August 7th, 2023, New Delhi India/Kathmandu Nepal): South Asia has the highest percentage of children exposed to extreme high temperatures, compared to all other regions, according to a UNICEF analysis. UNICEF estimates that 76 per cent of children under 18 in South Asia 460 million are exposed to extreme high temperatures where...
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IWMF Selects UAE-based journalist Anjana Sankar as 2024 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow
August 2nd, 2023 (WASHINGTON, DC, USA): The International Womens Media Foundation (IWMF) today announced print journalist Anjana Sankar as the organizations 2024 IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow. A veteran journalist, Sankar was chosen by a selection committee from more than 160 applicants across 59 countries. In its 19th year, the fellowship awards one journalist the opportunity to study and report...
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HHS Launches Innovation Challenge to Prevent Human Trafficking Among Women and Girls
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) Office on Womens Health (OWH), is launching a new challenge worth up to $1.8 million to organizations with successful innovative and life-changing approaches to address human trafficking prevention among women and girls in the United States. The...
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Digital Rights Foundation Pakistan received 75 cases of online harassment against journalists in 2022
July 24th, 2023 (Lahore, Pakistan): The Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) released its Policy Brief for journalists’ and media practitioners’ complaints received by the Cyber Harassment Helpline during the year 2022. In 2022 the Helpline received a total of 75 complaints from journalists and media practitioners consisting of 34 female, 40 male and 1 trans persons. Women journalists are...
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Womens World Cup 2023 viewership to cross 2 billion, double from 2019: Euromonitor International
Over 2 billion to tune into FIFA Womens World Cup 2023, up from 1.12 billion in 2019 Womens club football stadium attendance for 2022 in top leagues already exceeding pre-Covid levels FIFA Womens Football World Cup kicks off as audience for club football is on a high across Germany, England, and the US English Womens Super...
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UN Women and FIFA join forces for gender equality
July 19th, 2023 (New York, USA): UN Women and FIFA are coming together during the FIFA Womens World Cup in Australia & New Zealand 2023 (20 July to 20 August 2023) to celebrate the skills and achievements of the teams and players, to advance gender equality in football, and prevent abuse and discrimination on and...
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Less than 1 percent of women and girls live in a country with high womens empowerment and high gender parity
July 18th, 2023, (Kigali, Rwanda): No country has achieved full gender parity and fewer than 1 percent of women and girls live in a country with high womens empowerment and a small gender gap, according to a new global report launched by UN Women and UNDP today at the Women Deliver Conference. The report provides –...
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Ken Would Earn Over £4 million A Year More Than Barbie If He Worked The Same Roles, Gender Pay Gap Data Reveals
A shocking 90% of Barbies jobs pay men more money for doing the same thing Only six out of 59 (10%) roles analysed showed females to earn more than their male counterparts The top pay disparity role is a Judge; If Ken was a judge, hed be paid 31% more than Barbie doing the same role Lifetime salary...
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Dubai based author & First Chapter ELF Seddiqi Writers fellow Sara Hamdan wins major books deal with big 5 US publisher
June 15th, 2023 (Dubai, UAE): Dubai-based author Sara Hamdan has achieved a regional first in publishing: Her debut novel, What Will People Think?, got snapped up in a major two-book deal with US publisher Holt following a highly competitive auction. Holt is the prestigious publisher of literary giants including Hilary Mantel, Toni Morrison and Liane...
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The Gender Security Project launches Feminist Foreign Policy Online Course
(Information source: The Gender Security Project) Since 2014, 12 countries have adopted Feminist Foreign Policies. However, a lot more needs to be done in prioritizing feminism in feminist foreign policies. While some countries focused on providing aid, some chose to add women and stir. Instead of choosing to engage with feminist values and focusing on...