News & Views ‘It’s surreal’: Outrage as Saudi Arabia chairs the UN Commission on the Status of Women This year’s UN Commission on the Status of Women in New York is being chaired by Saudi Arabia. How did this happen?
World ‘Shocking disregard for women’s rights’: Saudi Arabia chosen to lead UN’s top gender equality forum Saudi Arabia picked to chair UN’s top forum for women’s rights and gender equality, despite its egregious women’s rights record.
News & Views Life in Saudi Arabia for women – is it really improving? Saudi Arabia now has 5 female ambassadors representing the country – but what does it mean for the rest of the women living there?
News & Views FIFA scraps plans for Visit Saudi sponsorship of Women’s World Cup FIFA has scrapped plans to allow Saudi Arabia’s tourist authority to become a major sponsor of the upcoming Women’s World Cup.
News & Views Rayyanah Barnawi to become Saudi Arabia’s first female astronaut sent to space The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be sending its first female astronaut, Rayyanah Barnawi, to the International Space Station (ISS).
News & Views New petition to stop Saudi sponsorship of Women’s World Cup A petition to get FIFA’s reported sponsorship decision reversed has launched online, gathering nearly 9,000 signatures in a matter of days.
News & Views Let’s not forget Saudi Arabia’s appalling record on women’s rights as it sponsors FIFA Women’s Word Cup Saudi Arabia’s tourist authority is reportedly set to sponsor the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
News & Views Saudi Arabia sentences woman to 45 years prison for social media posts Saudi Arabia has sentenced a woman to 45 years in prison for posting messages on social media that “tear [the kingdom’s] social fabric.”
News & Views Saudi Arabia to have its first professional boxing match for women Saudi Arabia’s first women’s professional boxing match is set to take place on August 20th between Ramla Ali and Crystal Nova.
News & Views Saudi activist Salma al-Shehab sentenced to 34 years in prison over tweets Salma al-Shehab has been sentenced to 34 years in prison, the longest known sentence given to a women’s rights defender in Saudi Arabia.
News & Views Police appeal to public following deaths of two young sisters in Sydney Police in NSW have launched an appeal to the public more than a month after the death of two young women in a unit in Sydney.
News & Views Ad offering 30 female train driver positions receives 28,000 applications in Saudi Arabia A job advertisement in Saudi Arabia offering 30 roles for female train drivers received 28,000 applicants.
