Tag #Gender Inequality

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Dating App Hack Exposes 70,000 Women to Online Harassment

A dating app designed to vet men was hacked, exposing over 70,000 images of female users, leading to online harassment and safety concerns; the app's owner is facing lawsuits, and the incident reveals broader issues of gender inequality and online safety.

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Gender Equality
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Maternal Burnout: A Societal Failure

An Australian mother describes her experience of severe burnout from motherhood, connecting her personal struggles to broader societal issues and systemic failures in supporting mothers, leading to declining birth rates and insufficient caregivers for the future.

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Good Health and Well-being
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Hungarian Village Mass Poisoning: Midwife's Role in 50+ Deaths

In the Hungarian village of Nagyrev, between 1911 and 1929, over 50 men were murdered by their wives using arsenic provided by the midwife, Zsuzsanna Fazekas, who was later found dead from arsenic poisoning herself. The case, discovered after an unusually high number of deaths in the village cemeter...

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Gender Equality
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UK Retired Women Face Four-Month Pension Gap Compared to Men

A new report reveals that retired women in the UK experience a £7,600 annual pension shortfall compared to men, equivalent to four months of pension income, due to lower lifetime earnings and career breaks for caregiving.

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Gender Equality
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Divorce in Pakistan and the Philippines: Systemic Gender Inequality

In Pakistan and the Philippines, women initiating divorce face significant challenges, including retaliatory actions, financial insecurity, social stigma, and legal obstacles, highlighting systemic gender inequality and the need for legal and societal reforms.

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Gender Equality
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Gaza's Women Journalists: A Story of Courage and Inequality

Female journalists in Gaza face immense dangers and societal pressures during the ongoing conflict, with over 30 killed since October 2023, highlighting gender-based inequalities and safety concerns within the profession.

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Gender Equality
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Women's Equality Day: Progress and Persistent Barriers to Voting Rights

Women's Equality Day (August 26th) marks the 19th Amendment's passage in 1920, granting some women suffrage; however, systemic barriers and modern-day voting restrictions threaten equal access to voting rights in 2025.

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Gender Equality
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Celebrity Abuse Allegations Spark Turkish Exposés

Recent media praised Brad Pitt despite domestic violence accusations by Angelina Jolie, while Turkish actress Doğa Lara Akkaya exposed Tayanç Ayaydın's on-set abuse, sparking a wave of exposés against powerful men in the entertainment industry, challenging the established narrative and advocating fo...

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Gender Equality
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Pakistan Divorce: Legal and Social Challenges for Women

In Pakistan, Zoya Ahmed's divorce has led to false police reports from her husband, highlighting the legal and social challenges faced by women seeking divorce in the country and the broader region, where financial insecurity, emotional trauma, and social stigma are common consequences.

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Gender Equality
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Afghan Women Trapped in Mental Health System Due to Taliban Restrictions

A Kabul mental health center houses 104 women, many victims of abuse and neglect, trapped by Afghanistan's restrictive policies and societal norms that prevent independent living, highlighting a worsening mental health crisis among women.

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Gender Equality
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Australia's Superannuation Tax Reform: Addressing Inequity for Low-Income Earners

Australia's tax reform debate focuses on superannuation, with a proposal to trim concessions for high-balance accounts while overlooking the 1.2 million low-income earners, mostly women, receiving no concessions and paying more tax on super than their income.

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Reduced Inequality
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Refugee Women's Employment Challenges in Germany

Donya, an Afghan refugee and qualified midwife, overcame significant challenges including trauma and credential recognition to find work as a caregiver in Germany, highlighting the systemic barriers faced by refugee women in the German job market.

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28% Bias Score

Gender Equality

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