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    US women's rights activists seek new drive for constitutional amendment

    Wed, 30 Jan 2019 08:40 AM

    Patricia Arquette and Alyssa Milano have joined calls for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment that would ensure that women are treated the same as men under state and federal law

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    Police arrest six in India over murder of 'witch' and her children

    Tue, 29 Jan 2019 15:46 PM

    Men and women are often branded as witches and assaulted or killed in parts of India, particularly among poor and tribal communities

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    'Fight until the end': S.Korean 'comfort women' campaigner dies at 93

    Tue, 29 Jan 2019 11:21 AM

    Kim Bok-dong was 14 when she was first sent to a military brothel, and forced to provide sex for Japanese soldiers also in China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore

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    Afghan men oppose more women's rights; elders less hardline

    Tue, 29 Jan 2019 09:15 AM

    About two-thirds of men think women in Afghanistan have too many rights and that women are too emotional to become leaders

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    Missing the market: Adverts out of step as consumers call for strong women

    Tue, 29 Jan 2019 08:57 AM

    Fewer than one in 10 adverts feature an 'authoritative' female character - even though strong women hold greater sway over consumers

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    UK mum weeps in court as she denies cutting daughter's genitals

    Mon, 28 Jan 2019 19:02 PM

    FGM has been illegal in Britain since 1985, but there has never been a successful prosecution

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    Outrage as UAE gives all its 'gender balance' awards to men

    Mon, 28 Jan 2019 18:57 PM

    The World Economic Forum ranked the UAE 121st out of 149 countries by gender equality

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    Kenya court's hijab ban ruling sparks fears over Muslim girls' schooling

    Fri, 25 Jan 2019 17:38 PM

    Traditional practices such as FGM and child marriage often force adolescent girls to drop out of school and schools banning hijabs could lead to higher drop-out rates in Kenya

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    Sierra Leone bans FGM in clampdown on secret societies

    Mon, 28 Jan 2019 10:33 AM

    Sierra Leone has one of the highest rates of FGM in Africa and is among only a handful of African countries where the practice remains legal

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    Amid tensions with Japan, S.Korea to boost world awareness on wartime sex abuses

    Fri, 25 Jan 2019 12:58 PM

    South Korea is seeking to host an international conference on sexual violence in conflict in the first half of this year

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