Topic: women
More women work in healthcare but they earn 24 per cent less than men: Report
Women working in the health and care sector earn nearly 25 per cent less than their male counterparts – a larger gender pay gap than in other economic sectors, two UN agencies said in a new report on Wednesday.
One-third of women in India have experienced violence: Report
Nearly one-third of women in India have experienced physical or sexual violence, finds the National Family Health Survey-5 report released by Union Health Minister...
Ukraine war: Reports reveal women are stepping up, impact on education
The war in Ukraine is having a disproportionate impact on women and minorities, who are facing immense hardship when it comes to health, safety, and access to food
Nearly half of all pregnancies unintended: UN report
Nearly half of all pregnancies, totalling 121 million each year worldwide, are unintended, according to a new report published on Wednesday by the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA.
Turning Red: Girlhood in animation should be allowed to be angry and messy
Julie Lobalzo Wright, University of Warwick
Animation has been conceived as “for children” for decades even though animation pre-dates cinema (the magic lantern show, for...
“I see my students crying;” Taliban closes girls’ schools hours after reopening
The Taliban in Afghanistan has announced that girls’ high schools will be closed, hours after they reopened for the first time in nearly seven months.
