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The Expert Group Meeting (EGM): prevention of violence against women and girls was convened as part of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women's multi-year programme of work for 2010–2014. The "Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls" forms a priority theme for its fifty-seventh session in 2013 ...
Just in time for Equal Pay Day (which is today), NowThis announced the news Tuesday that they will team with the advocacy group to highlight key issues facing women in the workplace. The ...
Additionally, the Report of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada was released, highlighting issues facing women in eight categories. [29] This report focused on improving the institutions of society that were oppressing women, achieving more autonomy for women, female presence in politics, universal childcare, and improving the ...
Women also tend to live longer than men, relying longer on the social welfare program to prevent them from outliving their savings. That means the future of Social Security is critical to the ...
This list of global issues presents problems or phenomena affecting people around the world, including but not limited to widespread social issues, economic issues, and environmental issues. Organizations that maintain or have published an official list of global issues include the United Nations, and the World Economic Forum.
Women across Latin America are bathing their city streets in purple on Friday in commemoration of International Women’s Day at a time when advocates for gender rights in the region are ...
100 Women is a BBC multi-format series established in 2013. The annual series examines the role of women in the 21st century and has included events in London [1] and Mexico. [2] [3] Announcement of the list is the start of an international "BBC's women season", lasting three weeks including broadcast, online reports, debates and journalism on the topic of women. [4]
Rachael Flanagan wants to smash one of the oldest office stereotypes. "Gone are those days where someone's hunched over a mop,” said the founder of Mrs Buckét, the cleaning company she started ...