Women empowerment
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Spanish Liga F side, Valencia have announced the signing of Nigerian forward, Motunrayo Ezekiel. Ezekiel, who joined Valencia from Nigeria Women’s Premier League club, Naija Ratels put pen to paper on a one-year contract. The 21-year-old also once had stints with Rivers Angels and Lakeside Queens. The striker was part of the Nigeria women’s team…
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Calls to establish a compensation scheme for women affected by changes to the state pension age could be pushed to a symbolic Commons vote next week. SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn wants to introduce the Women’s State Pension age (Ombudsman report and compensation scheme) Bill to the Commons for further consideration. His proposed bill would…
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AMBIVALENT SEXISM This is a combination of benevolent and hostile sexism. People who engage in ambivalent sexism may vary between seeing women as good, pure, and innocent and seeing them as manipulative or deceitful, depending on the situation. Some researchers argue that hostile and benevolent sexism support one another as part of a system. Benevolent sexism…
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Health Secretary Victoria Atkins has responded to question about ex-PM Theresa May and her decision to stand down at the next election, and the number of women in the Conservative parliamentary party. Ms Atkins starts by paying tribute to Mrs May, saying it’s been “an absolute privilege” to work with her, “not just when she…
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Despite inclusive policies, Nigeria has a long road to gender inequality with records of death, poverty and political disenfranchisement prevalent for women. We would be remiss not to acknowledge the progress made in combating inequality in the last few decades. However, for every policy authority institute, an instance of economic, political or outright violence against women ensues.…
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The opposition frontrunner in Thailand’s upcoming general elections, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, gave birth on Monday, just two weeks ahead of the vote. Paetongtarn, who is the daughter of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, announced the birth on her social media accounts along with a photo of her newborn. “Hi, my name is Prutthasin Sooksawas, nickname Thasin,” read the post.…
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If you must lie to me, Maria, please try not to cry Smile like a child and wipe my tears like blind Bartimaeus Should you trip and fall off a cliff, spread your wings and fly Sing a sweet song and let the world hear your lullaby It’s okay to dance in the dark if…
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Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Lamido Sanusi, has made a passionate call for the scaling up of girl-child education and women empowerment in sub-Saharan Africa. Sanusi spoke at a three-day education transformation summit tagged ‘Transforming Education through Grassroots Innovation: A Localised Teacher-Led Approach’ on the sidelines of the ongoing UN General…
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American musician Pink has offered to pay the fine handed to Norway’s beach handball team after they wore shorts instead of bikini bottoms. The Norwegian women’s team was fined €1,500 last week for breaking the rules by the Disciplinary Committee of the European Handball Federation (EHF). But Pink said on Twitter she was “proud” of…
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China is home to the most self-made women entrepreneurs in the world, according to a new report. The country minted 24 new female billionaires to start 2021, bringing the total number to 85, said Hurun Research Institute. China’s 85 female billionaires amount to two-thirds of the 130 women billionaires in the world. While the number of…
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Cardi B has hit out at trolls criticizing her for having plastic surgery. The ‘Clout’ rapper took to Instagram to share a video of her ranting about the “s***” she gets for having cosmetic work done and called for women to start “uplifting each other”. She captioned the clip: “Am I bugging ? Women talk…
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Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello was the big winner at the MTV EMAs gala in Spain on Sunday, while Janet Jackson used her acceptance speech for a life-time achievement award to take a stand for women’s rights. Image shows Janet Jackson (Right) on stage Jackson was honored with the Global Icon Award for her…
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Celebrities aren’t free from pain and misery as confirmed by Shirley Manson who has openly admitted that “fame made her miserable”. She made the painful revelation in a chat with Q magazine. In her words: “When I was most successful I was never more miserable.
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As BET’s celebrate its 10th anniversary and the sixth awards ceremony, the world will never forget the lessons learnt though the event has come and gone. The’Black Girls Rock’ Awards held in New York on April 1 left a lasting mark in the hearts of women around the world, not only blacks. The event served…
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Domestic Violence is a legal term used everywhere around the world though the legal interpretation defers. It is the same as any violent or aggressive behavior in a family which includes: spousal abuse, intimate partner violence, battering, or family violence. An act of violence against a room-mate is also seen as domestic violence.
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