Organizers urged women and nonbinary people to stop all work on Tuesday. Even the prime minister said she would take part.
Tag: Discrimination
India’s Top Court Rejects Gay Marriage, While Voicing Sympathy
Though it expanded the definition of discrimination, the ruling was a sharp setback for petitioners seeking a landmark victory on marriage equality.
Shakira’s Former Nanny Spotlights Domestic Work in Music Video Cameo
Liliana Melgar made a cameo appearance in Shakira’s latest music video, putting a spotlight on domestic workers and their struggles.
Shakira’s Former Nanny Spotlights Domestic Work in Music Video Cameo
Liliana Melgar made a cameo appearance in Shakira’s latest music video, putting a spotlight on domestic workers and their struggles.
Chinese Women Who Defy ‘Beauty Duty’ With Buzz-Cuts and Bare Faces
Some in China are rejecting high heels, makeup, diets and other norms centered on appearance that they see as costly and unfair to women.
Rape, Race and a Decades-Old Lie That Still Wounds
Farid El Haïry spent most of his adult life as a convicted rapist. Then his accuser changed her story.
Rape, Race and a Decades-Old Lie That Still Wounds
Farid El Haïry spent most of his adult life as a convicted rapist. Then his accuser changed her story.
Canada’s Harjit Sajjan Describes Anti-Sikh Bias He’s Faced
Harjit Sajjan, the emergency preparedness minister, has faced threats of violence from other members of India’s large diaspora in Canada.
Greenland’s Indigenous Women Demand Compensation for Involuntary IUDs
A group of Indigenous women in Greenland say Danish doctors inserted intrauterine devices without their consent. They are now seeking damages from the Danish government.
Lise Meitner, the ‘Atomic Pioneer’ Who Never Won a Nobel Prize
Lise Meitner developed the theory of nuclear fission, the process that enabled the atomic bomb. But her identity — Jewish and a woman — barred her from sharing credit for the discovery, newly translated letters show.