Swiss women demand equality and gender justice in massive national strike
The condition of women in Swiss workplaces is substandard compared to its neighboring European states as a wage gap of 8% persists between men and women with equal qualifications.
Around the World in 8 Minutes- Episode 12
In this episode, we bring you ground report from the International women’s day march in New Delhi. We also look into the aviation workers’ strike in Kenya.
For third year in a row, thousands of women march in the US
This year’s march, called the Women’s Wave, was held in the aftermath of the midterm elections of 2018 which saw a record number of women participating and taking their place in Congress
“Patriarchy will fall, feminism will triumph!”
The slogan popularized by the Argentine feminist movement speaks to the upsurge in mobilization across the world by women, transgender and gender non-conforming people to patriarchal oppression and violence
Rouse, Ye Women 2.0: Glasgow strike demands an end to gender pay gap
The Glasgow strike has evoked memories of the great 1910 strike for minimum wages by women workers of small chain manufacturing units in the Cradley Heath area in the West Midlands.
Nation-wide shutdown against rape culture marks Women’s Month in South Africa
Marches were organized in all nine provinces in the country and also in Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana and Namibia
- Brazil approves end to 6×1 work schedule and reduction of the work week to 40 hours
- Israel kills 31 people in Lebanon on the eve of Eid al-Adha
- Israel carries out sixth consecutive Eid massacre in Gaza
- Far-right Janez Janša to return for fourth government term in Slovenia
- With peace deal nearly final, US launches fresh attacks on Iran
