From their voting habits to their leadership roles, Black women play a defining role in our political system. Over the last few years, more and more Black women have made history, and their roles and voices are being recognized in newfound ways — and it’s leading to change. What are the top issues for Black
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New research from the Alan Turing Institute found that a majority of women feared they would be targeted by harmful online behaviour if they did.
They are also far more likely than men to be targeted by threats and harassment if they do so, the study found, and women are 96 per cent more likely to feel low after being online.
Women in Liberia are breaking barriers by taking on roles in fields traditionally dominated by men. While active leadership roles are reserved for men in Liberia, Madam Sonda Geepea Wilson has broken the taboo and mastered the art of empowering rural women, enabling them to etch a decent livelihood. Madam Geepea-Wilson was born in Sanniquellie []
Big Picture: A celebration of talentRaging debates about the need for a tournament like the WPL feel all too recent.They said there wasn't enough talent depth to split into enough teams to form a league and captivate audiences. On Friday evening, 25,000 fans packed into the Arun Jaitley Stadium to witness Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Mumbai Indians in the Eliminator.On Sunday, the same crowd will turn fanatical in their support for Delhi Capitals, who will have a second shot at WPL glory....
Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastChalmers: we can have cost-of-living relief and wage growthHere is how Jim Chalmers was selling the wage submission (at least on ABC TV this morning). The treasurer said it wasn’t a binary choice between cost of living relief and wages growth:We don’t see cost of living relief as ‘instead of’ decent wages growth. We want to see wages growth on top of the billions of dollars of cost of living relief...
MONROVIA, Liberia—Women’s rights activists were jubilant when Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became Liberia and Africa’s first democratically elected female president in 2005. It was a historic achievement for Liberia and the continent, where women struggle for representation in male-dominated societies. By R. Joyclyn Wea with New Narratives But two decades later the number of women holding []
The horrific sexist and racist comments about MP Diane Abbott from a major Tory donor should show everyone that politics is not a safe or welcoming place for Black women. Everyone rushed to discuss what implications this might have for women’s safety. Everyone, that is, except for Diane Abbott herself, who was not given permission to speak during PMQs, and was forced to stand and listen while others discussed her abuse. And Westminster isn’t the only place where women are made to feel unwelcome...
Why do some women choose to have large families? As the American birth rate declines, academic Catherine Ruth Pakaluk decided to look at the 5% Read More
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — In June 1948, President Harry Truman signed the Women's Armed Service Integration Act which allowed women to have permanent status in the armed forces. Since then, women across all branches have made their mark in today’s military and continue to strive for a better tomorrow.
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (March 13, 2024) – Americans have celebrated Women’s History Month in March since 1987 to reflect on the progress women have made throughout our nation’s history. This year’s theme focuses on the great achievements by women that have helped instill equality and inclusivity throughout the past and into the present.