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in PoliticsIn Afghanistan, the Taliban ordered that all women on news channels must do what?
Answer: On May 19, 2022, Afghanistan’s Taliban ordered all female TV presenters to cover their faces on air. In reaction, male TV presenters on Afghanistan’s Tolo News wore face masks in solidarity with their female peers as part of a protest called #FreeHerFace on social media. Tolo news presenters wore facemasks on air for two…
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in ScienceWhat is the median age of US women giving birth?
Answer: US Census Bureau data released on Apr. 6, 2022, shows the median age of new mothers has risen to 30 from 27 three decades ago, the highest in history. Between ages 20 and 24, the fertility rate declined by almost 43%, and between 25 and 29, it dropped by more than 22%. Meanwhile, fertility…
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in PoliticsIn the US, what is the landmark Roe v. Wade decision?
Answer: Roe v. Wade was a 1973 US Supreme Court case that legalized abortion nationwide._x000D_
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in PoliticsWhat’s Colombia’s Green Wave movement?
Answer: Colombia’s Green Wave movement to decriminalize abortion had a winning moment on Feb. 22, 2022, when Colombia’s top Constitutional Court ruled that abortion is no longer a crime under Colombian law. The court’s decision decriminalizes abortions in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalized abortion in Sept. 2021, and Argentina’s Congress…
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in PoliticsXiomara Castro is the first female president of which country?
Answer: Xiomara Castro is the president-elect of Honduras. She takes office on 27 January 2022. Castro will be Honduras’s first female president and the first president not to be a member of either the Liberal Party or the National Party since Honduran democracy was restored in 1982. More answers inside!
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in PoliticsHow many times was Angela Merkel named The World’s Most Powerful Woman by Forbes magazine?
German Chancellor Angela Merkel had remained at the top spot of Forbes Magazine’s The World’s Most Powerful Women list since 2006, except for 2010 when the former U.S First Lady Michelle Obama temporarily replaced her, including the last ten years in a row. That's a total of 14 years at the top of the list.
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in CultureWho said, “Women belong in the kitchen”?
In Seven Against Thebes, 467 B.C., the ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus wrote: “Let women stay at home and hold their peace.” Get the FAQts!
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in PopWoman Grammy Awards: Who’s the most honored woman?
Singer Beyoncé won her 28th Grammy in 2021 to become the most honored woman in the Grammys history. Plus other Woman Grammy Awards questions and answers.
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Who was the first to win record-of-the-year in the Grammys 2 consecutive years?
Roberta Flack was the first artist to win Record of the Year in two consecutive years. In 2021, Billie Eilish became the second woman overall to win the category for two consecutive years.
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in TVTransgender News Anchors: The connection between Tashnuva Anan Shishir, Diana Zurco, Marvia Malik, and India Willoughby
Tashnuva Anan Shishir, Marvia Malik, Diana Zurco, and India Willoughby are all the first transgender newscasters in their respective countries.
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in FilmsWhat’s unique about Promising Young Women?
The film Promising Young Women landed five nominations for the 2021 Academy Awards including the first British woman to be nominated for the director prize in the Oscars.
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in PoliticsKamala Harris Career: Where did the VP go to school?
Kamala Harris attended Howard University in Washington, D.C, became District Attorney and a Senator before becoming the first woman VP. Get the FAQts!
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in PoliticsWhat is the meaning of Kamala Harris’s name?
The meaning of Kamala is Sanskrit for Lotus, and Devi is Sanskrit for goddess. Get the FAQts about Kamala Harris’s Family!