Tag: Equality
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Tens of thousands of women strike in name of gender equality – Channel 4 News
[ad_1] Tens of thousands of women in Iceland refused to go to work today, including the country’s female prime minister, in the name of gender equality. Known as the “Women’s Day Off”, the 24-hour strike saw shops shuttered, and hospitals operating on skeleton staff, as women protested against wage discrimination and gender-based violence in the…
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Long walk to Transgender Rights and Gender Equality
[ad_1] By: Shobha Shukla and Bobby Ramakant Although governments have committed to achieve gender equality by 2030 as part of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said recently that it will take another 300 years to achieve it fully. More worrying is that attitudes in some countries, particularly South Korea,…
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Nepal Takes a Step Toward LGBTQ Equality – The Diplomat
[ad_1] Commercial On Might 2, a landmark resolution was handed down by a Division Bench of the Supreme Courtroom of Nepal, comprising Justices Hari Prasad Phuyal and Tanka Bahadur Moktan. The courtroom ordered the federal government of Nepal to formally acknowledge same-sex marriage, marking a major stride towards equality within the nation. Along with this…