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Why pandemic was "perfect storm" for violence against women: Dr. Okito Wedi
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Why pandemic was "perfect storm" for violence against women: Dr. Okito Wedi

Gender-based violence tends to jump in any emergency situation, and the pandemic was no different. During COVID-related lockdowns around the world, Creative Development CEO Dr. Okito Vanessa Wedi says the home was no safe space for women. "Preexisting toxic social norms, together with actually being in a pandemic, losses of jobs, anxiety about the future [and] the restriction of movement" all created a "perfect storm" that turned partners into abusers.

Women have borne the economic brunt of the pandemic
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Women have borne the economic brunt of the pandemic

How quickly can we recover the costs of the pandemic's disproportionate toll on women? In the wake of COVID, Minouche Shafik says we need to restore equilibrium back into the social contract.

The "global obsession" with controlling women’s bodies
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The "global obsession" with controlling women’s bodies

Women's reproductive rights are fundamental to their ability to prosper, says UN Women's executive director, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.

The gender gap revealed!!
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The gender gap revealed!!

When German Chancellor Angela Merkel convenes a world leader Zoom on gender inequality, the accusations fly fast and furious.

Hot K-drama Start-Up a glimpse into how more women are venturing into South Korea's startup scene
Asia

Hot K-drama Start-Up a glimpse into how more women are venturing into South Korea's startup scene

'Beacon of hope': Bangladesh opens first school for transgender students
Asia

'Beacon of hope': Bangladesh opens first school for transgender students

Women are leading Taiwan's public relations war against China
Asia

Women are leading Taiwan's public relations war against China

Japan needs woman leader to halt population slide, lawmaker says
Asia

Japan needs woman leader to halt population slide, lawmaker says

A TV drama on China's fight with Covid-19 draws ire over its depiction of women
Asia

A TV drama on China's fight with Covid-19 draws ire over its depiction of women