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WNN EarthWATCH (WNN/IRIN) Nairobi, KENYA, EASTERN AFRICA: Civil society groups are taking on the policies of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), which promotes the use of genetically modified (GM) crops and Green Revolution technologies. They argue that GM and Green Revolution practices – those aimed at increasing...Leggi Tutto
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WNN Breaking (WNN) Washington, D.C., UNITED STATES, AMERICAS: In a detailed and comprehensive nation-wide campaign sweep that reached into 76 separate U.S. cities, 47 state divisions of the U.S. FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation along with 230 separate agencies and 3,900+ local, state and
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An artist making ground-breaking and enigmatic work since her first exhibitions in the mid-1960s. The Serpentine Gallery is currently presenting Leaps Jumps and Bumps, the first solo exhibition of the work of Elaine Sturtevant to be held in a public institution in the UK. Born in Lakewood, Ohio, in
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In the summer of 1913, 50,000 women walked across Britain to London. Starting from as far away as Land’s End and Newcastle, they converged in Hyde Park, London, on 26 July. They were demonstrating to the government how many women wanted the right to vote. Now, 100 years later, women from
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Publishing house Virago celebrates 40 years with a free edition featuring forty of its writers. Virago was the brainchild of Carmen Callil, who was supported by many more behind the scenes including Spare Rib’s Martha Rowe and Rosie Boycott. Its mission was to “publish books which celebrated women
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Racism and sexism, a double whammy for the brown girl. Guest post by Amna Germanotta Riaz I have been following the nomorepage3 campaign and am happy to see the progress made over the past few months. The campaigners quote The Independent on their About Us page: “The page 3 image is there for no
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Increasing numbers of young women reject their husband’s name on marriage, but why aren’t more? According to Facebook, a third of married women in their 20s have opted to keep their surname. Good for them, I say, but that still leaves a massive sixty-something per cent who
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Adam Grant – New York Times – Wednesday, 24 July 2013 (originally published 20 Jul) WHAT makes some men miserly and others generous? What motivated Bill Gates, for example, to make more than $28 billion in philanthropic gifts while many of his billionaire peers kept relatively
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Carla Friedman – WNN Features – Interview (WNN) Taos, New Mexico, UNITED STATES, AMERICAS: What has been called her use of “passionate eloquence” author Mirabai Starr has been an inspiration to a wide variety of global religious leaders and laypersons. It’s not that
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Jane Martinson – Guardian – Tuesday, 23 July 2013 (originally published 21 Jul) Victims of sexual assault and harassment are to be encouraged to come forward and report the crimes as part of a major scheme launching this week on London‘s transport networks. In the first initiative
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Prepare for birth with false eyelashes and a bikini wax? Just like tennis players, it seems that women giving birth now have to be “lookers” and not ruin the effect with any of that sweaty groaning, moaning or screaming. Even if it’s a 10-hour labour, don’t spoil the picture of perfect
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Carol Pearson – WNN Justice (WNN/VOA) Washington, D.C., UNITED STATES, AMERICAS: Four U.S. military veterans who are survivors of military sexual assaults testified Friday July 19 before a U.S. House of Representatives Veterans’ Affairs subcommittee. They asked for better care and
Cydney Hargis – IPS - Monday, 29 July 2013 (originally published 27 Jul) WASHINGTON, Jul 27 2013 (IPS) - In the face of global climate change and currency devaluation, improved strategies are being used to combat high international poverty and malnutrition rates, and to increase global food
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WVoN talked to the co-founder of The Women’s Room and Mediawatch who wants women to stay on banknotes. Caroline Criado-Perez has been a very busy woman lately. Not content with taking on British media with The Women’s Room, a database of female experts available to talk to the media
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Interview with spoken word artist, teacher and writer Chimene Suleyman. Listening back to my interview with Chimene Suleyman I am struck again by a heartening feeling of optimism. The 30 year-old spoken word artist is immediately engaging, with a perhaps unsurprising but none the less
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British Athletics have announced who will travel to Moscow as part of the Team GB squad. With the World Championships less than three weeks away, we take a look at the top five hopes on the women’s side. Jess Ennis-Hill: Jess Ennis-Hill is one of the headline names in the squad, but her
Bhavesh Shah – DNA – Thursday, 25 July 2013 (originally published 22 Jul) The next time you see a woman instructing labourers at a construction site or giving ideas about the basic layout of a home, don’t be surprised. Supported by the state government, corporate houses and NGOs are
