Latest items for SEGI-PRACTICE-1
March 28, 2025, 6:01 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The politicians she refers to are now in charge. President Yoon Suk-yeol came to power in May last year on a platform that included anti-feminist ideas, accusing them of causing the country’s low birth rate and denying structural sexism existed in the country, despite social and economic indicators that strongly suggest otherwise. One of his chief campaign promises was that he would go after people who lie about being raped" (para 3). "Not long ago, a feminist wave was sweeping across the economically advanced but culturally conservative country, launching Asia’s most powerful #MeToo movement and taking down powerful abusers, including a presidential contender. But these women are now facing a...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The politicians she refers to are now in charge. President Yoon Suk-yeol came to power in May last year on a platform that included anti-feminist ideas, accusing them of causing the country’s low birth rate and denying structural sexism existed in the country, despite social and economic indicators that strongly suggest otherwise. One of his chief campaign promises was that he would go after people who lie about being raped" (para 3). "Not long ago, a feminist wave was sweeping across the economically advanced but culturally conservative country, launching Asia’s most powerful #MeToo movement and taking down powerful abusers, including a presidential contender. But these women are now facing a...more
March 28, 2025, 5:29 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Women’s rights groups have condemned her suspension, and hundreds of women and girls marched in the states of Lagos, Enugu, Edo and Kaduna on Wednesday during a 'We are all Natasha' protest convened by the civil society coalition Womanifesto" (para 10). "[O]ne former senator said Akpoti-Uduaghan’s claims were 'a sign of weakness' and that sexual harassment happened only in schools" (para 19). "In the aftermath of her accusation, a false claim that Akpoti-Uduaghan had borne six children by six different men surfaced on social media. The senate spokesperson said a kiss she shared with her husband on the senate premises before submitting her petition was 'unspeakable' and an act of...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Women’s rights groups have condemned her suspension, and hundreds of women and girls marched in the states of Lagos, Enugu, Edo and Kaduna on Wednesday during a 'We are all Natasha' protest convened by the civil society coalition Womanifesto" (para 10). "[O]ne former senator said Akpoti-Uduaghan’s claims were 'a sign of weakness' and that sexual harassment happened only in schools" (para 19). "In the aftermath of her accusation, a false claim that Akpoti-Uduaghan had borne six children by six different men surfaced on social media. The senate spokesperson said a kiss she shared with her husband on the senate premises before submitting her petition was 'unspeakable' and an act of...more
March 28, 2025, 2:51 p.m.
Countries: Gambia
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1, INFIB-LAW-1, SEGI-PRACTICE-1
“In The Gambia religious leaders have demanded that legislators revoke a 2015 law banning female genital mutilation. They reacted after three women in the northern village of Bakadagi were found guilty of mutilating eight infant girls in 2023, the first major conviction under the law” (para 20).
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1, INFIB-LAW-1, SEGI-PRACTICE-1
“In The Gambia religious leaders have demanded that legislators revoke a 2015 law banning female genital mutilation. They reacted after three women in the northern village of Bakadagi were found guilty of mutilating eight infant girls in 2023, the first major conviction under the law” (para 20).
March 27, 2025, 8:11 p.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"In a country where society has appeared at times reluctant to turn away from traditional gender roles, the number of women in the highest elected body has been stagnating since 2013, when it hit a high of 36 percent. The president of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, pointed to this statistic during a speech at a recent Women’s Day celebration. 'When our democracy has a problem with women, then our country has a problem with democracy,' Mr. Steinmeier said. He noted that even if every elected woman from all of the country’s parties voted together as a bloc, they would not reach the one-third minority needed to block changes to the Constitution....more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"In a country where society has appeared at times reluctant to turn away from traditional gender roles, the number of women in the highest elected body has been stagnating since 2013, when it hit a high of 36 percent. The president of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, pointed to this statistic during a speech at a recent Women’s Day celebration. 'When our democracy has a problem with women, then our country has a problem with democracy,' Mr. Steinmeier said. He noted that even if every elected woman from all of the country’s parties voted together as a bloc, they would not reach the one-third minority needed to block changes to the Constitution....more
March 27, 2025, 7:51 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"Sadia Hussein channeled her experience as a cutting survivor into an anti-cutting organization, the Brighter Society Initiative. Working in her home region in the northwest of Kenya, she said that getting people to speak publicly about the practice has been key to lowering the practice’s prevalence to 9 percent of girls aged 15 to 19 years, from 23 percent three decades ago" (para 21).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"Sadia Hussein channeled her experience as a cutting survivor into an anti-cutting organization, the Brighter Society Initiative. Working in her home region in the northwest of Kenya, she said that getting people to speak publicly about the practice has been key to lowering the practice’s prevalence to 9 percent of girls aged 15 to 19 years, from 23 percent three decades ago" (para 21).
