Minjee Lee doesn’t want to take action after winning the U.S. womens’ Open golf title. The 26-year-old from Perth said following her win on Sunday. Fellow Australian Ash Barty quit within days of winning the Australian Open earlier this year. Lee drove all through the last round and shot even-standard 71 in extreme circumstances to … Read more
Rwanda’s capital, Kigali, is training 120 women to operate electric-powered motorbike taxis. The initiative aims to enhance the environment and challenge people’s perceptions about women. It is aimed at employing poor women who are given the motorbikes for free. In Rwanda’s capital, Kigali, a project is being started that will hire women to operate electric-powered … Read more
According to a report released by the Coalition For Women In Journalism in New York, May was the deadliest month for women journalists this year, with at least five recorded fatalities (CFWIJ). Shireen Abu Akleh was slain by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank, Francisca Sandoval was shot and killed during a protest in … Read more
Several hundred women protested outside Istanbul’s main court on Wednesday, accusing a famous Turkish anti-femicide campaign group of acting outside the law and morals. Prosecutors had filed a lawsuit in April against We Will Stop Femicide Platform, one of the country’s leading feminist organizations. If convicted, the group could be shut down. Protesters outside the … Read more
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese swore in Australia new federal government on Wednesday, naming a record number of women to a diverse cabinet team that includes religious minorities and Indigenous Aboriginals. Albanese’s 23-member cabinet includes ten women, compared to seven in the previous Liberal-National coalition administration led by Scott Morrison. Read more: Australian government has urged … Read more
On Sunday, about a dozen Afghan women rallied in the capital, demanding “bread, work, freedom,” against the Taliban’s strict restrictions on women’s rights. Since seizing power in August, the Taliban have rolled back the marginal gains made by women during the two decades of US intervention in Afghanistan. “Education is my right! Reopen schools!” chanted … Read more
Not responding to the starter’s weapon quickly enough, Jyothi Yarraji, 22, had a terrible beginning to her race at the Cyprus International Meet recently. Being delayed off the blocks is a definitive bad dream for a 100-meter hurdler. Jyothi of old could never have recuperated from this early misfortune and would have passed up a … Read more
Asha Francis has been designated as Team Bath Netball’s new lead trainer, when Anna Stembridge ventures down toward the finish of the time. Francis – who came out on top for three Superleague championships with Team Bath as a player, including one as chief, and got back to the group as Technical Coach this season. … Read more
Coco Gauff and Leylah Fernandez have advanced into the French Open fourth round with Fernandez arriving at the second seven day stretch of the dirt court Grand Slam without precedent for her profession. Gauff showed her certainty on dirt during her straight-sets 6-3 6-4 win over the world No 46 Kaia Kanepi on Friday. Fernandez … Read more
Savannah Marshall and Claressa Shields have endorsed to battle each other in an undisputed middleweight world title conflict toward the beginning of September, advertiser Ben Shalom has affirmed. WBA, WBC and IBF middleweight champion Shields had taken steps to leave the session after arm a medical procedure for WBO champion Marshall saw it pushed back … Read more
Pakistani households predominantly see men at the helm of financial affairs. One of the reasons is that women themselves don’t prefer to handle the money matters. Many believe that it is only the men’s responsibility to earn as men are the ‘provider’ and needs to do so, but the truth is the opposite. Women have … Read more
Former New Zealand commander Rebecca Smith will join the Professional Game Match Officials Board (PGMOL) as the association means to work on the norm of administering in the ladies’ down. Smith, who won the Champions League with Wolfsburg in 2013 and skippered New Zealand at the 2011 World Cup, has consented to join the body’s … Read more
When social media sensation Qandeel Baloch was strangled by her brother for openly criticizing Pakistan’s attitudes toward women, activists campaigned for her death in the hopes of ushering in a new era of justice for so-called “honour” killings. The cause of the collapse was being researched. Her killer’s release in February, less than three years … Read more
Women television presenters on Afghanistan’s leading news channels vowed on Sunday to speak out for their rights after being forced to cover their faces on air by Taliban authorities. Since seizing power last year, the Taliban have imposed a slew of restrictions on civil society, particularly on women and girls, in order to conform to … Read more
