Organizers urged women and nonbinary people to stop all work on Tuesday. Even the prime minister said she would take part.
Tag: Women and Girls
Vatican Conference Draws All Stripes to Rome, Welcome or Not
A major meeting to discuss sensitive issues in the Catholic Church is being held with the utmost secrecy and discretion. Outside, it’s a different story.
Radio Transforms a Corner of Rural India
With shows that encourage listener participation, a community radio station in the Indian state of Haryana is helping women overcome deeply patriarchal attitudes.
Claudia Goldin Wins Nobel in Economics for Studying Women in the Work Force
Her research uncovered the reasons for gender gaps in labor force participation and earnings. She is the third woman to win the prize.
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.
Narges Mohammadi, Iranian Rights Activist, Receives Nobel Peace Prize
Ms. Mohammadi, currently held in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, has pushed for peaceful change in Iran for 30 years, with a focus on women’s equality.
Visit to Peter Nygard’s Toronto Office Ended in Rape, Woman Testifies
The woman told a Toronto jury that Peter Nygard sexually assaulted her when she was 28, and she was the first of five accusers to appear in court in what is expected to be a seven-week trial.
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.
Athens Democracy Forum: Across Africa, Young Leaders Emerge
Six people, all 35 or younger, talk about what they are doing to shake up politics on the continent, and what inspired them to step up.
Alice Shalvi, Hailed as a Mother of Feminism in Israel, Dies at 96
She was an often defiant, galvanizing force in pressing for equal treatment for women in marriage, employment, education and more.