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Ratio of females in European Parliament up to 39% from 36%, analysis of results shows. Six states returned a broadly gender-balanced group of MEPs to the European Parliament. Photograph: Frederick Florin/AFP/Getty Images June 1, 2019 – By Daniel Boffey in Brussels More women have been elected to the European Parliament than ever before but men …

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Imagine that you are a woman leading a relatively normal life. You take the metro or bus to work or university. You socialize with friends. You may be able to afford a smartphone and enjoy posting selfies on social media. You may sometimes be lucky enough to take walks on the beach and feel the …

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Ethiopian members of parliament have elected Sahle-Work Zewde as the country’s first female president. Ms Sahle-Work is an experienced diplomat who has now become Africa’s only female head of state. Her election to the ceremonial position comes a week after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appointed a cabinet with half the posts taken up by women. …

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Ignore the religious rhetoric and moral posturing about abortion. This is about capitalism’s cruelty A very interesting and well documented article, on the “demographic” problem, which is in discussion all over the world with different points of view, related to the rights of women for their body autonomy and decision about bringing children in the …

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