Author: Azeezat Okunlola
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Ban On Afghan Women Remains As Universities Reopen With Male Students Flooding In
“It’s heartbreaking to see boys going to the university while we have to stay at home,” said Rahela, 22, from the central province of Ghor.
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Prof Lilian Orogbu Declared Winner of Awka North/South Federal Constituency
Prof. Orogbu, a lecturer at Nnamdi Azikwe University, made a statement in which she committed to providing her people with effective representation by the terms of her social contract with them.
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Prof Lilian Orogbu Declared Winner of Awka North/South Federal Constituency
Prof. Orogbu, a lecturer at Nnamdi Azikwe University, made a statement in which she committed to providing her people with effective representation by the terms of her social contract with them.
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India’s G20 Presidency: Two-day W20 Inception Meet in Aurangabad
There will be roundtable discussions on topics like building an ecosystem for grassroots women leaders, the role of women as changemakers in climate resilience action, and empowering women in nano, micro, and start-up businesses.
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Mother Gives Step-father Leeway To Rape Daughter For Two Years Under The Pretense of Rituals.
Mojapelo testified that the girl’s mother would often wake her up in the middle of the night by telling her that her father had to do ritual exercises on her.
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Seoul: More South Korean Women Consider Marriage and Childbearing Not Mandatory: Survey
According to a survey conducted by the association, only 4% of female respondents and 12.9% of male respondents agreed that marriage and having children are “mandatory.”
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New Delhi: Supreme Court Rejects PIL Seeking menstruation Leave for Female Students and Working Women
On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that it would not hear a public interest litigation (PIL) asking the court to order all states to establish policies for menstrual pain leave for women in school and the workforce.
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BBC Reports: Women Working on Lipton’s Tea Farms in Kenya Allegedly Being Coerced Into Sexual Relations With Managers.
The BBC reported online that “more than 70 women on Kenyan tea fields, owned for years by two British corporations, told the BBC they had sexually been mistreated by supervisors.”
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Malcolm X’s Daughter Plans to Sue FBI, CIA, NYPD and others For Their Roles in Her Father’s Murder.
Daughter of American civil rights activist Malcolm X says she would sue for $US100 million ($146 million), alleging the FBI, CIA, and NYPD of involvement in her father’s murder.
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Period Poverty: Northern Ghanaian Women, Girls Use Rags In Place of Sanitary Pads
30-year-old Ms Fuseini Pagnaa of Gnani, a neighbourhood of Yendi in the Northern Region, has been using rags as sanitary pads throughout her monthly periods for the past few months.