March 27, 2025, 7:49 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"'It’s persistent, it’s constant,' said Dr. Mariam Dahir, who is a rare public opponent of cutting in Somaliland, a breakaway region in the north of the country" (para 15). "She posts Facebook videos calling for a total ban on cutting, which attract widespread criticism. 'Then at least I know people are hearing the idea,' she said. And that, at least, is a change from the past, when it was totally taboo for people to discuss the practice at all" (para 18).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"'It’s persistent, it’s constant,' said Dr. Mariam Dahir, who is a rare public opponent of cutting in Somaliland, a breakaway region in the north of the country" (para 15). "She posts Facebook videos calling for a total ban on cutting, which attract widespread criticism. 'Then at least I know people are hearing the idea,' she said. And that, at least, is a change from the past, when it was totally taboo for people to discuss the practice at all" (para 18).
March 27, 2025, 7:44 p.m.
Countries: Sierra Leone
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The change has been driven in part by education campaigns, mounted by both local and international organizations, about the physical and psychological damage caused by cutting" (para 13).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The change has been driven in part by education campaigns, mounted by both local and international organizations, about the physical and psychological damage caused by cutting" (para 13).
March 27, 2025, 7:43 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: INFIB-LAW-1, SEGI-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"In Burkina Faso, the country that has seen the sharpest decline, criminalization of the procedure and strong support from top political figures has helped push the change, said Mariam Lamizana, president of an anticutting organization called Voix de Femmes in Ouagadougou, the capital" (para 10).
Variables: INFIB-LAW-1, SEGI-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"In Burkina Faso, the country that has seen the sharpest decline, criminalization of the procedure and strong support from top political figures has helped push the change, said Mariam Lamizana, president of an anticutting organization called Voix de Femmes in Ouagadougou, the capital" (para 10).
March 21, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"DOHS Cares, which is organising a protest march at a court trial of another victim, submitted a draft bill to parliament to tackle femicide last year" (para 8). "'That committee didn’t meet more than twice,' said Agwuegbo, who set up the movement after Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, a 22-year-old student, was raped and killed in her church in Benin City a few months earlier" (para 12).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"DOHS Cares, which is organising a protest march at a court trial of another victim, submitted a draft bill to parliament to tackle femicide last year" (para 8). "'That committee didn’t meet more than twice,' said Agwuegbo, who set up the movement after Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, a 22-year-old student, was raped and killed in her church in Benin City a few months earlier" (para 12).
March 21, 2025, 4:01 p.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, GP-DATA-3
"Yesim Oruc, the U.N.’s resident country coordinator, said government agencies and nonprofits have increased training of teachers and law officials in Guyana about child-protective measures in recent years" (para 19).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, GP-DATA-3
"Yesim Oruc, the U.N.’s resident country coordinator, said government agencies and nonprofits have increased training of teachers and law officials in Guyana about child-protective measures in recent years" (para 19).
March 20, 2025, 2:27 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"'The most powerful companies in the world are enabling the sexual abuse of a child to be livestreamed on the internet,' she said. On Thursday, Ms. Gardner and others protested at Apple’s store in New York’s Grand Central Terminal, calling on the company to improve child safety" (para 36).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"'The most powerful companies in the world are enabling the sexual abuse of a child to be livestreamed on the internet,' she said. On Thursday, Ms. Gardner and others protested at Apple’s store in New York’s Grand Central Terminal, calling on the company to improve child safety" (para 36).
March 20, 2025, 1:55 p.m.
Countries: Mauritania
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he government of Mauritania has enacted various awareness-raising campaigns to encourage women and girls who were victims of rape to file a formal complaint" (2). "In 2014, the government established a multi- sectorial committee to combat child marriage in Mauritania. The committee launched awareness-building campaigns and programs across the country to shed light on the social and health risks of child marriage" (2).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he government of Mauritania has enacted various awareness-raising campaigns to encourage women and girls who were victims of rape to file a formal complaint" (2). "In 2014, the government established a multi- sectorial committee to combat child marriage in Mauritania. The committee launched awareness-building campaigns and programs across the country to shed light on the social and health risks of child marriage" (2).
March 19, 2025, 11:07 p.m.
Countries: Uganda
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"On March 11, 2018, (O. T), an MP, said: 'As a man you need to discipline your wife…touch her a bit, tackle her and beat her to streamline her'; in September 2013, Uganda’s former Youth Minister (R . K) was also quoted saying: 'I have talked to the IGP and the police in Kampala to see that if a woman is raped, they look at how she was dressed. Most women currently dress very poorly, especially the youth. If she is dressed poorly and is raped, no one should be arrested'; in the same vein, in February 2020, Former Police spokesperson (E. K) spoke boldly about the indecency among women...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"On March 11, 2018, (O. T), an MP, said: 'As a man you need to discipline your wife…touch her a bit, tackle her and beat her to streamline her'; in September 2013, Uganda’s former Youth Minister (R . K) was also quoted saying: 'I have talked to the IGP and the police in Kampala to see that if a woman is raped, they look at how she was dressed. Most women currently dress very poorly, especially the youth. If she is dressed poorly and is raped, no one should be arrested'; in the same vein, in February 2020, Former Police spokesperson (E. K) spoke boldly about the indecency among women...more
March 19, 2025, 10:26 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Visit the Women of Impact in Canada gallery, which recognizes the contributions and achievements of close to 170 exceptional Canadian women and girls who have made an impact in politics, the arts and sciences, and countless other fields" (para 58).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Visit the Women of Impact in Canada gallery, which recognizes the contributions and achievements of close to 170 exceptional Canadian women and girls who have made an impact in politics, the arts and sciences, and countless other fields" (para 58).
March 15, 2025, 11:45 a.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee welcomes the plan developed by the Parliamentary Committee on Women and Children to hold a series of public hearings on the theme “Women’s economic security in crises” to address the negative effects of the pandemic, as well as of the other crises that Lebanon is experiencing, on women’s economic security" (3).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee welcomes the plan developed by the Parliamentary Committee on Women and Children to hold a series of public hearings on the theme “Women’s economic security in crises” to address the negative effects of the pandemic, as well as of the other crises that Lebanon is experiencing, on women’s economic security" (3).
March 14, 2025, 4:48 p.m.
Countries: Venezuela
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The following agreements and arrangements have been adopted... (c) Gender training and awareness-raising for organs processing complaints. In 2020, the Supreme Court concluded an agreement for the National Experimental University for Security to provide training courses on this subject both for civil servants and serving police and for students" (6). "As far as training is concerned, in 2013 the Ministry of People’s Power for Women and Gender Equality launched the Argelia Laya Feminist National Centre for Feminist Training, which offers a variety of training programmes designed to eradicate social practices responsible for exclusion, discrimination, exploitation and violence against women. The Argelia Laya Feminist Foundation School of the South (FEMSUR) was...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The following agreements and arrangements have been adopted... (c) Gender training and awareness-raising for organs processing complaints. In 2020, the Supreme Court concluded an agreement for the National Experimental University for Security to provide training courses on this subject both for civil servants and serving police and for students" (6). "As far as training is concerned, in 2013 the Ministry of People’s Power for Women and Gender Equality launched the Argelia Laya Feminist National Centre for Feminist Training, which offers a variety of training programmes designed to eradicate social practices responsible for exclusion, discrimination, exploitation and violence against women. The Argelia Laya Feminist Foundation School of the South (FEMSUR) was...more
March 11, 2025, 9:50 p.m.
Countries: Sierra Leone
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1, INFIB-LAW-1, INFIB-DATA-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"In neighbouring Sierra Leone, where 83% of women aged 15 to 49 have undergone FGM, the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa and a coalition of 26 feminist movement organisations recently filed two legal cases against the government to compel ministers to enact a law" (para 14).
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1, INFIB-LAW-1, INFIB-DATA-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"In neighbouring Sierra Leone, where 83% of women aged 15 to 49 have undergone FGM, the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa and a coalition of 26 feminist movement organisations recently filed two legal cases against the government to compel ministers to enact a law" (para 14).
March 11, 2025, 9:03 p.m.
Countries: Malawi
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Georgina's case allowed her to raise the alarm within Malawi - and pressure began mounting on the government to intervene. Malawian charity Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) launched an Oman rescue campaign, calling on the authorities to bring the women home" (para 30-31).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Georgina's case allowed her to raise the alarm within Malawi - and pressure began mounting on the government to intervene. Malawian charity Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) launched an Oman rescue campaign, calling on the authorities to bring the women home" (para 30-31).
March 11, 2025, 5:39 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Diallo harnessed her fury and channelled it into a life of activism. At 15, she founded Amfe, L’Association pour le Maintien des Filles à l’Ecole (the Association for Keeping Girls in School) in Matam, her home town in north-east Senegal. She is also a lawyer specialising in human rights" (par. 5). "Diallo’s activism began after she returned to school one year and noticed many of the girls in her class were absent. She asked why and was told they had got married and didn’t have time to attend school. She went to the principal and asked if she could create an organisation with her friends to support girls. He agreed...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Diallo harnessed her fury and channelled it into a life of activism. At 15, she founded Amfe, L’Association pour le Maintien des Filles à l’Ecole (the Association for Keeping Girls in School) in Matam, her home town in north-east Senegal. She is also a lawyer specialising in human rights" (par. 5). "Diallo’s activism began after she returned to school one year and noticed many of the girls in her class were absent. She asked why and was told they had got married and didn’t have time to attend school. She went to the principal and asked if she could create an organisation with her friends to support girls. He agreed...more
March 11, 2025, 5:10 p.m.
Countries: Iceland
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Tens of thousands of women and non-binary people across Iceland, including the prime minister, are expected to stop work – both paid and unpaid – on Tuesday in the first strike of its kind in nearly half a century. Organisers hope the women’s strike – whose confirmed participants include fishing industry workers, teachers, nurses and the PM, Katrín Jakobsdóttir – will bring society to a standstill to draw attention to the country’s ongoing gender pay gap and widespread gender-based and sexual violence" (par. 1-2). "The event will mark the first full-day women’s strike since 1975, when 90% of Icelandic women refused to work as part of “kvennafrí” (women’s day off),...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Tens of thousands of women and non-binary people across Iceland, including the prime minister, are expected to stop work – both paid and unpaid – on Tuesday in the first strike of its kind in nearly half a century. Organisers hope the women’s strike – whose confirmed participants include fishing industry workers, teachers, nurses and the PM, Katrín Jakobsdóttir – will bring society to a standstill to draw attention to the country’s ongoing gender pay gap and widespread gender-based and sexual violence" (par. 1-2). "The event will mark the first full-day women’s strike since 1975, when 90% of Icelandic women refused to work as part of “kvennafrí” (women’s day off),...more
March 11, 2025, 5:05 p.m.
Countries: Belgium
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Many feminist associations gathered at the Belgian Parliament on Thursday to celebrate the adoption of the law, which was drafted with the support of grassroots associations in the field" (par. 6).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Many feminist associations gathered at the Belgian Parliament on Thursday to celebrate the adoption of the law, which was drafted with the support of grassroots associations in the field" (par. 6).
March 11, 2025, 4:52 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Justice Secretary Alex Chalk KC said: 'Cowards who murder their partners should face the full force of the law. 'Our reforms will give judges the power to punish murderers for the added pain and trauma they inflict through 'overkill' as well as ensuring that those who coercively control their victims or kill them at the end of a relationship face longer behind bars.' Domestic Abuse Commissioner Nicole Jacobs said: 'I am pleased that the Government have committed to introducing a range of new statutory aggravating factors to ensure that the circumstances surrounding domestic murders are given adequate legal weight when considering sentencing.' The moves to protect women are announced in...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Justice Secretary Alex Chalk KC said: 'Cowards who murder their partners should face the full force of the law. 'Our reforms will give judges the power to punish murderers for the added pain and trauma they inflict through 'overkill' as well as ensuring that those who coercively control their victims or kill them at the end of a relationship face longer behind bars.' Domestic Abuse Commissioner Nicole Jacobs said: 'I am pleased that the Government have committed to introducing a range of new statutory aggravating factors to ensure that the circumstances surrounding domestic murders are given adequate legal weight when considering sentencing.' The moves to protect women are announced in...more
March 5, 2025, 8:35 p.m.
Countries: Ecuador
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The Council for the Regulation and Development of Information and Communication designed and implemented a virtual course for the training platform on communication and information rights, entitled 'Women free from violence', in order to increase knowledge about the Comprehensive Organic Act to Prevent and Eradicate Violence against Women. It also has a training plan on communication tools with a gender perspective for various audiences. The Office of the Ombudsperson of Ecuador, in 2019, developed 71 teaching-learning processes, including training, awareness-raising and dissemination, with 2,194 people. Basic aspects of human rights, the gender approach, women’s rights, equality and non-discrimination, and the right to a life free of violence were addressed" (13)....more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The Council for the Regulation and Development of Information and Communication designed and implemented a virtual course for the training platform on communication and information rights, entitled 'Women free from violence', in order to increase knowledge about the Comprehensive Organic Act to Prevent and Eradicate Violence against Women. It also has a training plan on communication tools with a gender perspective for various audiences. The Office of the Ombudsperson of Ecuador, in 2019, developed 71 teaching-learning processes, including training, awareness-raising and dissemination, with 2,194 people. Basic aspects of human rights, the gender approach, women’s rights, equality and non-discrimination, and the right to a life free of violence were addressed" (13)....more
March 4, 2025, 10:02 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Fethullah Gülen, founder of the HM, has always been supportive of women’s equal position in all societies. He constantly reiterated in his statements that at the time of the Prophet, women were as active in social life as men. The HM took those statements from theory to practice: women in the HM assume important positions in the movement, various leadership stances and roles as spokespersons of NGOs, chief editor of newspapers, professors and teachers in schools and universities run by the movement. Women in the movement are extremely active: their role is neither limited nor confined to stay at home. The HM is also a strong advocate of women’s education....more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Fethullah Gülen, founder of the HM, has always been supportive of women’s equal position in all societies. He constantly reiterated in his statements that at the time of the Prophet, women were as active in social life as men. The HM took those statements from theory to practice: women in the HM assume important positions in the movement, various leadership stances and roles as spokespersons of NGOs, chief editor of newspapers, professors and teachers in schools and universities run by the movement. Women in the movement are extremely active: their role is neither limited nor confined to stay at home. The HM is also a strong advocate of women’s education....more
Feb. 28, 2025, 5:27 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"As female politicians and activists shine the light on gender equality, sexism, and sexual misconduct in politics, it has left parties with no choice but to react – and act" (para 6). "Just as political parties and politicians have been called out for bad behavior on gender parity and sexism, there is a growing intolerance of acts of sexual misconduct by public officials. Last November, 285 women – including politicians, businesswomen, and activists – signed an open letter published in Le Monde newspaper, calling for a stronger response against legislators facing such allegations. The #MeTooPolitique movement was born, and quickly gained traction thanks to similar social movements in France’s literary,...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"As female politicians and activists shine the light on gender equality, sexism, and sexual misconduct in politics, it has left parties with no choice but to react – and act" (para 6). "Just as political parties and politicians have been called out for bad behavior on gender parity and sexism, there is a growing intolerance of acts of sexual misconduct by public officials. Last November, 285 women – including politicians, businesswomen, and activists – signed an open letter published in Le Monde newspaper, calling for a stronger response against legislators facing such allegations. The #MeTooPolitique movement was born, and quickly gained traction thanks to similar social movements in France’s literary,...more
Feb. 27, 2025, 8:34 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Kenyan police fired teargas and arrested at least three people on Tuesday as hundreds protested against a wave of femicides, a Reuters reporter and human rights activists said. Several hundred people - mostly women - marched in the capital Nairobi, where they blew whistles and chanted, 'Stop killing women!' They were repeatedly dispersed by police officers firing teargas from moving vehicles before regrouping anew. Protests also took place in the cities of Mombasa and Lodwar, according to videos posted on social media. The protesters in Nairobi were peaceful and it was not clear why the police intervened" (para 1-4).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Kenyan police fired teargas and arrested at least three people on Tuesday as hundreds protested against a wave of femicides, a Reuters reporter and human rights activists said. Several hundred people - mostly women - marched in the capital Nairobi, where they blew whistles and chanted, 'Stop killing women!' They were repeatedly dispersed by police officers firing teargas from moving vehicles before regrouping anew. Protests also took place in the cities of Mombasa and Lodwar, according to videos posted on social media. The protesters in Nairobi were peaceful and it was not clear why the police intervened" (para 1-4).
