Women
Hawra Al Jufairi initially worked in accounting soon realised her love for the sea and decided to change her career path despite sailing being a male-dominated industry in Bahrain.
LGBTQ
24-year-old transgender man Hugo Martinez founded the team after he was no longer allowed to play on a women’s team following his transition.
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The law, which was first introduced in 1998 and finally passed after nearly 30 years on Sep. 19, will also ban gender-based discrimination, including verbal abuse, as well as stereotyping, discriminating or disqualifying candidates based on their gender.
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The new law changes the definition of marriage to one between two individuals, instead of between a man and a woman.
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Zakia Khudadadi had been smuggled out of Afghanistan after the Taliban took over Afghanistan so that she could compete at the Tokyo Paralympic Games in 2021.
Women
Tomasdottir was previously the head of Iceland's Chamber of Commerce and the CEO of a global non-profit that works to promote diversity in the workplace.
world
Mia Le Roux was diagnosed with profound deafness when she was just one years old.
Impact
“Being a refugee to me means a life-changing opportunity. A lot of refugees out there all around the world have so many potentials, but they don’t have that the doors open for them yet. It’s a big family, all around the world,” Cindy Ngamba said.
LGBTQ
This makes Mexico City the second state in Mexico to criminalize transfemicides, with sentences of 35 to 70 years in prison.
Women
“What appears to you as two players on the podium, they were actually three!”
Impact
In tribute to all the Palestinian athletes who couldn’t compete.
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In the advisory opinion, the world's top court ruled that Israel's continued presence in the occupied Palestinian territory to be illegal.