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Europe | U.K. | Leadership

THE END OF MAY Theresa May RESIGNS and finally admits defeat

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TEARFUL Theresa May today finally admitted her time was up and quit as Prime Minister insisting: "I've done my best". The PM was forced to resign after she failed to deliver Brexit and lost the support of her own MPs - but will continue in office as a lame duck until July. Shortly after meeting Tory "executioner" Sir Graham Brady, she addressed the nation in the spring sunshine of Downing Street - watched by adoring husband Philip - and admitted her time is up. The PM confessed she now has no chance of ever getting her Brexit deal through Parliamentbut insisted "I have done my best" to
North America | United States | Corruption

A Woman President For The United States? Absolutely…Just Not This Woman!

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There should never be a candidate for the Presidency of the Untied States, or any public office, that has as much scandal attached to her as does Hillary Clinton. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton should not have been allowed to run, let alone become the Democratic nominee and there are a lot of questions regarding how she won the nominee. Femina.com, which highlights and showcases the good that women are doing around the world, cannot support the candidacy of Hillary Clinton. As her untrustworthy number continues to increase (NYT/CBS Poll: Hillary's Untrustworthy Rating Soars
North America | United States | Ethics

Air Force pilot-turned-congresswoman in dogfight for WWII air women

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Air Force fighter pilot-turned-congresswoman Martha McSally is in a dogfight for a generation of female aviators who paved the runway for her, but not even the president can help, according to a top Pentagon official. The Arizona Republican, who became the first female fighter pilot in U.S. history to fly in combat and command a fighter squadron, is battling to win a place in Arlington National Cemetery for some 1,000 women who flew non-combat missions during World War II. At a House hearing Wednesday, she pressed the acting secretary of the U.S. Army on why President Obama has not taken ac
Europe | Turkey | Leadership

Turkish deputy prime minister shouts at lawmaker: ‘You as a woman, be quiet!’

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Turkey’s deputy prime minister on Wednesday ignited a new row over discrimination against women in Turkish politics when he told a female deputy who tried to interrupt his speech to “as a woman, be quiet!”. Deputy premier Bulent Arinc made the remark while speaking during an emergency debate in parliament over the government’s military intervention against jihadists in Syria and Kurdish militants in Iraq. Justifying the decision to attack Kurdish militants in Iraq, his comments were loudly mocked by members of the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP), including f
Europe | U.K. | Economy

Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman speaks out against too much maternity leave

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The editor of British Vogue has criticised women who return from maternity leave only to announce soon after that they are pregnant again. In an interview with The Times, the fashion journalist commented that women cannot expect their jobs to be reserved for them ‘in aspic’ whilst they are off on maternity leave and that such behaviour is ‘frustrating for offices’. “I do think you have to accept there can be consequences from not being there. Office life has to go on. People don’t just leave your job, your role, the you-ness of it, in aspic, waiting for you to c
Middle East | Syria | Career

A New Short Documentary Shows Syrian Women Refugees’ Brave Resilience

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The number of Syrian refugees is currently approaching 4 million, with UN data showing women and children make up over three-quarters of that total. Hundreds of thousands from this diaspora are living in sprawling refugee camps along Turkey's southern border, and in a new short documentary by filmmaker Aliya Naumoff, a few women are sharing a look into life in those compounds. Aided by the U.S.-Turkey relations advocacy group the Turkish Heritage Organization, Naumoff traveled to the Harran and Akcakale camps near the border with Syria, where she interviewed a number of women and girls abou
North America | United States | Leadership

Self-righteous internet goons are calling one of America’s top female scientists sexist

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The internet came down like a ton of bricks yesterday on Alice Huang. The 76-year-old microbiologist and virologist has been a Harvard Medical School professor, New York University dean of sciences, and president of both the American Society for Microbiology and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She is also, according to most of the things published about her in the past 24 hours, an idiot. Huang’s offense was to pen an advice column in the journal Science Careers in response to a (presumably) female postdoc who asked what to do about a male supervisor who ke
South Asia | Nepal | Activism

Nepalese women in refuge camps are battling cultural taboos around periods

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It was just over a month ago today that the first devastating Nepal earthquake hit, killing thousands and leaving ruin in its wake. Almost 9,000 people died and the survivors had their lives completely altered. Many have taken refuge from dangerous buildings in camps set up outside their villages, where they’re living in crowded makeshift tents. For Nepalese women this brings with it its own set of specific problems – particularly at a certain time of the month. Traditionally, in Nepal, when women have their periods, they sleep alone – not even in the same bed
Europe | U.K. | Leadership

Nicola Sturgeon plans to counter the detrimental effect of the ‘vicious’ media scrutiny of her appearance

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Women “really led the fore” in this year’s General Election, SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon said. The Green Party’s Natalie Bennett, Plaid Cymru’s Leanne Wood and Sturgeon not only performed admirably, but also were, bar David Cameron, the only leaders not to resign their positions following the results. With 56 new MPs in Westminster, Sturgeon is now one of the most influential women in British politics. But they also took far more flack than they should for their personal appearances in the tabloid press. The Scottish First Minister in particular faced deplorabl

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