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Evangelical Church: Women ordainment as priests not resolved
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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