#ICYMI: New Zealand’s parliament has unanimously passed an #EqualPay Amendment Bill that ensures workers are not paid less because of their gender. 👏👏 via @GlblCtzn#MondayMotivaton#WomensMonth
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Namibia's Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi have been withdrawn from the 400m race at the Olympics by World Athletics.They are said to not be eligible for female classification.Same rules are affecting Caster Semenya, Francine Niyonsaba and Margaret Wambui.Your thoughts?
According to research the media industry has the highest cases of sexual harrasment compared to other industries globally
@WomenInNews@GMCZimbabwe@GenderZimbabwe
Organisations should enforce policies and everyone must be in full understanding of sexual harrassment and its consequences - VK Kahiya
#ShoutZim@WomenInNews
New Zealand has officially begun rolling out free menstrual products to schools across the country.
Nearly 1,700 schools will be receiving the products, which will help up to 95,000 students.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that US president Joe Biden has agreed to donate to SA some of the 500 million Pfizer vaccines the country is distributing globally. | @Fin24
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FACT: On May 22, 2021, Rawan Dakik aged 20, became the first Tanzanian woman and youngest African to summit Mount Everest's peak of 8,850metres.
Rawan has now been named Tanzania's Tourism Ambassador, after summiting the world's highest mountain.
Did You Know? Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern has:
- Defeated Covid
- Banned military-style rifles
- Introduced free meals in schools
- Made menstrual products free
What's next? Who knows but we're excited !!!
A Malian woman has given birth to nine babies at once, after only expecting seven, according to Mali's Minister of Health . The five girls and four boys, and their mother, “are all doing well.”
Woman from Mali gives birth to 9 babies in Morocco
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At 26, Wendy A. Okolo became the first Black woman to obtain a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2015. The Nigerian-born scientist is currently an aerospace research engineer in the Intelligent Systems Division at NASA.
Wits University has announced a major breakthrough in HIV prevention. Women will soon be able to take one injection with an anti-retroviral every eight weeks to prevent HIV infection. #HIV#HIVPrevention
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Men tend to interrupt women far more often than the other way around, and displays of confidence and directness decrease women’s influence but increase men’s. What else could be affecting how women are perceived in your workplace? https://t.co/vR725vqosR
Tanzanian 🇹🇿 playmaker Aisha Masaka scored 5 goals against South Africa 🇿🇦 y*day to bring her count to 8 goals at the COSAFA Women’s U-17 Championship.
Tall, fast & technically gifted, a goal poacher Masaka is a beauty to watch. Hongera sana dada. 👏🏾 https://t.co/6SmD0XIR4K
Serbia’s proposed new-look government is among the world’s most gender balanced, with women named to half of ministerial posts. #WomenInPolitics via @Bloomberg https://t.co/4ZY99LenGh