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Malawi’s new female cabinet ministers vow to push for jobs for women
Blantyre, MalawiThomson Reuters Foundation Malawi’s newly-elected President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed women to a record 12 of 31 cabinet positions, with the new female leaders vowing to use their roles to help other women. Women now hold 39 per cent of the ministerial and deputy minister roles in the cabinet appointed by Chakwera, 65, who […]
Olympics 2020 set to break new record on gender equality
New York City, USThomson Reuters Foundation The Tokyo 2020 Olympics is on track for a new record – having an almost equal number of female and male athletes for the first time, the International Committee announced on Tuesday. The percentage of female athletes competing at the Olympics in Japan in July is expected to rise […]
“Unpaid and unseen”: Female workers bolster Britain’s economy
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Young women are totting up the hours of unpaid work they do – from childcare to housework – to invoice Britain’s Treasury and highlight their undervalued contribution to the economy. The Young Women’s Trust on Wednesday launched an online calculator enabling women to work out and share online the value of their […]
Female Syrian doctor in Oscar-nominated film hopes to inspire women
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation A female Syrian doctor who ran an underground hospital in a besieged rebel stronghold says she hopes an Oscar-nominated documentary showing her work will encourage other women and girls to demand equal treatment with men. Amani Ballour, 32, is seen facing bombardments and shortages of food and medicine while also challenging […]
Equality won’t happen by itself, says Finnish PM
Davos, SwitzerlandThomson Reuters Foundation Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin called on Thursday for governments and companies to do more to ensure women were treated fairly, saying equality would not happen by itself. Gender parity is a big theme at the 50th annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, with a host of reports highlighting continued […]
Equality at work ‘decades away’ in Britain as men dominate top jobs
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Equality for women at work is decades away in Britain, according to a study released on Monday that found just six per cent of chief executives at leading companies are female, with representation in some sectors going backwards. Men still dominate positions of power across politics, the law, media, sport and […]
Free bus rides seen as just one step to get more Indian women into public life
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Providing free bus travel for female commuters in Delhi should help more women join the workforce and improve their safety but a lot more needs to be done to give them better access to public life, according to one of India’s top court lawyers. From building more bathrooms for women, providing […]
Kenya’s President vows to push for more women in power and end FGM
VancouverThomson Reuters Foundation Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta promised to push for more women in power, keep all girls in school, tackle child marriage and end female genital mutilation at the opening of the world’s biggest gender equality conference on Monday. He told delegates attending Women Deliver in Vancouver that Kenya would make it compulsory for […]
Switzerland ranked as best country for women’s rights – OECD
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Switzerland, which promotes equality at home and in the workplace, has been ranked the best country for women’s rights, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said in a report on Friday. Denmark, Sweden, France and Portugal were the next best-performing countries, according to an index that ranked 120 nations on how […]