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A coastal Australian town just unveiled a statue honoring Edith Cowan, who broke barriers as the nation's first woman elected to parliament in 1921. After three years of fundraising, volunteers raised $120,000 to bring their hometown hero back to Geraldton.
A new digital tool is bringing Colombia's legal protections for women out of legal jargon and into everyday language. After reviewing 117 laws, UN Women created DIME Mujer to help Colombian women understand and claim their rights.
A Kazakh documentary about women imagining life beyond male dominance just made history at one of the world's top film festivals. Despite zero government funding, the filmmakers turned persistence into a sold-out Berlin premiere.
Tech companies will have just 48 hours to remove intimate images shared without consent under a new UK law. Victims will only need to report the abuse once, instead of chasing down multiple platforms.
For the first time, a growing number of Chinese families chose restaurants over home-cooked feasts for Lunar New Year, prioritizing togetherness over tradition. The shift is quietly liberating women from days of unpaid holiday labor while keeping the celebration's heart intact.
The UK just passed groundbreaking protections requiring tech companies to remove non-consensual intimate images within 48 hours or face major fines. Victims will only need to report once for images to be removed across all platforms.
Britain's tech regulator just fast-tracked new protections requiring companies to block intimate images shared without consent, moving the deadline up by months. The decision comes as part of a broader push to make the internet safer for women and girls.
After being forced from Iran over a film role, actress Mina Kavani opens a powerful new play celebrating a poet banned in her homeland. Her one-woman show gives voice to women's freedom while her family still lives under the regime she fled.
Hundreds of Nigerian women gathered peacefully at the National Assembly to push for a groundbreaking bill that would guarantee female representation in government. If passed, the legislation could transform one of Africa's lowest rates of women in parliament into a model for gender inclusion.
Liberia is one step closer to permanently banning Female Genital Mutilation after 17 human rights groups convinced lawmakers to advance groundbreaking legislation. The shift from temporary executive orders to lasting law could protect millions of girls across West Africa.
Nigeria's Oyo State Governor promises funding and political support to fight gender-based violence after meeting advocacy groups. His wife called it not just a social issue but an economic drain on communities.
India's Kerala state just passed sweeping new policies designed to protect women's rights and support healthy aging for seniors. The updated frameworks aim to end discrimination and ensure equal representation across all sectors of society.
Five survivors of female genital mutilation received cash support from Abia State's First Lady, who is calling for stronger federal action to end the harmful practice. The move comes as part of Nigeria's push to eliminate FGM completely by 2030.
Survivors, religious leaders, and new laws are dismantling the myth that female genital mutilation is tied to faith, protecting millions of girls across Africa. Islamic scholars in three countries just issued historic fatwas declaring FGM has no religious basis.
Diplomats from over 30 countries gathered in Beijing to celebrate wins in women's rights and plan future collaboration. The event blended cultural heritage with concrete progress on gender equality.
After years of legal confusion, Iranian women can officially obtain motorcycle licenses, ending a practice where authorities refused to issue them. The change comes after nationwide protests demanding greater freedoms for women.
One of Nigeria's most influential traditional leaders is taking a bold stand against domestic violence and child marriage, declaring that culture is no excuse for abuse. The Emir of Kano is calling out poverty and government failure as the real culprits behind practices that harm women and girls.
Nigeria's anti-trafficking agency freed 17 young women forced into exploitation and arrested multiple suspects in a major rescue operation. The victims are now receiving medical care and counseling as authorities hunt for additional suspects.
Religious leaders across Nigeria are rewriting centuries-old practices to protect women from violence, training clergy to spot abuse and adding prevention to premarital counseling. The movement is spreading across 23 African countries, proving that cultural change happens from the inside out.
Starting this Monday, Japanese women can buy emergency contraception without a doctor's visit for the first time. The change removes a major barrier that forced women to wait for appointments when every hour mattered.
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