Royal Mail said on Friday that it was issuing a set of 15 stamps to celebrate the girl group’s 30th anniversary. The stamps will go on sale on Jan. 11.
Tag: Women and Girls
In India’s embattled news media, women are fighting to be heard
Journalists have been targeted for harassment, and some women are only allowed to speak to the press if they have a male chaperone.
How Abigail Echo-Hawk Uses Indigenous Data to Close the Equity Gap
The public health researcher Abigail Echo-Hawk is a leading voice in a movement to empower Indigenous people, wielding data as a tool for racial equity.
Glenys Kinnock, Political Force in Britain and Europe, Dies at 79
The wife of the Labour leader Neil Kinnock, she carved her own leftist identity with a seat in the European Parliament and as a British government minister.
Israeli Doctors Help Child Hostages Return Home
One child was told that no one was looking for her and that Israel was gone.
Accounts of Sexual Violence by Hamas Are Aired Amid Criticism of U.N.
A presentation at the U.N., organized in part by Sheryl Sandberg, accused the body of ignoring the rape and mutilation of women in the Oct. 7 assault on Israel, and heard gruesome details from witnesses.
In Canada, a Judge Sentences an Incel Killer as a Terrorist
A Toronto teenager who killed a woman in a massage business was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison. The case was the first time gender-based violence in the country was labeled terrorism.
Women and Leadership: 7 Women Discuss Their Journeys
Leaders from around the world explained how they took their passions and concerns and turned them into action.
Russian Women Protest Long Deployments for Soldiers in Ukraine
“Make way for someone else,” a new grass-roots movement demands as women challenge the official argument that the mobilized troops are needed in combat indefinitely.
Female Rangers ‘Don’t Go All Alpha Like the Men’ to Protect a Forest
Rather than take a confrontational approach with trespassers looking to farm or log in a tropical rainforest in Indonesia, teams of women rangers try dialogue first.