Impact
The United Arab Emirates Has Chosen This Engineer As Its First Woman Astronaut
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has selected its next two astronauts for its future space missions, including its first Arab woman astronaut.
Women
Impact
Kosovo Has Appointed This Woman Anti-Corruption Activist And Lawyer As Its New President
Vjosa Osmani, a 38-year-old lawyer, has been elected as Kosovo’s president by the parliament, becoming the country’s second woman president.
Cute
This 79-Year-Old Russian Grandma Loves To Ice Skate Across A Frozen Lake Every Day
Meet Lyubov Morekhodova, the 79-year-old Russian ice-skating granny.
Video
The Winner Of Mrs Sri Lanka Had Her Crown Ripped Off By A Former Winner Who Thought She Was Divorced
The winner of Mrs Sri Lanka 2020, Pushpika De Silva, had her crown forcibly removed by a former winner who thought she was divorced.
Women
A Man In Japan Who Cyberbullied This 22-Year-Old Reality TV Star Who Killed Herself Was Fined $80
A man in Japan has been fined 9,000 yen (US$80) for online abuse directed at Hana Kimura, a former cast member of the Netflix reality show “Terrace House” who killed herself last year.
Impact
The Swiss Army Will Provide Women Soldiers With Women’s Underwear Instead Of Men’s For The First Time
The Swiss army will start issuing women’s underwear to its women recruits in an effort to increase women recruits.
Activism
Women In Turkey Are Protesting After The President Withdrew From A Treaty Against Gender Violence
Women in Turkey held a mass protest on Saturday Mar. 27 against the President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s decision to withdraw the country from an international treaty preventing violence against women.
Women
20 French Firefighters Accused Of Raping A Girl Will Only Be Tried For Sexual Assault And People Want Justice
France’s highest court has ruled a group of firefighters accused of raping a girl from when she was 13 to 15 years old will not be charged with rape but with sexual assault, which carries a lighter sentence than rape.
Impact
New Zealand Passed A Law Giving Couples Who Have A Miscarriage Or Stillbirth Three Days Of Paid Leave
New Zealand’s Parliament unanimously approved bereavement leave that will provide couples who have miscarriage or stillbirth three days of paid leave.
Women
This Salvadoran Surfer Was Struck And Killed By Lightning While Training For The Olympics
Katherine Diaz, a surfer from El Salvador who had been training to compete for the Olympics, was struck and killed by lightning after entering the water to train on Friday Mar. 19.
Activism
The Russian Ballerina Performed “Swan Lake” On A Frozen Bay To Protest A Construction Project
Ilmira Bagautdinova, a ballerina from the prestigious Mariinsky Theatre in Russia, danced on the frozen waters of the Gulf of Finland in a graceful protest against the construction of a port.
Activism
This Bangladeshi Activist And Actor Has Become The First Trans News Anchor In Her Country
Tashnuva Anan Shishir, an activist and actor, has become the first transgender news anchor in Bangladesh after she delivered her first broadcast on a private TV channel on International Women’s Day.