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Canadian PM Trudeau says gender equality 'under attack'
The three-day Vancouver conference has brought together 8,000 participants including leaders, activists, academics and journalists from 150 countries to discuss gender equality.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Cabinet’s women must be proud and defiant
Haji Mohamed Dawjee says up until this week’s announcement, the South African Cabinet has always reflected many a man’s dream come true.
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The pay gap conversation & how it's changed the life of Michelle Williams
The 38-year-old actress became involved in the mission to close the gender pay gap after she was paid a fraction of the money given to her co-star Mark Wahlberg for re-shoots of 'All the Money in the World'.
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Track star Felix criticises Nike maternity policy
The 33-year-old former 200m Olympic champion spoke out after US teammates Alysia Montano and Kara Goucher leveled similar allegations against Nike as part of an investigation by the 'New York Times' last week.
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Women honoured at Cannes, as gender parity drive draws scrutiny
Cannes’ film festival, the world’s most important cinema showcase, last year signed a pledge to get an equal number of men and women in its top management by 2020 that is gradually gathering momentum at similar European and US events.
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ANCWL 'disappointed' with low number of female premiers
The party’s national executive committee announced the names of its premiers on Monday night.
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ANC agrees to increase representation of women in leadership positions
The decision by the ruling party comes after its Women’s League last week called for equal representation of women in Parliament.
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ANC fails to ensure gender parity with premier candidates
ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule said that the party has come up with a plan to compensate for its failure to ensure a 50/50 representation of men and women on its list of premiers.
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ANCWL wants equal representation of women in Ramaphosa’s new Cabinet
The call came as the ANC on Saturday finalised its selection of premier candidates, as the party is set to retain eight provinces following elections.
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Women do have power in the EFF, says Malema
EFF leader Julius Malema says his party has women leaders within its structures across South Africa and they have a noticeable number of women leaders in Parliament.
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Salah calls for change in treatment of women in Muslim world
Egyptian football star Mohamed "Mo" Salah told 'Time' that while his attitudes towards gender equality had evolved over the years, he wanted to see more change.
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SA’s drops to 117 out of 149 countries in gender wage equality
Professor Anita Bosch from the University of Stellenbosch Business School said it was worrying that the country is dropping in the wage equality rankings.
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Ramaphosa: ANC irrevocably committed to empowerment of women
The president says gender equality is important and that women should also be economically empowered.
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International Women's Day: The state of women in the world
As the world marks International Women's Day on 8 March 2019, we take a look at the key indicators on the state of women in the world.
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New trade union Flair SA faces uphill battle in appealing to workers
Paballo Sambo and Advocate Ronel de Jager launched Flair South Africa in October 2018, promising to be a voice for professionals in all sectors of the economy irrespective of their gender and sexual orientation.
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Women in Hollywood see some gains after Oscars equality plea
Producers adopted inclusion riders and filled many off-screen jobs, including the majority of department head positions, with women.
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How do we really feel about women leaders?
The right to leadership is a key factor in the journey to true equality between women and men.
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Kenya MPs debate giving women a third of parliament seats
Kenya’s 2010 constitution states that no more than two-thirds of any elected or appointed political bodies can be of the same gender, but does not set out a mechanism for attaining that goal.
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New tech regulation 'inevitable,' Apple CEO says
Tim Cook said he expected the United States (US) Congress would take up the matter.
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Food ads stir questions in Nigeria about gender roles
The campaign is for the seasoning brand Maggi, which sells over 90 million stock cubes in Nigeria each day, according to company figures.
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Tradition, and mobs, keep women out of Indian temple
Traditionalists have threatened women trying to get to the complex and have clashed with police officers sent to enforce the court's ruling.
