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New York, Oct 6 (Just Earth News): An economic model to estimate the costs of intimate partner violence – the most common form of violence against women in the Arab world – was spotlighted this week at the United Nations regional commission, based in Beirut, Lebanon. more
INTERVIEW: In fighting for girls’ education, UN advocate Malala Yousafzai finds her purpose

New York, Oct 6(Just Earth News): More than 260 million children, adolescents and youth are out of school around the world, according to the United Nations. Despite some progress in achievin ...

Expert meeting at UN aspires to create ‘space’ for women in science and technology

New York, Oct 5(Just Earth News): A three-day event on how to, among other things, improve women’s involvement in the aerospace sector as well as in the fields of science, technology and m ...

Saudi Arabia lifts ban, to let women drive

Riyadh, Sep 27 (JEN): In a historic development, Saudi Arabia has decided to lift the ban on women drivers and let them drive, reports said.

India: Child bride racket busted in Hyderabad, 20 nabbed

Hyderabad, Sep 21 (JEN): Acting on a tip-off, a major child bride racket was busted in the south Indian city of Hyderabad, leading to the arrest of at least 20 people, including foreign nati ...

UN launches initiative to reach equal pay for equal work by 2030

New York, Sept 19(Just Earth News): Striving to raise up women’s pay across the world to equal men’s, a new global coalition – which includes the United Nations labour agency and Organ ...

New UN global innovation forum to 'creatively disrupt' status quo for women and girls in tech

New York, Sept 15(Just Earth News): The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) on Thursday launched the Global Innovation Coalition for Change with ...

Triple Talaq a tip of the iceberg, practitioners of Islam in India draw flak for other anti-women practices too

A phone call is all it took Esharat Jahan to realise that her marriage was going pear shaped. Her husband had called from Dubai, where he worked, and uttered those three words 'talaq, talaq, ...

Namamkojast? Afghan women ask seeking recognition, starts #whereismyname campaign

Kabul, Aug 26 (JEN): Tired of the denial they have faced for decades, Afghan women are finally asking 'namam kojast?', which literally translates to 'where is my name'.

Internet cosplays, webcamming on the rise

Sex has always been a part of the web, be it internet pornographic sites or sites providing users with voyeuristic opportunities. However, of late, users have moved on from being the convent ...