Conservative Takaichi named Japan’s first woman PM
Tokyo (AFP) - Sanae Takaichi was named Japan's first woman prime minister Tuesday, with the social conservative saying she wanted ...
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China hawk Takaichi named Japan’s first woman PM
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan got its first woman prime minister on Tuesday after Sanae Takaichi, a China hawk and social ...
‘Shut your mouth’: Low-paid women still waiting for their #MeToo
Bordeaux (AFP) - "You need the work," one woman said, "so you shut your mouth. " #MeToo may have helped ...
Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri out at Dior
Paris (AFP) - Dior announced Thursday that Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri was stepping down as artistic director of the ...
Miuccia Prada’s path from activist to top designer
Milan (Italy) (AFP) - As a student in the volatile May of 1968, Miuccia Prada took to the streets of ...
Games industry still a hostile environment for many women
Paris (AFP) - Five years on from a first wave of harassment scandals that rocked the world of gaming, multiple ...
AI chatbot helps victims of digital sexual violence in Latin America
Mexico City (AFP) - Two women from Mexico and Ecuador who spent years fighting to be recognized as victims of ...
Work, housing, marriage: issues at China’s annual political meetings
Beijing (AFP) - Workers' rights, a housing crisis and marital disputes are among the issues that China's leaders will discuss ...
Chinese plus-size influencer spreads body positivity through fashion
Guangzhou (AFP) - Surrounded by racks of colourful dresses and blazers in China's manufacturing hub of Guangzhou, plus-size clothing brand ...
Uber and Bolt unveil women-only service in Paris
Paris (AFP) - Two rival ride-hailing platforms announced on Thursday options allowing Parisian women to order a car driven by ...
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