A veil is an article of clothing, which is intended to cover some part of the head or face. A veil is almost exclusively worn by women, although some instances exist where men also wear a veil. The first recorded instance of veiling for women is recorded in an Assyrian legal text from the 13th […]
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Gender in the Media – February 2015
Gender pay gap in Australia rises slightly to 18.8%, ABS data show (The Guardian 26.02.2015) IMF Chief: Closing The Gender Gap Makes Economic Sense (Huffington Post 23.02.15) Bill aims to close the gender wage gap (23.02.15) A vote to criminalise gender-selective abortion will be a disaster for women (The Guardian 23.02.15) Turkish Men Are Wearing […]
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Gender in the Media – March 2015
Egyptian Woman Reveals 42-Year Secret of Survival: Pretending to Be a Man (The NY Times 25.03.2015) Women’s rights activists use social media to get their message out (The Guardian 19.03.2015) Alarming Number Of Women Think Spousal Abuse Is Sometimes OK (NPR 18.03.2015) Why Young Western Women Go To Syria (rferl.org 17.03.2015) Number of unmarried women […]
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WILPF 2015 Conference: Uniting a Global Movement of Women’s Power to Stop War
The WILPF 2015 Conference is the place where hundreds of women peacemakers from all over the world will come together to establish a new peace agenda for the 21st century. In 2015, at our International Conference and by connecting, strengthening and celebrating the work of all women peacemakers across the world, WILPF will once again […]
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Accelerating Business Growth by gender Balance in Decision-Making. Women in Middle Management in Italy
March 2015, AFAEMME, Giulia Fedele Equality between men and women is a fundamental right of EU Community Law and a core commitment of the European Union. If it is true that some progress has been made in the last twenty years, it is also true that despite years of rhetoric the representation of women in […]
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