In conflict-hit countries, coronavirus testing may not reach women
Washington DC, USThomson Reuters Foundation Big gaps between the number of male and female coronavirus cases in parts of Africa and the Middle East suggest that women may be struggling to access testing or care, an aid agency said on Wednesday. In Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen, more than 70 per cent of reported cases were […]
A peaceful world requires more women politicians, says former US president
Thomson Reuters Foundation Discrimination against women and girls is a more pressing global challenge than disparities in income between the rich and the poor, former US President Jimmy Carter said on Tuesday. The 93-year-old, who established the Carter Center in 1982 to prevent and resolve conflicts and push for human rights, also backed women to […]