After a year marked by isolation, loneliness and violence in the city, many self-defense and martial arts gyms say they are seeing more interest from women.
Tag: Women and Girls
U.N. Surveys Suggest Violence Against Women Has Intensified in Pandemic
Almost half of the women who were surveyed said that they or a woman they knew had experience violence since the start of the outbreak.
Rolling Deep: South Korean Youth Roam the City in Hair Curlers
The young South Korean women who wear them say they are not only functional, but also a sign of shifting ideas about beauty and a reflection of the country’s generational divide.
Sex Ed, One Instagram Post at a Time
Activists are using social media to do what Arab countries have failed to do: teach women about their bodies. They are aiming for nothing less than a cultural awakening.
‘America Is Back’ Pelosi Says at Glasgow Climate Talks
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was among a group of Democratic lawmakers who traveled with Ms. Pelosi to barnstorm the COP26 climate summit.
Handball Federation Ends Bikini Bottom Requirement for Women
After outrage over a fine levied against the Norwegian women’s beach handball team for competing in shorts, the sport’s international federation said it was changing its rules.
U.K. Police Struggle to Curb Abuse of Women by Their Own Officers
Sexual misconduct by police officers has prompted outrage across Britain and led to increasing skepticism that departments can investigate or discipline employees who abuse women.
Behind a Top Female Name in Spanish Crime Fiction: Three Men
Carmen Mola, a novelist publishing under a pen name, seemed to shatter a glass ceiling in the world of Spanish books. But when the author’s true identity was revealed while claiming a big prize, it was a shock.
‘Different Way of Fighting’: Lyrics Are the Weapons of All-Women Roma Band
Many Roma women face pressures to marry young and take on traditional gender roles. Pretty Loud, a hip-hop group from Serbia, wants girls to decide for themselves.
Taliban Allow Girls to Return to Some High Schools, but With Big Caveats
In some provinces, teenage girls have been allowed to return to secondary schools, though some teachers and parents still have doubts about what this means about Taliban rule.