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World 6 years ago

Indian students stripped for menstruation checks

The students were told to undress after a used sanitary napkin was found in a garden outside Sahjanand Girls Institute, where they are banned from the hostel when they are having their periods.

Health 6 years ago

Necks on the line: Women's lives and the challenges of thyroid disease

Globally, thyroid disease is the second-most common endocrine disorder after diabetes. In 2015, Indonesia was identified as the country with the highest incidence of thyroid disease in Southeast Asia.

Entertainment 6 years ago

Female directors reached record highs in 2019 Hollywood

The number of women behind the camera on Hollywood movies jumped to record levels in 2019, with 12 directing top-grossing films including "Frozen II", "Captain Marvel" and "Hustlers", two studies showed on Thursday.

Entertainment 6 years ago

Female directors reached record highs in 2019 Hollywood

The number of women behind the camera on Hollywood movies jumped to record levels in 2019, with 12 directing top-grossing films including "Frozen II", "Captain Marvel" and "Hustlers", two studies showed on Thursday.

Entertainment 6 years ago

Five cinema blockbusters directed by women due for release in 2020

Next year could well ring in some changes when you consider that five of the year’s biggest potential blockbusters will be directed by women.

Food 6 years ago

Saudi eliminates gender-segregated entrances for eateries

Restaurants and cafes in Saudi Arabia are no longer required to have gender-segregated entrances, officials said, in a further easing of social restrictions in the ultra-conservative Islamic kingdom.

Books 6 years ago

Asterix gets update with female heroine in latest outing

Asterix, the indomitable pint-sized Gaul forever outfoxing the Romans, returns this week for his 38th comic book adventure "Asterix and the Chieftain's Daughter" featuring for the first time in its 60 year history a female heroine.

World 6 years ago

US makes history with first all-female spacewalk

US astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir became the first all-female pairing to carry out a spacewalk Friday, following a spacesuit flub earlier this year that caused the historic mission to be aborted.

National 6 years ago

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Girls take over leadership posts to promote gender equality

This year’s theme, Girls in Media, was chosen to build a positive public perspective about women in the media, according to YPII executive director Dini Widiastuti.

Sports 6 years ago

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GirlForce: 5 young female Indonesian athletes to watch

Here are five young female Indonesian athletes, whose names might not be as well-known as their male counterparts, yet whose achievements are worthy of celebration:

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Indian students stripped for menstruation checks

Necks on the line: Women's lives and the challenges of thyroid disease

Female directors reached record highs in 2019 Hollywood

Female directors reached record highs in 2019 Hollywood

Five cinema blockbusters directed by women due for release in 2020

Saudi eliminates gender-segregated entrances for eateries

Asterix gets update with female heroine in latest outing

US makes history with first all-female spacewalk

PREMIUM Girls take over leadership posts to promote gender equality

PREMIUM GirlForce: 5 young female Indonesian athletes to watch

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Girls take over leadership posts to promote gender equality

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GirlForce: 5 young female Indonesian athletes to watch