BURNING SUN SEX SCANDAL The situation is further exacerbated by rising violence against women. According to a 2023 report in The Korea Times, crimes against females rose to 28,228 in 2021 from 16,006 in 2007. Additionally, 86.7 per cent of victims of violent crimes in Korea were women from 2011 to 2020. The Burning Sun … Read more
In a stark reminder of ongoing workplace discrimination, a pregnant employee was forced to attend a meeting while in labour, highlighting the pressures and prejudices that many women still face in the workplace. While pregnancy and work can generally coexist without issue, some women face extreme pressures to continue working up to the very end … Read more
“As of now, we have only nine chairwomen out of 24, which is only 37.5 percent of the total,” Spanish S&D MEP Lina Gálvez, the gender equality committee’s newly elected chair, said in emailed comments. “Big gender disparities in the composition of the European Parliament’s bodies can lead to blind spots,” said Austrian MEP Evelyn … Read more
After Qatargate, everyone in Brussels hopefully knows that (allegedly) receiving bags of cash from foreign agents is a big no-no. But in a city driven by political deal-making against a backdrop of flashy lobby soirées, there is plenty of scope to lose sight of your principles. Here are lessons from three veterans. Jan Huitema: Keep … Read more
When the city council in Cortez seated its first pregnant councilwoman a couple of years ago, the seven-member body scrambled to provide arrangements for mother and baby. “We set up a room in case we needed to stop the meeting to allow her to pump,” said Rachel Medina, who was appointed mayor of Cortez by … Read more
It will take effect next May. But while experts are pleased that the new law will help to clarify women’s rights as well as making it easier for them to access legal help, they have voiced concerns that it still contains some ambiguity that could lead to manipulation by rural authorities. Rural land in China … Read more
Venture capital plays an important role in helping new businesses get off the ground. The field also has a stubborn gender gap. More than four in five partners at U.S.-based venture capital firms are men, surveys and research show. Perhaps relatedly, VC firms overwhelmingly direct their funds to man-led businesses: In 2023, only about one … Read more
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, has said 113 countries have never had a woman Head of State and only 26 are led by a woman today. The UN Women, in a new report on gender equality released on Monday, said women should be … Read more
Melinda French Gates wrote an explosive essay on Tuesday, criticising her ex-husband, Bill Gates, known for being a serial entrepreneur and the fifth richest man in the world, for his “frustrating and shortsighted” lack of philanthropic support for women’s rights. After she unexpectedly left the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation last month for a hefty … Read more
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said a Uniform Civil Code for the entire country will be implemented within the next five years after extensive consultations with all stakeholders if the BJP returns to power. In a wide-ranging interview with PTI, Shah said the Modi government in its next term will also implement … Read more
