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Beijing+30: Global Setbacks in Gender Equality
A new report by Equality Now reveals that despite the Beijing Declaration's commitment to gender equality, significant regressions persist across the globe, including in the US, Poland, Turkey, and several other nations, with concerning setbacks in abortion rights, domestic violence legislation, and...
Beijing+30: Global Setbacks in Gender Equality
A new report by Equality Now reveals that despite the Beijing Declaration's commitment to gender equality, significant regressions persist across the globe, including in the US, Poland, Turkey, and several other nations, with concerning setbacks in abortion rights, domestic violence legislation, and...
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48% Bias Score
Kenyan Center Empowers Maasai Girls Through Education and Self-Defense
The Enkakenya Centre for Excellence in Transmara, Kenya, rescues Maasai girls from early marriage and FGM, providing education and self-defense training, resulting in empowered girls pursuing careers and advocating against harmful practices; a 2022 survey showed a strong correlation between educatio...
Kenyan Center Empowers Maasai Girls Through Education and Self-Defense
The Enkakenya Centre for Excellence in Transmara, Kenya, rescues Maasai girls from early marriage and FGM, providing education and self-defense training, resulting in empowered girls pursuing careers and advocating against harmful practices; a 2022 survey showed a strong correlation between educatio...
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44% Bias Score
Italy Criminalizes Feminicide, Increases Penalties for Gender-Based Violence
Italy's government passed a bill establishing "feminicide" as a specific crime with life imprisonment, increasing penalties for related offenses, and enhancing victim protections, aiming to curb gender-based violence.
Italy Criminalizes Feminicide, Increases Penalties for Gender-Based Violence
Italy's government passed a bill establishing "feminicide" as a specific crime with life imprisonment, increasing penalties for related offenses, and enhancing victim protections, aiming to curb gender-based violence.
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48% Bias Score
Italy Approves Life Imprisonment for Femicide, Strengthening Measures Against Gender Violence
Italy's government approved a bill introducing life imprisonment for femicide, increasing penalties for related crimes, and mandating victim involvement in legal proceedings to combat violence against women; the bill now heads to parliament.
Italy Approves Life Imprisonment for Femicide, Strengthening Measures Against Gender Violence
Italy's government approved a bill introducing life imprisonment for femicide, increasing penalties for related crimes, and mandating victim involvement in legal proceedings to combat violence against women; the bill now heads to parliament.
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52% Bias Score
UK Report: Nearly 10% of Women Killed by Men Were Mothers Murdered by Sons
A UK report reveals that nearly 10% of the 2,000 women killed by men since 2009 were mothers murdered by their sons; this finding, along with other statistics on femicide, highlights systemic failures and fuels calls for government intervention.
UK Report: Nearly 10% of Women Killed by Men Were Mothers Murdered by Sons
A UK report reveals that nearly 10% of the 2,000 women killed by men since 2009 were mothers murdered by their sons; this finding, along with other statistics on femicide, highlights systemic failures and fuels calls for government intervention.
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40% Bias Score
Nova Scotia Budget Criticized for Insufficient Funding to Address Gender-Based Violence Crisis
Nova Scotia's $17.6 billion 2025-26 budget includes $100 million for gender-based violence, but faces criticism for lacking substantial new funding despite six women being killed by male partners since October, prompting calls for an epidemic-level response.
Nova Scotia Budget Criticized for Insufficient Funding to Address Gender-Based Violence Crisis
Nova Scotia's $17.6 billion 2025-26 budget includes $100 million for gender-based violence, but faces criticism for lacking substantial new funding despite six women being killed by male partners since October, prompting calls for an epidemic-level response.
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44% Bias Score
Zambia Drought: US Aid Cuts Exacerbate "Sex-for-Fish" Exploitation
Severe drought in Zambia, worsened by US aid cuts, forces women into "sex-for-fish" exchanges, highlighting the intersection of climate change, economic hardship, and gender-based violence.
Zambia Drought: US Aid Cuts Exacerbate "Sex-for-Fish" Exploitation
Severe drought in Zambia, worsened by US aid cuts, forces women into "sex-for-fish" exchanges, highlighting the intersection of climate change, economic hardship, and gender-based violence.
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64% Bias Score
Global Gender Equality Progress Threatened by Setbacks and Funding Cuts
A UN Women report reveals that while gender equality has improved, alarming setbacks are occurring in several countries, with funding cuts and the rise of anti-feminist movements jeopardizing progress, impacting at least 4,500 women in Ukraine.
Global Gender Equality Progress Threatened by Setbacks and Funding Cuts
A UN Women report reveals that while gender equality has improved, alarming setbacks are occurring in several countries, with funding cuts and the rise of anti-feminist movements jeopardizing progress, impacting at least 4,500 women in Ukraine.
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40% Bias Score
Rome Hosts Large Trans-Feminist Demonstration, Criticizing Government's Response to Gender Violence
On March 8th, approximately 20,000 people participated in a trans-feminist demonstration in Rome, organized by Non una di meno, protesting gender-based violence, criticizing the government's insufficient response to femicide, and advocating for systemic change.
Rome Hosts Large Trans-Feminist Demonstration, Criticizing Government's Response to Gender Violence
On March 8th, approximately 20,000 people participated in a trans-feminist demonstration in Rome, organized by Non una di meno, protesting gender-based violence, criticizing the government's insufficient response to femicide, and advocating for systemic change.
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44% Bias Score
Mexican Femicide Trial Delayed Amidst Family's Revictimization
The family of Cecilia Monzón, a Mexican lawyer and activist murdered in 2022, faces continued revictimization as the trial against her alleged killers is repeatedly delayed by legal challenges, highlighting systemic issues within the Mexican justice system.
Mexican Femicide Trial Delayed Amidst Family's Revictimization
The family of Cecilia Monzón, a Mexican lawyer and activist murdered in 2022, faces continued revictimization as the trial against her alleged killers is repeatedly delayed by legal challenges, highlighting systemic issues within the Mexican justice system.
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64% Bias Score
Spanish Gender-Violence Courts Face Collapse Under New Law
A new Spanish law will assign all sexual offenses against women to gender-violence courts, increasing their workload by at least 20% starting October 3rd, potentially causing a "total collapse" due to understaffing and resource shortages; judges fear this will endanger victims.
Spanish Gender-Violence Courts Face Collapse Under New Law
A new Spanish law will assign all sexual offenses against women to gender-violence courts, increasing their workload by at least 20% starting October 3rd, potentially causing a "total collapse" due to understaffing and resource shortages; judges fear this will endanger victims.
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44% Bias Score
Police Training on Non-Contact Sexual Offenses Improves
A new online training module on responding to non-contact sexual offenses, developed with input from the mother of murdered student Libby Squire, has been completed by over 2,000 officers in England and Wales, aiming to improve responses to these often underreported crimes and prevent escalation to ...
Police Training on Non-Contact Sexual Offenses Improves
A new online training module on responding to non-contact sexual offenses, developed with input from the mother of murdered student Libby Squire, has been completed by over 2,000 officers in England and Wales, aiming to improve responses to these often underreported crimes and prevent escalation to ...
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44% Bias Score
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