women
Evangelical Church: Women ordainment as priests not resolved
Egypt
April 30, 2015
Evangelical Church: Women ordainment as priests not resolved
Dr. Andrea Zaki, head of the Evangelical Church in Egypt, said the Synod of the Nile which includes the General…
Study: Academics rate women job applicants higher than identical men
Life & Style
April 14, 2015
Study: Academics rate women job applicants higher than identical men
When hundreds of US college faculty members rated junior scientists based on scholarly record, job interview performance and other information…
How Egyptian women perceive their own beauty?
Egypt
April 8, 2015
How Egyptian women perceive their own beauty?
On your way to a shopping center if you faced two side-by-side doorways, one labeled “beautiful” and other “average” which…
Trevor Noah defends self in backlash to old tweets
Life & Style
April 1, 2015
Trevor Noah defends self in backlash to old tweets
Trevor Noah, the newly announced host of "The Daily Show," rejected the backlash over his graphic tweets targeting Jews and…
UN officials: Women are key in tackling disaster
Health & Fitness
March 16, 2015
UN officials: Women are key in tackling disaster
Women are far more exposed to disasters than men given their frontline roles in the home and in healthcare, the…
Khaled Ali: Egyptian women – icons of struggle against discrimination
Egypt
March 16, 2015
Khaled Ali: Egyptian women – icons of struggle against discrimination
Human rights activist and former presidential runner Khaled Ali has praised Egyptian women for their struggle against discrimination as the…
Gender equality: What’s in it for men?
Life & Style
March 12, 2015
Gender equality: What’s in it for men?
Convincing men that they are as likely as women to benefit from gender equality is the strongest argument to get…
Afghanistan sees first female taxi driver
Life & Style
March 1, 2015
Afghanistan sees first female taxi driver
A 38-year-old woman has become Afghanistan’s first female taxi driver, breaking with the traditional, Islamic full-body veil (burqa) donned by…
IMF: Egypt loses 34% in annual GDP due to economic gender gap
Egypt
February 24, 2015
IMF: Egypt loses 34% in annual GDP due to economic gender gap
Eliminating legal restrictions on women’s economic and work opportunities could secure Egypt a 34-percent increase in its gross domestic product,…
NCW: Female representation in 2015 parliament weak
Features/Interviews
February 19, 2015
NCW: Female representation in 2015 parliament weak
With the 2015 parliamentary elections quickly approaching, many are concerned that female representation at this parliament will be weak. According…