Lyon were delegated Women’s Champions League victors for record-broadening eighth time as an amazingly exhilarating 3-1 triumph finished holders Barcelona’s reign in Turin. Amandine Henry lighted an exemplary Champions League last inside six minutes at Juventus Stadium when she rifled in an astounding, relentless long-range opener. Lyon went crazy against a shell-stunned Barca as Ada … Read more
Meghan Markle is the latest in a long line of royal ladies who diminish the importance of males in their lives. Meghan Markle listed amongst 5 women who made royal men seem ‘mad’ ing, author of ‘The Last Queen,’ believes that the royal family occasionally encounters a woman who rattles their foundations, taming their men … Read more
On Monday, the Alpine city of Grenoble will restart one of France’s most contentious arguments by allowing Muslim women to swim in state-run pools while wearing the “burkini.” The all-in-one swimsuit, used by some Muslim women to cover their bodies and hair while bathing, has become a controversial talking point during the holiday season in … Read more
Women in Afghanistan reacted angrily on Sunday when the Taliban issued a decree asking women to cover themselves completely in public, including their faces, or stay home, claiming that the policy would essentially cage them. Afghanistan’s supreme leader and Taliban chief Hibatullah Akhundzada approved the order on Saturday in a move that threatens to push … Read more
The Taliban imposed some of the tightest restrictions on Afghan women since seizing control on Saturday, requiring them to cover themselves completely in public, preferably with the customary burqa. The militants took back control of the country in August last year, promising a softer rule than their previous stint in power between 1996 and 2001, … Read more
Tim Westwood, a well-known DJ, has been accused of sexual misconduct by many women, who allege he took use of his position in the music industry to take advantage of them. Three women have accused the DJ of predatory and opportunistic sexual behavior, while four others claim he touched them at events. The women, who … Read more
London: A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the bodies of three women and a man were recovered at a home in south London, British police said on Monday. After receiving reports of a disturbance at around 1:40 a.m., officers stormed a home in the Southwark neighbourhood of London (0040 GMT). “Inside, … Read more
The Taliban have ordered airlines in Afghanistan to stop women from flying unless accompanied by a male relative, in the latest crackdown on basic human rights by the country’s new rulers since seizing power. The hardline Islamists have imposed sweeping restrictions on freedoms, mostly targeting Afghan girls and women, and on Sunday also ordered local television channels … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid said here on Saturday that no nation could prosper without meaningful contribution of women population. Speaking as a chief guest at the ‘Woman Empowerment and International Women’s Day’ event organised by the Pakistan Medical Association, she said that women were getting recognition in every walk of life. Dr … Read more
According to police, a Rhode Island man killed his girlfriend, covered her body in towels and plastic, and placed her body in his apartment’s refrigerator. Nathan Cooper, 53, was charged with murder for the death of Sherbert Maddox after police discovered her corpse inside a Providence condominium on Tuesday, according to officials. According to police, … Read more
Suzie Bates’ blistering century helped New Zealand defeat Pakistan by 71 runs in the Women’s Cricket World Cup in Christchurch on Saturday. It was the final match of the tournament for both sides, and despite the fact that New Zealand has a mathematical possibility of reaching the semi-finals, skipper Sophie Devine said it was a … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari on Tuesday said that the government had taken various steps to provide a conducive working environment for women and girls. Addressing the launching ceremony of the National Gender Policy Framework here in the Ministry of Planning Development & Special Initiatives, she said that the Ministry of … Read more
RIYADH: In Saudi culture, a diwaniya is typically a place where men gather in a home or casual setting to engage in dialogue. While sitting on sofas, they dive into conversation and friendly exchanges to resolve the political and social issues affecting their community. The diwaniya held on Friday night in an opulent residence a … Read more
JUBA – The UN mine clearance worker gingerly sifts through a patch of dirt with a trowel in scrubland on the outskirts of a village near South Sudan’s capital Juba. A colleague, also clad in safety gear of a see-through face shield and pale blue protective vest, scans for mines using a metal detector that … Read more
