New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, received a standing ovation as she discussed democracy, gun reform and disinformation during her commencement speech at Harvard on Thursday May. 26.
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Mexico Will Now Allow Girls Who Have Been Raped To Get An Abortion Without Parental Consent
Mexico’s Supreme Court has ruled that all girls can get an abortion without parental consent in cases of rape.
Afghan Male TV Presenters Are Also Covering Their Faces To Support Women Colleagues Forced To Do So
As a sign of solidarity, male TV anchors in Afghanistan have started to cover their faces after the Taliban forced their women colleagues to cover up on air.
These Pakistani-Spanish Sisters Were Lured Home And Murdered By Their Husbands, Brother And Uncle
Two Pakistani-Spanish sisters have been allegedly murdered by their husbands, uncle, and brother in a so-called “honor killing” on Friday May 20.
Ukraine’s First Lady Has Opened Up About The War’s Effect On Her Family In A Rare Interview
Olena Zelenska, Ukraine’s first lady, has opened up about the toll the war has taken on her family in a rare interview with president Volodymyr Zelensky.
This Ukrainian-Canadian Woman Is Painting Flowers Over Bullet Holes Left From The War In Bucha
Meet Ivanka Siolkowsky, a Ukrainian-Canadian woman who has been painting flowers over bullet holes left over from the war in Ukraine’s Bucha.
Girls In Ethiopia Are Being Forced Into Child Marriages Due To A Huge Drought And Lack Of Resources
Ethiopia is seeing a dramatic increase in child marriage across areas that have been affected by drought.
A Tokyo Medical University That Made Entrance Exams Harder For Women Was Told To Pay Damages
A court in Tokyo has ordered a medical university to pay compensation to 13 women for gender-based discrimination after it secretly made the entrance exam harder for women.
This Kenyan Nurse Fighting Against FGM And Child Marriage Has Been Named The World’s Best Nurse
Anna Qabale Duba, a Kenyan nurse who campaigns against child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM), has been crowned the world’s best nurse for her work.
Women In Cambodia Can’t Stop Playing With This Penis-Like Plant And Now It Might Go Extinct
A local penis-like plant in Cambodia is at risk of extinction after a video of three woman playing with the plant went viral.
France Has Appointed This Engineer And Politician As Its First Woman Prime Minister In 30 Years
French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed the country’s first woman prime minister in over 30 years.
Israeli Police Attacked Mourners At The Funeral For This Palestinian-American Journalist Who Was Killed
Israeli police have assaulted mourners attending the funeral of Shireen Abu Akleh, a veteran Palestinian-American journalist who was shot dead covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank.