Morocco’s latest steps are part of a journey that began in 2004 with the adoption of the Family Code, which combines the precepts of Islamic law with a modern legal code, and stipulates that “human and citizenship rights are accorded to all Moroccans, women and men equally,” in family matters. In 2011, Morocco amended its constitution to bar all forms of gender-based discrimination.

In 2019 so far, two major ultra races and several less well konwn ultras have been won outright by women. It appears that though the men may have an advantage physically, female behaviors can disproportionately benefit them in the long and tough races.

A number of AI-driven technologies are emerging to address workplace harassment and discrimination issues.

A growing movement of female home-based workers in Pakistan is challenging generations of workforce discrimination and empowering women to enter public spaces they’ve traditionally avoided, such as police stations. Pakistan has nearly 20 million home-based workers — 10 percent of the country’s population, and a key component of the nation’s giant informal economy that employs 73 percent of the workforce. Women form 80 percent of the home-based workforce.

The new app - created by the Domestic Violence Resource Centre of Victoria in Australia - is specifically designed for collecting evidence of domestic abuse. Not only can it assist with applying for protection against abusers, but it also helps users better understand what’s happening to them by providing a space to collect notes and recordings.

“I use my wits … because I’m smaller in size. There’ve been a ton of times where I’ve convinced someone to comply with me by not coming across as aggressive. I still get the same outcome and without having to escalate a situation.”

The North African country is emerging as a key battleground on abortion, with an increasingly assertive movement seeking a break with conservative laws.

Because hope and help are powerful motivators for change.

“We provide support and if we see danger signs, we refer them elsewhere for more comprehensive treatment. Sometimes we’re just an ear. We just listen.”

Recent changes by heath research funders in the U.S. and Canadia linking the funding of studies to the presence of both sexes in the proposed research is having unintended consequences. But by insisting on the presence of subjects of both genders, some women’s health researchers seeking funding are being denied because they’re seeking support for studies of women-specific medical conditions that have been ignored for years.

“Getting this tattoo today was like therapy … it’s healing,” one victim told Ally Burke, founder of Tattoos for Triumph. “This tattoo will always remind me that I’m a survivor. I’m a warrior with so much more to give.”

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