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- The Online Citizen: “Plead for Mercy” advocates for single parents Jun-18The strenuous circumstances under which single parents live and raise their families are the result of “discriminatory policies” which “do not even recognize them as family [nuclei]”, in the words of Mr Leong Sze Hian, the third and last speaker of t …
- The Telegraph: Pakistan's only female fighter pilot is ready for … Jun-18Farooq, from Punjab province’s historic city of Bahawalpur, is one of 19 women who have become pilots in the Pakistan Air Force over the last decade.
- Reuters: Afghan women lose political power as fears grow Jun-18A legal requirement that women make up at least a quarter of all provincial elected officials was quietly removed by conservative male parliamentarians, officials said.
- Huffington Post: A Global Goal on Gender Equality, Women's Rights Jun-18In a new post-2015 development agenda, we must build on the achievements of the MDGs while avoiding their shortcomings.
- NZ Herald News: Pregnancy flight-ban 'discrimination' Jun-18The total ban on women flying in the late stages of pregnancy is discrimination and not backed by evidence, says a NZ researcher.
- NYTimes.com: Japan’s ‘Science Women’ seek an identity Jun-17Japanese women who studied the humanities were seen as being more polished and attractive, especially at Aoyama Gakuin University, which is known for its fashionable student body. “But the image of women in science is that of someone whose hair is di …
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