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Belfast court inflicts three-month suspended jail term for acquiring abortion pills online in first criminal prosecution for a decade.
Mothering behind bars.
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It has repercussions far beyond the prison gates.
Carrying water in rural Kenya.
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Many women in developing countries spend hours every day fetching water for their families. Reducing the burden of water work will improve their health and welfare.
Policies aimed at increasing workforce participation, childcare and early childhood development all have gender implications.
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Australia was a pioneer in gender budget analysis, but in recent years we’ve fallen behind. We need it back.
Canada shows the rest of the world how it’s done.
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The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is parity. World leaders take note.
The study found that the average total remuneration for female managers was equal to just the base salary for their male counterparts.
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Women receive less pay than men, especially at a top management level, and are less represented on the board of organisations, a new study has found.
Does gender make a difference on a jury?
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Do women in the Oval Office or the courtroom make a genuine difference? Research from English juries suggest they do.
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Both Democratic candidates are strong feminists, which makes it harder for Hillary to claim women’s votes as her birthright.
Born this way.
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The IOC’s changes to transgender policy is useful, but the situation is still complicated.
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Many women played a role in the Home Guard, despite the fact that they weren’t strictly supposed to.
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Women are more likely to claim in-work benefits so they’re more likely to have their movement restricted by the UK’s EU renegotiation.
There seems to be a level of implicit trust between gay men and straight women.
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Research shows that women are especially drawn to gay men in certain contexts.
We are still profoundly uncomfortable about the fact that females bleed once a month for half of their lives.
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Ask any young woman whether she feels embarrassed by her periods and she’ll likely deny it. Her grandmother might have hidden all evidence of “the curse” but not today’s liberated women. Right?
Topless women gather near Iceland’s parliament in 2015 for the Free the Nipple campaign.
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What is often overlooked in discussions about the sexual appeal of breasts is that they have not always been regarded as irresistibly attractive in all points in history and across all cultures.
Pregnant women in three Australian cities are not told that lead exposure during pregnancy is linked to miscarriage and early delivery.
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Parents in three Australian states are being given misleading advice about the dangers of lead to babies and small children – including failing to warn pregnant women about miscarriage risks.
Star Wars actor Daisy Ridley leaves a couple of stormtroopers on the sidelines.
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Rey, Leia and Captain Phasma prove this film is light years ahead of the gender equality curve.
Key player in Paris: Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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Including more women in international climate negotiations will lead to better results. Here are 15 climate champions already making a difference.
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It may oversimplify the issue but at least a new video animation on consent isn’t victim blaming.
Women who live in countries with more generous childcare policies are more likely to start growth-oriented businesses.
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Women in countries with better access to policies like paid leave and subsidized child care are more likely to start a business oriented toward growth and job creation.
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Every Bond film since the 1970s has promised to revolutionise the Bond girl and bring something new to the table. They haven’t yet.