Women Rights
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Health
Health Spain
Painful Period? This Country Wants to Give You Time Off to Rest
Through its reproductive health reform, Spain has a three-to-five-day leave per month in mind for painful periods, and such a law would become Europe’s first legal entitlement recognizing women’s monthly bleeding as a potentially incapacitating condition.
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Society
Society Indonesia
Historic Win: Women Gain More Rights Against Sexual Violence
After six long years of deliberation, Indonesia passed a bill tackling sexual violence, to help victims of sexual assault build strong cases and secure convictions - a long-awaited decision hailed as a step in the right direction by human rights organizations.
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Society
Society USA
The Impossible Becomes Possible: Gender-Driven Pay Gap in Soccer Has Been Bridged!
A historic settlement has taken place in the United States, bridging the pay gap between the men’s and women’s national soccer teams while inspiring other sports players to also obtain fair and equal pay regardless of gender.
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Society
Society USA
Making History: The First Black Woman to be Featured on a US Quarter Coin
The first US quarter to ever feature a black woman has officially went into circulation this past Monday: the coin honors Maya Angelou — with arms outstretched, a rising sun, and a flying bird behind her — for her extensive work in poetry and activism.
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