Women
This Deaf Brazilian Teen Who Had Her Limbs Amputated Is Training To Swim At The Paralympics
Meet Jessica Oliveira, a Brazilian para-athlete swimmer, who also known as “Jessyborg, The Robot Girl”.
Women
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Naomi Osaka Quit The French Open After Being Fined For Not Speaking To Press For Her Mental Health
World No. 2 tennis champion Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the French Open, a day after she was fined $15,000 by the grand slam for opting to skip the mandatory post-match press conference.
Women
Naomi Osaka Didn’t Speak To Media At The French Open For Her Mental Health And Was Fined $15,000
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has been fined $15,000 by the French Open after she did not attend a mandatory press conference after her first match on Sunday.
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This Italian Woman Who Allegedly Killed Herself After Her Leaked Sex Tape Went Viral May Actually Have Been Murdered
Prosecutors in Italy have opened a murder investigation into the death of a woman who was thought to have killed herself in 2016 after her leaked sex tape became a meme.
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Iraq’s First All-Women Demining Team Are Clearing Landmines Left Over From The War And Saving Lives
In Basra, Iraq, 14 women are defying rigid gender norms as they become the first all-women demining team in the city.
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Samoa’s First Woman Prime Minister Had To Be Sworn In In A Tent After Her Predecessor Locked Her Out
Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, Samoa’s first woman prime minister, has been sworn in in a tent outside the parliament after her predecessor locked her out of the building.
Women
This South Korean Comedian Is Being Investigated For Sexual Harrassment For Playing With A Doll
Park Na-rae, a 35-year-old woman comedian from South Korea, is under investigation for sexual harassment for a skit on her YouTube show involving a male doll.
Impact
Kenya Has Appointed This Lawyer, Judge And Human Rights Defender As Its First Woman Chief Justice
Kenyan judge Martha Koome has been appointed as the first woman chief justice – the head of the Supreme Court – in the East African country.
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This Emirati Woman Has Become One Of The First Car Mechanics In The UAE
Meet Huda al-Matroushi, the owner of a car repair shop in the United Arab Emirates who is breaking gender stereotypes.
Women
Finland’s Football Association Has Started Giving Free Sports Hijabs To All Women Players Who Want One
Finland’s National League, the top division of women’s football, is offering free sports hijabs to any women players in the country who want one.
Activism
Miss Universe Myanmar Held Up A “Pray For Myanmar” Sign At The Beauty Pageant’s Costume Contest
Miss Universe Myanmar, Thuzar Wint Lwin, won the national costume contest at Miss Universe 2020, using the pageant to call on the world to speak out against the coup in her country.
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Cameroon Has Jailed This Trans Influencer And Her Trans Friend For “Attempted Homosexuality”
Shakiro, a trans influencer in Cameroon, and her trans friend, Patricia, have been sentenced to five years in jail for “attempted homosexuality,” public indecency and failing to carry identification.