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• Daily Mail: Why women struggle more than men with life after retiremen … May-22While men enjoy starting new hobbies and interests and are happy to just relax at home, women are more likely to spend their twilight years worrying – particularly about their lack of income and social life.
• The Guardian : Fighting hate speech against women on Facebook May-22A major new campaign calls on the social networking site to put an end to misogyny on its pages – including graphic videos and images that make light of violence against women. Here’s hoping the message gets through this time
• Asia One: 'Virginity for sale' May-22A website is offering the virginity of several Vietnamese women for sale in Singapore. The offer, repeated on the Singapore version of Craigslist, said that the women could be picked up from the airport or delivered to the chosen location or hotel.
• Huffington Post: We Don't See Things as They Are, We See Them as … May-22Being fearless means not only stepping out of my comfort zone, but also persuading others to step out of theirs too. It means advocating for my rights and that of others, like my dad and for the human right of girls. It’s about having a voice. It’s a …
• Channel NewsAsia: New voluntary programme to train public to provide c … May-22Singapore’s police are piloting a new voluntary Victim Care Cadre Programme. Under it, volunteers will be trained by police psychologists to provide care services to victims.
• Asia One: Support is everything for women considering mastectomy May-21A supportive spouse makes a "big difference" to women who have had their breasts removed because of cancer.
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