Women
People in Switzerland have narrowly voted to outlaw facial coverings in almost all public places, a ban that includes niqabs and burqas, veils worn by Muslim women, in a referendum.
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Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, revealed in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that she contemplated suicide while serving as a senior member of the royal family.
Women
The Tokyo Olympics adds 12 women to its executive board, a late push for gender equality.
Women
Iran’s only female Olympic medalist Kimia Alizadeh, who defected from Iran, will under white flag for the Tokyo Olympics.
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Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls have been freed several days after they were kidnapped.
LGBTQ
The first transgender soldier from South Korea has been found dead at the age of 23 following the military’s decision to discharge her.
Women
Tamayo Marukawa, Japan’s gender equality minister and its new Olympics minister, has joined a group of lawmakers in opposing changing the law to allow women to keep their surnames after marriage.
Impact
The boyfriend of a 28-year-old, eight-months pregnant Tshegofatso Pule, whose murder last year sparked nationwide outrage has been charged for her murder.
Activism
A court in India grants bail to climate activist Disha Ravi, 22, jailed for sharing a toolkit in support of the farmers protest against new agricultural laws.
Politics
Thousands of people gathered in Myanmar’s capital Nay Pyi Taw to attend the funeral of 19-year-old woman, Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing, the first person to be Continue Reading [https://www.almostmag.co/myanmar-protest-woman-killed/]
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All schools in New Zealand will provide students with free period products for the next three years, starting from June.
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The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee has appointed Seiko Hashimoto as the new president, after Yoshiro Mori resigned last week due to sexist comments. View this post Continue Reading [https://www.almostmag.co/tokyo-new-olympics-chief-woman/]