led by the highest-ranking woman at the United Nations has urged the Taliban during a four-day visit to Afghanistan to reverse their crackdown on women and girls

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Newslaundry

TMR 2022: The need for diverse, inclusive newsrooms

The Media Rumble 2022 saw the release of Gender Representation in Indian Newsrooms, a report produced by Newslaundry and UN Women. Its findings were startling – such as how 87 percent of editors and proprietors at India’s top newspapers are men – and begged the question as to how newsrooms…

The Conversation

Combating violence against women: what Europe needs to do

Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, 45% of women worldwide have reported that they or a woman they know has experienced a form of violence, a 2021 UN Women report found. Around 70% said they thought that verbal or physical abuse by a partner has become more common, and…

Manchester Evening News

More than five women or girls were killed every hour in 2021 by someone in their own family, report reveals

Home is a deadly place for many women and girls

360info

South Asian women pushing back against rape culture

Violence against women in South Asia remains high, but women are slowly gaining wins through online activism.

WEKU

It's a bleak 'Day of the Girl' because of the pandemic. But no one's giving up hope

The United Nations established the Day of the Girl a decade ago to address issues that affect girls' rights: education, teen pregnancy, child marriage. Steady progress has been made. Then came COVID.

The Guardian - UK

‘The Taliban don’t know how to govern’: the Afghan women shaping global policy from exile

Despite the upheaval of the Taliban takeover, the ‘group of six’ are finding ways to tackle the political and humanitarian crisis

Daily Mirror

Emma Watson brings back her pixie cut after undergoing hair transformation for new job

Former Harry Potter star Emma Watson is the face of the latest Prada fragrance campaign where she's unveiled a new hairstyle for the advert – but we've seen the look before

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