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UN Women urges world to press gender equality post-pandemic

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<p>UNITED NATIONS &mdash; The U.N.’s premiere global body fighting for gender equality should be tackling the yawning gap between men and women when it...

UN Women urges world to press gender equality post-pandemic

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UNITED NATIONS — The U.N.’s premiere global body fighting for gender equality should be tackling the yawning gap between men and women when it...

Acclaimed Egyptian feminist Nawal Saadawi dies at age 89

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<p>CAIRO &mdash; Nawal Saadawi, a renowned Egyptian feminist, psychiatrist and novelist, whose writings have stirred controversy for decades in an overwhelming conservative society, died...

Acclaimed Egyptian feminist Nawal Saadawi dies at age 89

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CAIRO — Nawal Saadawi, a renowned Egyptian feminist, psychiatrist and novelist, whose writings have stirred controversy for decades in an overwhelming conservative society, died...

Turkey withdraws from European treaty protecting women

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ISTANBUL — Turkey has withdrawn from a landmark European treaty protecting women from violence that it was the first to sign 10 years ago...

House expected to pass two bills aimed at bolstering women

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<p>WASHINGTON &mdash; With a nod to Women’s History Month, the Democratic-led House is expected to pass two measures Wednesday, one designed to protect women...

House expected to pass two bills aimed at bolstering women

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WASHINGTON — With a nod to Women’s History Month, the Democratic-led House is expected to pass two measures Wednesday, one designed to protect women...

Kenyan court refuses to allow female genital mutiliation

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NAKURU, Kenya — A Kenyan court Wednesday refused to allow female circumcision for consenting adults, saying that unlike the male cut it does not...

Police protest response stokes outrage ahead of crime bill

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LONDON — The British government is under pressure to do more to protect women and ensure the right to protest as Parliament prepares to...

London police under pressure over clashes at women’s protest

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<p>LONDON &mdash; London’s Metropolitan Police was under heavy pressure Sunday to explain its actions during a vigil for a woman whom one of the...