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Miss Universe Contestants Staged A Mass Walk Out After A Thai Director Scolded Miss Universe Mexico
"I just want to let my country know, I'm not afraid to make my voice heard. It's here stronger than ever," Bosch said in an interview clip.
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Mexico's First Woman President Was Groped By A Man In The Street And Pressed Charges Against Him
"I decided to press charges because this is something that I experienced as a woman, but that we as women experience in our country,"
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France Has Passed A "Only Yes Means Yes" Law That Clearly Defines Rape As Sex Without Consent
The law says that "silence or lack of reaction” is not considered consent and that consent must be "free and informed, specific, prior, revocable" and evaluated according to the circumstances.
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Ireland Has Elected This Independent Left-Wing Woman Politician As Its New President In A Landslide
Catherine Connolly has been an outspoken supporter of Palestinian rights and said she will be a "voice for peace."
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This New Zealand Māori Woman MP Gave A Powerful First Speech, Leading To A Haka That Suspended Parliament
Kaipara spoke first in te reo Māori before switching to English, starting her speech by saying she does not identify herself “as a survivor of colonization” but “as the product of Māori resilience.”
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This 16-Year-Old Malaysian Girl Was Reportedly Stabbed To Death By A Male Student At Her School, Sparking National Outrage
Police said a 14-year-old boy from the same school, who is believed to have had an unreciprocated crush on Yap Shing Xuen, had followed her into the bathroom and stabbed her repeatedly.
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Japan Will Now Allow Women To Buy The Morning-After Pill Over The Counter Without Prescription For The First Time
Previously, women in Japan had to go to a clinic or hospital in order to get a prescription for emergency contraception, even if they have been sexually assaulted
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Peru’s First Woman President Has Been Impeached After Gen-Z Led Massive Anti-Government Protests
122 out of 130 lawmakers voted to remove Boluarte. They impeached her on the grounds of "permanent moral incapacity”
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Japan Has Elected This Hardline Conservative Politician As Its First Woman Prime Minister
In Japan, only 10% of government positions are held by women.
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The Only Man To Appeal Being Found Guilty Of Raping Gisèle Pelicot Had His Sentence Increased To 10 Years
71-year-old Gisèle was drugged by her husband of 50 years, Dominique, and raped at least 92 times by 72 men he invited over between 2011 and 2020 without her knowledge.
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For The First Time In History, The Church Of England Has Named A Woman As The Archbishop of Canterbury
Dame Sarah Elisabeth Mullally was appointed as the Church’s highest-ranking cleric, in a first in its nearly 500 year history.
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Jane Goodall, The Renowned English Primatologist And Conservationist, Has Died At The Age Of 91
Goodall had dedicated 65 years of her life to the study of chimpanzees and other primates, setting herself apart as the leading researcher on the topic.