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time.com
1 year ago
Women in technology

Graca Machel: Women's Rights Will Determine Africa's Future

It's become something of a cliche to attribute some of the greatness of a man to the woman standing at his side.With Graca Machel that would apply twice, first as the widow of Mozambique's revolutionary first President, Samora Machel, then as the third wife of South African leader Nelson Mandela.But the impact of Machel's work as a lifelong advocate for women and children's rights spreads far beyond the men who have stood by her side.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Marriage age rises to 18 as figures reveal how many children get married

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email A new law raising the legal age of marriage to 18 has been hailed as a huge victory for survivors.From Monday, 16 and 17-year-olds can no longer wed or enter a civil partnership in England or Wales even with parental consent in an effort to better protect children from forced marriage.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Health

PHOTOS: In this nomadic tribe in Iran, the women persevere despite hardships

This gun held by 35-year-old Fatima was a wedding gift from her husband.
the Guardian
1 year ago
Education

The UN wants to educate children - it will succeed only if it feeds them first | Kevin Watkins

ore than 100 years have passed since social reformer Margaret McMillan fought for - and won - free school meals in Britain.
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KQED
1 year ago
Independent films

4 Cult Christmas Movies to Confuse the Whole Family | KQED

Every winter, scores upon scores of schmaltzy seasonal movies get spewed upon the public in an opportunistic deluge that rarely results in anything memorable.This year, there were at least 170 (!) and all of them - every single one - were aimed at the broadest (blandest?)possible audience.Meaning: They were boring.
Sacramento Bee
2 months ago
California

Former Missouri child brides call for outlawing marriages of minors

Child marriage is legal in most states with some restrictions on age and parental permission.
Efforts are being made in various states, including Missouri, California, and South Carolina, to completely prohibit underage marriages. [ more ]
www.dw.com
5 months ago
Women

Who are the women working for change and peace in Cameroon? DW 11/30/2023

Lawyer and women's rights activist Marthe Wandou is advocating for girls' education in Cameroon and calling for an immediate ceasefire in the ongoing conflict.
Over 30% of girls in Cameroon are married before the age of 18, hindering their access to education and perpetuating gender prejudices.
Girls and women in Cameroon are also targeted by Boko Haram terrorists, leading to attacks, kidnappings, and displacement. [ more ]
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
Parenting

Wyoming GOP defends child marriage while claiming it's trans rights that harm children

Wyoming Republicans continue to propose anti-trans legislation under the guise of protecting youth.But despite the GOP's supposed concern for the safety of children, the state's GOP is waging a campaign against a bill that would prohibit child marriage.Wyoming's H.B. 7 seeks to ban marriages involving anyone under the age of 16 and would allow 16 and 17-year-olds to marry with parental consent.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Huge victory' as new legislation banning child marriage comes into force

New legislation banning child marriage has come into force in England and Wales in a move that campaigners hailed as a victory.The legal age of marriage has been raised to 18, meaning 16 and 17-year-olds can no longer get married or have a civil partnership even if their parents give consent.The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022, which was given royal assent in April last year, means it is now against the law to push children into marriage.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Cleverly to visit mother's Sierra Leone home town on International Women's Day

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Foreign Secretary will use a trip to his mother's home town in Sierra Leone on International Women's Day to announce his department's updated approach to helping women and girls globally.
iRunFar
1 year ago
Running

Watch Ethiopian Girls Race for More Than a Trophy in 'Bekoji 100'

Reporting from the finish line of Ethiopia's Bekoji 100 Relay in 2019, iRunFar's Meghan Hicks reflected that the race's 13.5 hours simultaneously felt "like a lifetime and no time."How could that be?Hicks pointed to race organizer Girls Gotta Run to explain the sensation.The nonprofit's central goal is to elevate Ethiopian girls from poverty and child marriage into educational opportunities and independent adult lives.
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