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A survey has revealed that women remain under-represented in senior roles. One of the most comprehensive analyses of the health service’s gender make-up since the Health and Social Care Act 2012 reforms has been carried out by the Heath Service Journal (HSJ) and the King’s Fund, an independent
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If something outrageous happens, we march, at any time of the day. Guest post by Zeynep Talay, a writer and sculptor born in Istanbul and now living in London. The ongoing Turkish protests have left us enlightened and emboldened. The overseas interest has waned but our protests continue amid a
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What about healthy human relationships and women’s rights? Guest post by Heather Harvey of EAVES Pornography is meant to be material that is sexually stimulating. I think it’s very simple and clear to say that simulated or real rape should not be promoted as “sexually stimulating” – that is like
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Three quarters of part-time workers feel trapped in their jobs and unable to progress, a study found. The Timewise Foundation, an organisation that helps jobseekers find quality flexible and part-time work, arranged for 1,000 part-time workers to be interviewed by an independent research agency
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Oxford rape gang: Police and social workers also trashed victims. Will they be prosecuted? By Black Women’s Rape Action Project & Women Against Rape. [At the end of June] five men got life sentences for the vile sexual abuse of girls as young as 11. The men, and two others sentenced to seven
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WNN Breaking (WNN/UN) El Fasher, Darfur, SUDAN, NORTHERN AFRICA: Fighting in Sudan’s Darfur region has displaced an estimated 300,000 people so far this year which is more than the past two years combined, according to United Nations estimates. Much of the struggles have been between
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Welcome to our bulletin of the news and results from British women’s sport this week. Athletics: Britain’s women excelled at the IPC Athletics World Championships this week in Lyon. The undoubted star was Hannah Cockcroft, who completed the sprint double. She took the T34 100m in 17.88
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WNN Breaking (WNN/UN) United Nations/Geneva, SWITZERLAND, WESTERN EUROPE: An independent United Nations human rights expert today encouraged the Government of Madagascar to step up efforts to combat the sexual exploitation of children and ensure that perpetrators are punished. “The scourge of
Patrick Hinds – Advocate.com – Friday, 26 July 2013 (originally published 22 Jul) LGBT history overflows with stories of women who have come to the aide of gay men: the concerned mother who founded PFLAG, the doctor who proved that homosexuality was not a pathological illness, the
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But the increasing numbers of alcohol-related deaths in women are still eclipsed by male deaths. It turns out that us women, us in our 30s and 40s, have been so busy ‘having it all’ this last couple of decades – the career, the family, the fun - that we’ve missed the effect
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Women now own 4 per cent more tablets than men, according to new research. YouGov, the UK-based international online market research agency, has reported that not only is tablet ownership growing fast, but, for the first time, the majority of tablet owners in the UK are women. Twenty-two per cent
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Protests have taken place around the world following the murders of two sex workers. The killing of Dora Ozer and Petite Jasmine sparked demonstrations in 36 cities across four continents. Ozer, a trans woman, died in Aydin, Turkey, on July 9 after being stabbed by a client. Jasmine was killed by
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Highlighting and addressing the ‘blame culture’ surrounding violence against women and girls. Earlier this year The Everyday Victim Blaming network launched its campaign to confront and challenge the constant victim blaming in the media of victims of domestic and sexual violence and abuse. Victim
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WNN Breaking (WNN/RFE/RL) Kabul, AFGHANISTAN, SOUTHERN ASIA: One of Afghanistan’s top religious figures has defended a series of religious decrees that observers warn could further erode women’s rights in the country. The eight-article fatwa was issued by a local ulema, or religious
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Housemaid pushes 4-year-old child on boiling milk potAn Ethiopian housemaid in Saudi Arabia pushed the four-year-old son of her employer on a boiling milk pot, causing severe burns to his body.It was the latest in a series of attacks by Ethiopian domestic workers on children at their employer’s23
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WNN Science & Health (WNN/IRIN) Oxford, UNITED KINGDOM, WESTERN EUROPE: Are you a global research consortium looking for sites to test treatments for neglected tropical diseases? Or a major biotech company interested in performing clinical trials on potential tuberculosis vaccines? Or a doctor
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Everyday stories from Coventry Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre Content warning for stories of sexual abuse Tanya Weaver and Lina Statham of the Regency Runners, a women’s running group based in Leamington Spa, recently organised a fund-raising ball for the Coventry Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre