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We are here today in #Bolton supporting @gemma_brett on the protest for #SashaMarsden to say #SheMatters #HerNameWasSashaMar... https://t.co/QnmAsx...
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RT @WomanchesterMMN: 🧵We will be joining @gemma_brett today at #Bolton town hall, for the protest for #SashaMarsden #SheMatters #HerNameWasSashaMar... https://t.co/B15aJ1...
HDP Adana MP Hatimoğulları calls for serious investigation into femicides
Preet Chandi: Woman sets second world record in polar expedition
'Preet Chandi, known as Polar Preet, has not only surpassed the world record for the longest solo and unsupported polar expedition by a woman, but also the overall record.' Congratulations @PreetChandi10 https://t.co/opkVhY...
Women’s health in Turkmenistan: ‘Silence strips us of agency. This must change’
'The most common form of spousal control is preventing women from leaving the house without permission. The second most common is banning women from working or studying outside the home.' @Saglyk #Turkmenistan https://t.co/J2Yxug...
Midwives strike: NI women and babies will not be at risk, say union
"We are the only region in the UK without an active maternity strategy. We need a review of maternity services to ensure we have a safe effective service that retains those midwives," Karen Murray @RcmNi https://t.co/F0S9yb...
Eilish McColgan: One per cent advantage for trans women athletes ‘too much’
“Even if there’s a one per cent advantage then it’s too much of an advantage. Rules are in place for other advantageous gains, so this should be one of them.” @EilishMccolgan https://t.co/uRUvxW...
'Life saving entitlement': Workers in Australia to receive 10 days paid family and domestic violence leave
'Workers will have access to 10 days of paid Family and Domestic Violence (FDV) Leave, as new laws come into effect tomorrow for businesses with 15 or more employees.' By Brianna Boecker #Australia https://t.co/o0OiwP...
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RT @gemma_brett: Please sign and share the petition: https://t.co/s7zWwp... Link to the protest event details: https://t.co/XS47E2... https://t.co/A6AqRc...
Polish health minister ‘appalled’ girl, 14, struggled to get abortion after rape
'Poland’s health minister has weighed in on a high-profile rape case, saying it was “unacceptable” that a mentally disabled 14-year-old girl struggled to get a legal abortion.' https://t.co/FQtAon...
After 80 years, dalits enter temple amid protests by other castes in Tiruvannamalai district | Chennai News - Times of India
'Scores of Dalit people, including women and children entered a temple into which they were denied entry since its inception 80 years ago with police protection defying protests from people from other communities' https://t.co/ryy38V...
Injustice remains: 48-year-old women’s prison documentary shows how little has changed
'“We pay our oppressor. We pay the wages,” one woman said in the film. “With us getting up every morning and going to work, it pays those people’s salary that’s locking us up.” ' #WomenInPrison https://t.co/DAgQaT...
Older women are smashing it this awards season, but ageism is far from over
Shrink-wrapping our necks?!?!? 'from screenplays of over 2,000 films across genres found that the percentage of dialogue available to women decreased significantly with age compared to men.' By @DrPragyaAgarwal https://t.co/Q0qSpx...
Gender alert no. 3: Out of jobs, into poverty: The impact of the ban on Afghan women working in NGOs - Afghanistan