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Statue of young girl stares down Wall Street bull

As many American women prepare to draw attention to their role in the workplace, a Wall Street firm on Tuesday (7 March) put up a statue of a girl in front of Lower Manhattans well-known bronze charging bull, as if to fearlessly stare it down.Placing the diminutive, grade school-aged girl in front of the massive bull on the eve of International Womens Day was a way of calling attention to the lack of gender diversity on corporate boards and the pay gap of women working in financial services, a spokeswoman for State Street Global Advisors said.

Mar 9, 2017

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Heres what a day without a woman looks like

Following on the Women’s March, which saw several million people across the U.S. protest the day after the inauguration of President Donald Trump in January, women across the U.S. and around the world are striking for the day. Sabrina Stein is one of the many women who took the day off from work. Women are being encouraged to skip work, whether it’s a 9-to-5 job or childcare and domestic responsibilities and wear red to show solidarity.

Mar 9, 2017

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How Mozambique schoolkids use theatre to warn against child marriage

Child marriage is rife in Mozambique, with 48% of girls married off before they turn 18.

Mar 8, 2017

It's time to curb gender bias in medical research, and take women's pain more seriously

Potentially fatal diseases apart, efforts in medical research on women's health seem to be centred around the notion that the primary reason of her being is to reproduce.

Mar 8, 2017

3 workers die while cleaning Bengaluru sewage drains despite prohibition on manual scavenging

Over 50 manual scavengers have died in the last five years in Bengaluru, according to Clifton D'Rozario, advocate for BWSSB contract workers' union.

Mar 7, 2017

Protests planned in US after Donald Trump signs new travel ban

Amnesty International USA and ACLU have condemned Donald Trump administration's new ban and have once again called it a "Muslim ban."

Mar 7, 2017

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Tanzanias ghost people: Putting an end to albino persecution

Recent incidents of grave digging of albinos highlight how more needs to be done to tackle violence.

Feb 25, 2017

This Kerala priest's video talk on girls wearing jeans and t-shirt goes viral for wrong reason; netizens rave about it

The video of the Kerala priest's comments on the dressing style of modern girls has garnered mixed response from the netizens.

Feb 27, 2017

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Kerala: People demand action against the growing menace of moral policing in God's Own Country

As the shocking death of Aneesh, who was harassed on Valentine's Day, jolts Kerala, it's time for people in the state to join forces against the moral police.

Feb 25, 2017

Srinivas Kuchibhotla shot dead in Kansas: PM Modi should focus on protecting Indians in US, not on banal rhetoric

While PM Modi is busy urging America to keep an open mind about issuing H1-B visas to Indians, the government also needs to make the right diplomatic moves about hate crimes in the US.

Feb 24, 2017

Indian army soldiers keep guard in Kashmir

Is Jammu and Kashmir on the boil after Indian Army chief Bipin Rawat's warning?

Political leaders have been saying that the only way to solve the Kashmir issue is through political engagement, and not through violence and threats.

Feb 17, 2017

Iraq: 25 children die of hunger in Mosul due to ISIS blockade; thousands more at risk

ISIS forbids sale of food and water, except to families of its own members. The UN has also stopped sending aid to Mosul.

Feb 16, 2017

Bengaluru crime: 5-year-old faces corporal punishment, humiliation in school by teacher

The girl's mother took to social media recently to narrate the harrowing experience her daughter went through.

Feb 14, 2017

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Planned Parenthood supporters and opponents march across US

Anti-abortion groups and Planned Parenthood supporters took to the streets across the US. Pro-lifers organised demonstrations at more than 200 Planned Parenthood locations.They want US President Donald Trump to stop federal funding to the women’s health provider.Supporters of Planned Parenthood staged around 150 counter-protests. Planned Parenthood offers health services including birth control, STI tests, cancer screening for men and women, and abortions.

Feb 12, 2017

UP elections 2017: Will Uma Bharti's comments on torture of rapists rile human rights groups?

Human rights groups may claim that men had been tortured without proof under Uma Bharti's reign as MP CM, while men's rights activists may cite false rape case statistics.

Feb 10, 2017

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