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What is BAPS, the Hindu group whose demands led to Eiffel Tower closure?
The Eiffel Tower closed after workers protested the sidelining of women during the BAPS visit.
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Yemeni women support families through enterprise as economic crisis bites
Amid Yemen’s harsh economic crisis, securing viable employment has become increasingly difficult for men.
From: Witness
Mexico: Football Without Fear
As Mexico cohosts the World Cup, a mother confronts gender violence and seeks safety for her daughter through football.
Published On 14 Jul 2026
Fall in funding cuts aid to 1 million women: UN
The US was the first to slash billions in foreign assistance in 2025, but other major donors have followed suit.
From: NewsFeed
Backlash for UK MP who linked England World Cup result to women’s safety
Backlash for UK MP who linked England World Cup result to women’s safety.
Published On 19 Jun 2026
Archaeologists find ancient matrilineal society in Turkiye’s Catalhoyuk
About 9,000 years ago, the settlement was an egalitarian, matrilineal society with no evidence of organised violence.
From: NewsFeed
Argentina erupts in protest against gender violence after teen murder
Argentina erupts in protest against gender violence after teen murder.
Published On 4 Jun 2026
From: NewsFeed
Women bear the brunt of DRC’s Ebola outbreak
Women bear the brunt of DRC’s Ebola outbreak.
Published On 30 May 2026
Pakistan sentences man to death for killing TikTok star Sana Yousaf
The verdict against Umar Hayat who killed a teenage influencer in her home ‘is for the entire society’, her father says.
Israeli sexual violence is pushing Palestinians from West Bank: Report
NGO finds at least 16 cases of conflict-related sexual violence attributed to Israeli settlers and soldiers.
Kenyan women defy fishing taboos as climate change threatens Lake Victoria
In a lakeside village in Kisumu County, women were forbidden from fishing. Until Rhoda Ongoche Akech defied the stigma.
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