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Norway proposes 40 percent gender quota for large and mid-size unlisted firms
Large and mid-size private firms in Norway must have boards comprising at least 40 percent women, Norway’s government proposed in a bill on Monday, in ... World News -
Iran vows to prosecute women, close businesses that shun hijab
Iranian women will be prosecuted and businesses could risk being shut for failing to observe the country’s hijab rules, Iran’s police chief said, ... Middle East -
UN calls Afghanistan the world’s most repressive country for women
Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the country has become the most repressive in the world for women and girls, deprived of many of their ... World News -
China passes new women’s protection law, revamped for first time in decades
China passed legislation on Sunday aimed at giving women more protection against gender discrimination and sexual harassment, days after the bill was ... World News -
A year after Taliban’s return, some women fight for lost freedoms
Monesa Mubarez is not going to give up the rights she and other Afghan women won during 20 years of Western-backed rule easily.For the latest ... World News -
Pakistan police arrest two men accused of gang raping US woman
Pakistan’s police have arrested at least two people after a 21-year-old American woman reported she was gang raped at a hotel when she was visiting a ... World News -
Activists urge Iranian women to publicly unveil to protest crackdown
Iranian rights activists have urged women to publicly remove their veils on “National Day of Hijab and Chastity” on Tuesday, risking arrest for ... Middle East -
US envoy meets Taliban diplomat and presses women’s rights
The US special envoy on Afghanistan met with the Taliban’s chief diplomat on Saturday and stressed international opposition to the group’s treatment ... World News -
ILO report says Afghan crisis causing massive job losses
More than a half million people in Afghanistan have lost their jobs since the Taliban takeover in mid-August, the International Labor Organization ... World News -
First Saudi female racer appointed ambassador for F1 GP
Saudi Arabia’s first female racing driver Reema Juffali has been appointed an ambassador for the country’s inaugural Formula One Grand Prix in Jeddah ... Gulf -
Taliban disperse women protesters with gunfire in Kabul
The Taliban on Thursday violently cracked down on a small women’s rights demonstration, firing shots into the air and pushing back protesters, AFP ... World News -
Taliban special forces bring abrupt end to women’s protest
Taliban special forces in camouflage fired their weapons into the air Saturday, bringing an abrupt and frightening end to the latest protest march in ... World News -
Pakistani police arrest cleric over threats to kill Malala
Pakistani police have arrested a cleric after a video of him went viral on social media, in which he threatens Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai over ... World News -
Kuwait ruler stresses national unity in Ramadan speech
The ruler of Kuwait stressed the importance of national unity and stability in a speech marking the final ten days of Ramadan.For the latest headlines ... Gulf -
Women the majority in Spanish cabinet after reshuffle
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez reshuffled his government Tuesday, in a move that will see the majority of government posts handed to women.For ... World News -
Tokyo Olympics organizers face another sexism scandal
In yet another setback for the postponed Tokyo Olympics — and another involving comments about women — the games’ creative director Hiroshi Sasaki ... Sports -
British police officer to go on trial in October over Sarah Everard murder
A serving British police officer is set to go on trial in October accused of the kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard whose killing sparked anger and ... World News -
Pakistan's University of Lahore expels couple for embracing after marriage proposal
A university in deeply conservative Pakistan expelled two students who embraced after getting engaged on campus, after a video of the incident spread ... World News -
Man arrested in Turkey over viral video purporting to show him beating ex-wife
A man was arrested in Turkey on Sunday after a video on social media purportedly showing him beating his ex-wife on a street sparked outrage, state ... Middle East -
Australian police rule out investigation of cabinet minister accused of rape
Police on Tuesday ruled out investigating an unnamed Australian Cabinet minister over an allegation that he raped a 16-year-old girl more than 30 ... World News -
Legal investigation opened after Poland flag adorned with women's rights symbol
Prosecutors have opened an investigation into whether the Polish flag was publicly insulted after a family in Warsaw hung a flag from their balcony ... World News
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