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Iceland is to become the first country to make employers prove they offer equal pay regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexuality or nationality, the Nordic nation's government has said. Via gender issues-human rights 
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"Through the Global Gender Gap Report, the World Economic Forum quantifies the magnitude of gender disparities and tracks their progress over time, with a specific focus on the relative gaps between women and men across four key areas: health, education, economy and politics. The 2016 Report covers 144 countries." http://reports.weforum.org/global-gender-gap-report-2016/
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"The far right wants to return to a time when men were men, and women were sanctified mothers or whores. Let’s call this by its proper name. [...] Patriarchy is the sea in which these sharks gather. I am glad to see that people are using this word again. It went out of fashion for a bit when feminism was portrayed as a series of tedious personal choices over shoes, shopping and sex toys. But the concept of patriarchy is essential to understanding what is happening right now. It is a system by which men hold power over political leadership, moral authority and every kind of social privilege, over women and children."
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CAIRO (AFP) - An amended law that toughens penalties for female genital mutilation to up to 15 years in jail has come into effect, the health ministry announced Sunday.
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Stories of more than 100 women shared with Guardian expose pattern of harassment which remains largely hidden
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Trump’s "nasty woman" remark at the last debate was rooted in a long tradition of misogyny. The Glasgow Women’s Library can prove it.
Via bobbygw
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Global economic disparity between men and women found to be rising, with levels now similar to during 2008 financial crisis
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Minister says women’s protests ‘taught us humility’ and conservative leadership will withdraw support for controversial move
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Girlguiding UK warns of society’s focus on appearance as survey shows 36% of girls aged 7-10 believe looks to be paramount
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Feminist activist and woman human rights defender Mozn Hassan and Nazra received this award known as the Alternative Nobel for 2016, for their work on combating sexual violence against women and other issues.
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If you’ve got an idea-stealing Himitator or a creepy Hoverer in your life, it’s time to take action. These are the moves
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UN says 80% of the Nigerian women who came to Italy by boat in the first half of 2016 will be trafficked into prostitution
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There is no shortage of analysis on the post-Brexit fallout but, following a trend established in the referendum campaign, issues of gender are remarkably absent. Indeed, women’s voices are rare in the debate regardless of their position.
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Exclusive: 250 claims against staff have been made in six years, but victims and lawyers say those are just tip of iceberg
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Photographer Mohamed Taher addresses Egypt's ongoing sexual harassment epidemic.
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A generation of children will grow up without a country because Lebanese mothers with foreign-born husbands cannot pass on their nationality to their children.
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The higher the level in the academic hierarchy, the fewer the women. Several campaigns to increase the gender equality in academia are now underway in the Nordic countries.
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In an extract from her new book, Pimp State, activist Kat Banyard argues that prostitution is sexual exploitation. Decriminalising this industry only legitimises the abuse of women
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Nearly 6,000 women responded to a Times call-out about their lives in a private, patriarchal society, expressing their fears, frustrations and ambitions.
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In Morocco, it's not easy for women to walk the streets unmolested. Morgan Meaker hears from some who want to put an end to endemic harassment.
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Egyptian MP says women students must pass 'virginity tests', A controversial Egyptian MP has said that women must pass 'periodic virginity examinations' if they want to receive a university education.
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‘Bird’, ‘doll’, ‘chick’ and ‘babe’ are all words women hate, according to a new survey. Little wonder: these nicknames are fluffy, cute – and demeaning
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Ruling PiS party committed to law banning most terminations and making maximum jail term for practitioners to five years
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The Matilda effect is an effect named for Matilda Joslyn Gage that describes how woman scientist’s discoveries and contributions receive less attention then their male counterparts, are forgotten, or are erroneously assigned to a different male scientist. http://thematildaeffect.tumblr.com/ Via bobbygw
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A fascinating new working paper finds men are far more likely than women to back up their arguments with appeals to a higher authority: themselves.
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