Feb. 27, 2025, 7:51 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The killing and rape of a trainee doctor in the city of Kolkata in August was a fresh reminder for Indian women who work of the dangers lurking in public spaces where women are far less visible than men, from the deserted corners of a hospital or corporate park, in public transport or on city streets. The 31-year-old was found dead in a seminar hall of the state-run hospital after she went on break during a night shift. A volunteer at the hospital has been arrested as a suspect. The killing prompted protests by women across the country" (para 6-7).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The killing and rape of a trainee doctor in the city of Kolkata in August was a fresh reminder for Indian women who work of the dangers lurking in public spaces where women are far less visible than men, from the deserted corners of a hospital or corporate park, in public transport or on city streets. The 31-year-old was found dead in a seminar hall of the state-run hospital after she went on break during a night shift. A volunteer at the hospital has been arrested as a suspect. The killing prompted protests by women across the country" (para 6-7).
Feb. 26, 2025, 10:34 p.m.
Countries: South Africa
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Following the #TotalShutdown March in August 2018 – the largest coordinated protest by women in South Africa against gender-based violence – that brought Pretoria, the economic hub of the country to a standstill, the South African Government developed the National Strategic Plan on ending gender-based violence" (para 11).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Following the #TotalShutdown March in August 2018 – the largest coordinated protest by women in South Africa against gender-based violence – that brought Pretoria, the economic hub of the country to a standstill, the South African Government developed the National Strategic Plan on ending gender-based violence" (para 11).
Feb. 26, 2025, 9:07 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"While he is 'delighted' the figures for consanguineous marriages have declined, he says the subject still isn't being addressed sufficiently. 'People shy away from talking about it. But when you have severe health consequences then to hell with cultural sensibilities. It's terrible and heartbreaking for the families in many cases" (par. 41).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"While he is 'delighted' the figures for consanguineous marriages have declined, he says the subject still isn't being addressed sufficiently. 'People shy away from talking about it. But when you have severe health consequences then to hell with cultural sensibilities. It's terrible and heartbreaking for the families in many cases" (par. 41).
Feb. 26, 2025, 8:53 p.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The school-caretaker story gained traction this week when many Italians began posting 10-second videos of themselves to demonstrate just how long that period can be. It made unsettling viewing but drove the point home: the protection of women in Italy is a very low priority. 'Sorry to be vulgar,' said a quiet female friend of mine in Parma, 'but why don’t we take a broom handle and shove it up the judge’s arse, just for 10 seconds, and see if he still thinks that’s not assault'" (par. 4). "In 2021 Beppe Grillo, the comic and founder of the Five Star Movement (the zany political party), released a furious two-minute video...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The school-caretaker story gained traction this week when many Italians began posting 10-second videos of themselves to demonstrate just how long that period can be. It made unsettling viewing but drove the point home: the protection of women in Italy is a very low priority. 'Sorry to be vulgar,' said a quiet female friend of mine in Parma, 'but why don’t we take a broom handle and shove it up the judge’s arse, just for 10 seconds, and see if he still thinks that’s not assault'" (par. 4). "In 2021 Beppe Grillo, the comic and founder of the Five Star Movement (the zany political party), released a furious two-minute video...more