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12 posts today“Lifting the lid”: how the Australian mining industry can address workplace sexual abuses
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12 posts today'We heard of powerplay behaviour known as ‘shovelling’ where iron ore would be dumped on the cab of trucks operated by women if they didn’t comply with sexual requests.' By @IsabeauvanHalm https://t.co/pi8LGI...
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12 posts todayPakistan finally announces International Accord workplace safety program
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12 posts today“Particular attention will be needed to ensure that women workers, who are often not officially registered and might be working from home, have the same access to this programme as other workers.” https://t.co/ax1A37...
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12 posts todayUnion launches equal pay dispute with Coventry City Council
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12 posts today'The Local Democracy Reporting Service said the GMB claimed the council had historically undervalued jobs done mainly by women and overlooked these roles for pay rises.' https://t.co/4j2Yat...
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12 posts todaySpanish MPs vote to approve new 'menstrual leave' for painful periods
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12 posts today'When this bill is finally adopted, Spain will become the first country in Europe and one of the few in the world to integrate this measure into its legislation, following the example of Japan, Indonesia or Zambia.' https://t.co/hxREy3...
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12 posts todayPolice consider rape 'regretful sex', Operation Soteria finds | End Violence Against Women
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12 posts today'This report serves to further highlight what women’s organisations have long known: that cultural issues of misogyny, sexism and racism in policing impact whether or not victims have access to justice ...' @EVAWuk https://t.co/0gVHg4...
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12 posts todayDeterminants of early marriage among married women in nine high fertility sub-Saharan African countries: a multilevel analysis of recent demographic and health surveys - BMC Public Health
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12 posts today'According to research conducted in West and Central Africa, some rural families consider girls not only a source of wealth, but also a way to increase the family’s social status and prestige' https://t.co/gAU0hx...