Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a Nigerian economist and the country’s former finance minister, is set to become the first woman director general of the World Trade Organization.
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Thailand’s Parliament has voted to legalize abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy but people who undergo the procedure later in their pregnancies may still face fines and up to six months in prison.
Estonia Has Appointed Its First Woman Prime Minister
Kaja Kallas, a 43-year-old lawyer and former EU lawmaker, will lead a new cabinet that will replace the previous cabinet resigned earlier in January over a corruption scandal.
This Chinese Woman With One Leg Won A Bodybuilding Competition And People Are Loving It
Images of Gui Yuna, a former paralympian with one leg at a bodybuilding competition in China have gone viral on social media.
This Woman Did A Photoshoot As A Mermaid Lying In Trash On A Beach In Bali To Protest Plastic Pollution
People in Bali, who spent the first days of 2021 cleaning tons of trash that had washed up onto the famous Kuta Beach, were taken by surprise when they saw a woman dressed in a mermaid costume lying among the plastic waste on Monday Jan. 4.
Moscow’s Metro Has Hired Its First Women Train Drivers After A Law Banning Women Drivers Was Lifted
The Moscow Metro hired 12 women train drivers for the first time after Russia last year changed its decades-old regulation banning women from certain jobs.
Argentina’s Government Has Finally Voted To Legalize Abortion After Narrowly Rejecting A Bill In 2018
In a historic moment, Argentina’s senate voted to legalize abortion on Wednesday Dec. 30, making the majority Catholic country the largest Latin American nation to allow for abortions in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.
This Iranian Instagram Influencer Jailed For 10 Years For Her Distorted Selfies Has Reportedly Been Freed
Sahar Tabar, a 19-year-old Iranian Instagram influencer famous for her heavily distorted selfies that resembled a zombie-like Angelina Jolie, has reportedly been freed from prison after she was given a 10 year sentence earlier this month.
Pakistan Is Introducing A New Anti-Rape Law To Speed Up Rape Trials And Toughen Sentences
Pakistan’s president has approved a new anti-rape law that will create special fast track courts to try rape trials within four months and toughen sentences.
In A First, A UK Court Ruled Air Pollution Caused This 9-Year-Old Girl’s Death From An Asthma Attack
The death of a nine-year-old girl in the UK has made legal history after a coroner’s court listed air pollution as one of the causes of death for the first time.
Denmark’s Government Has Passed A Law That Defines Sex Without Explicit Consent As Rape
Denmark’s government has passed a law that clearly defines sex without explicit consent as rape.
The Mayor Of Paris Has Been Fined $110,000 For Appointing Too Many Women To Her Government
Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, has been fined 90,000 euros ($110,000) for appointing too many women to senior management positions.