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230 million women have been circumcised worldwide
More than 230 million women and girls have undergone genital mutilation, most of them living in Africa, according to a report released Friday by the United Nations children’s agency. Over…
International Women’s Rights Day | Portraits of women who are changing the world
They clear, build, innovate. They get involved, help, show the way. On this International Women’s Rights Day, portraits of pioneering and supportive women. Posted at 8:21 a.m. The breath of…
Quebec | Nearly 7,500 women would work in the construction industry in 2023
(Montreal) The progression of women in the construction industry continues; it reached a peak of 7,470 workers having worked on a construction site during the year 2023, i.e. 250 more…
On the road to the Oscars | Eight women who made history
On this International Women’s Day, and two days before the big night of cinema, let’s celebrate eight women who have left their mark on the history of the Oscars. Posted…
“What we owe to women who wish to have access to abortion is that it be simple,” declares Aurore Bergé
The Minister Delegate for Equality between Women and Men wants to increase “support for first aid and women’s information centers”, she declared on Friday. Published on 08/03/2024 12:29 Reading time:…
Quebec urges Ottawa to criminalize coercive control to protect women
The Quebec government is urging Ottawa to criminalize coercive control in order to better protect women victims of domestic violence. It is your “duty”, he even adds in a letter…
the women of Gaza have nothing to celebrate
Published on 08/03/2024 10:10 Video length: 1 min International Women’s Day: Women in Gaza have nothing to celebrate International Women’s Day seems incidental to those living in Gaza, where the…
“We can guarantee that not a single euro will be missing to support victims of violence against women,” promises Prisca Thevenot
The Minister Delegate in charge of Democratic Renewal wants to develop everywhere the “capacity to welcome this speech which wants to be freed”. Article written by franceinfo – with France…
in the construction sector, women are trying to find a place in professions considered masculine
The distribution of professions remains very gendered in France, particularly in the predominantly male construction sector. Some women, however, decide to impose themselves there, like Mellina Boras, whom we met…
women called for domestic work strike for March 8
On the occasion of the international day of struggle for women’s rights, around fifty organizations, associations and unions are calling for a work and domestic strike on Friday. Franceinfo collected…
Quebec women | The Press
Quebecers define themselves first as women, then as mothers and finally as spouses. In English Canada, the order is reversed, Canadian women consider themselves first as mothers, then spouses and…
The women who manage the emergency at the Old Brewery Mission
At the Old Brewery Mission, the men’s emergency services management team is female. On the occasion of International Women’s Day, March 8, The duty followed those who work on the…
Women are more affected by migraine and continue to be stigmatized
Although we often hear about it, migraine remains a little-known and often debilitating chronic illness for people who suffer from it. It also affects three times more women than men.…
Women are more affected by migraine and continue to be stigmatized
Although we often hear about it, migraine remains a little-known and often debilitating chronic illness for people who suffer from it. It also affects three times more women than men.…
More than 400 women from the literary world, including Annie Ernaux and Vanessa Springora, denounce “the persistence of sexual assault and rape” in the industry
A collective of authors, editors and teacher-researchers called, Thursday, in a column in the newspaper “Le Monde”, for the organization of general states for women. Published on 03/07/2024 5:19 p.m.…
Pay inequalities between women and men, government savings plan, 2024 Olympics… Sophie Binet’s “8:30 am franceinfo”
The general secretary of the CGT was the guest of “8h30 franceinfo”, Thursday March 7, 2024. Published on 07/03/2024 11:56 Update on 07/03/2024 11:57 Reading time: 23 min Sophie Binet,…
The place of women in visual arts today, not so rosy
“In general, people have the impression that the place of women in visual art is a done deal, that it is settled. The path is not paved, however,” says Mylène…
self-defense classes reserved for women
Published on 06/03/2024 10:48 Video length: 3 min Bolivia: self-defense courses reserved for women Bolivia: self-defense courses reserved for women (FRANCEINFO) In Bolivia, eight out of ten women have experienced…
In Chile, a law penalizes incitement to suicide by women
(Concepción) Antonia Garros threw herself from 13e floor of a building in the south of Chile after being beaten up for the umpteenth time by her companion. Although the country…
women are more represented but still less than men, according to Arcom
The Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication (Arcom) published its annual report on Tuesday on the representation of women on television and radio. Published on 03/06/2024 3:51 p.m. Reading…