Women

World News in Brief: Storm clouds over Gaza, deadly obstacles face Mexican women rights defenders, Latvia booze ban proves lifesaver

Since Monday, partners have assessed three possible sites for temporary shelters for people choosing to leave flood-prone areas or war-damaged…

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Endometriosis trial gives hope to millions of women in pain like me

Charlotte McCann has been dealing with severe pain from endometriosis since she was 14. It became so intolerable as an…

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Arab News | What We Are Reading Today: ‘Feral’ urges women to shape their own narratives

Author: Avril MillarThe book “Feral: A Grown Woman’s Guide to a Free and Ferocious Life” by Avril Millar is a…

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'Make women feel seen': Why the Dutch have a new word for labia

Campaigners hope the new words will lead to less body shaming and more sex positivity. Source link

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Reports of violence against women in Gaza surge, UN agency finds

Prior to the war, girls in Gaza outnumbered and outperformed boys at every level of education above primary school. Now,…

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Arab News | Nearly 3,000 women face risk of unassisted births as fighting rages in Yemen, UN warns

NEW YORK CITY: More than 2,700 pregnant women in Yemen face the risk of having to give birth without skilled…

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Arab News | Beyond the headlines: An outsider’s mission to share the human stories of Saudi women

RIYADH: When Belgian happiness manager Cindy Van Pollaert arrived in Saudi Arabia for the first time in 2021, she expected…

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Women and girls pay high price in DR Congo Ebola outbreak

This is evident in the city of Bunia, epicentre of the crisis, said Dr. Setcheme Mongbo, UN Women Representative in…

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Arab News | Countries demanding rights for Afghan women while cutting aid is ‘hypocrisy’: NRC’S head

KABUL: The head of the Norwegian Refugee Council aid group, Jan Egeland, criticised on Thursday what he called the “hypocrisy”…

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Testosterone bought by menopausal women posing as men due to NHS issues

Tomlinson said: "It's a postcode lottery and very dependent on the practice and the clinician, but you can hit barriers…

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