Health Mothers and babies in Gaza risk disease and death from lack of clean water In Gaza, mothers and babies risk disease and death from lack of clean water and basic health supplies, accoridng to CARE.
News & Views ‘The victim died of a heart attack’: Man who punched a woman 40 times found not to have contributed to her death Family of a Jigalong woman who was attacked by her male partner hours before she died has voiced their betrayal by justice system.
News & Views Male students are exhibiting frequent sexist behaviour towards their teachers, new study shows In South Australia, an ongoing study has revealed disturbing behaviours exhibited by male high school students towards female teachers.
News & Views Women treated by female doctors in hospital have less likelihood of prematurely dying Women admitted to hospital in the US who are treated by female doctors are less likely to die or be readmitted to hospital.
News & Views Scoop, Emily Maitlis and the female journalists who have broken the biggest news stories of the past decade Female journalists have broken extraordinary stories over the last decade. We take a look at a few that spurred on movements
News & Views Canada’s government to offer free contraception to millions of women The Canadian government announced it will cover the full cost of contraception for women of reproductive age.
News & Views 30 million women and girls have undergone female genital mutilation since 2016: UNICEF A UNICEF report has revealed over 230 million girls and women alive today have been subjected to female genital mutilation, many in Africa
News & Views Somalia to launch first female-hosted current affairs TV program Somalia’s all-women media outfit, Bilan, is launching the country’s first TV current affairs show to cover topics focusing on women.
News & Views France’s National Assembly votes to enshrine abortion rights in constitution France approves a bill to enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in the French Constitution, defying the trend of neighbouring countries.
News & Views Chileans vote against a conservative constitution that threatened women’s rights Chileans have voted against a conservative constitution that would have replaced Pinochet’s dictatorship-era constitution over the weekend.
News & Views Australia joins UN majority vote in favour of ceasefire in Gaza Australia joins other nations at UN General Assembly, voting in favour of a resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in war-torn Gaza.
News & Views New Zealand’s new conservative government plans to end gender and sexuality education New Zealand’s new coalition government has announced plans to scrap gender and sexuality education (RSE) from the curriculum.