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'Misogyny': Karnataka Congress Lawmaker Amid Online Abuse Over 'Western' Dressing
Karnataka Congress MLA Nayana spoke out against the online abuse she has been facing over her choice of clothing, calling it a reflection of deep-rooted misogyny faced by women in politics.
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Japan's Female MPs Petition For More Restrooms In Male-Dominated Parliament
Nearly 60 women lawmakers in Japan, including Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, have submitted a petition calling for more toilets in the parliament building to match their improved representation.
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Trump, Bill Clinton In New Photos Retrieved From Jeffrey Epstein's Estate
Democratic lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee released 19 photos out of the 95,000 they received from the estate of Epstein, who died in jail in 2019 while awaiting sex trafficking charges.
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Italy Makes Femicide A Crime Punishable By Life Imprisonment
Italian lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously backed a bill making femicide -- the intentional killing of women or girls -- a specific crime punishable by life imprisonment.
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$300 Million Renovation To Fix 'Potty Parity' Issue For Women US Lawmakers
There are only two bathroom stalls for women on the third floor of the Kentucky Statehouse, where the House and Senate chambers are located.
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5 Surprising Faces In Germany's New Parliament As Far-Right Emerges
Germany's new parliament sits for the first time on Tuesday with a reduced headcount, fewer women and a record number of lawmakers from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).
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Iranian Lawmakers Seek To Impose Stricter Hijab Penalties: Report
Iranian lawmakers have asked to amend a bill that would impose tougher penalties on women who refuse to wear the mandatory hijab, local media reported on Wednesday.
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Trump Ally Seeks To Block Trans Lawmaker From Women's Restrooms
Democrats and LGBTQ rights advocates expressed outrage after a Republican lawmaker introduced a measure that would ban the first openly transgender person elected to the US Congress from using women's restrooms in the building.
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151 MPs, MLAs Face Cases Of Crimes Against Women, 16 With Rape
As many as 151 sitting MPs and MLAs have declared cases related to crimes against women in their election affidavits, with West Bengal having the highest number of lawmakers facing such cases, according to a recent report by a poll rights body.
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Prajwal Revanna Returns From Germany, Arrested In Sex Crimes Case
Karnataka lawmaker Prajwal Revanna - who went to Germany last month, shortly after sex crimes allegations by women, who said he forced them into sexual acts that were then filmed - was arrested just after midnight as he arrived at Bengaluru airport
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BJP, JDS In Firefighting Mode Over Deve Gowda's Grandson's Sex Scandal
JDS lawmaker Sharangouda Kandkur has demanded the suspension of party leader Prajwal Revanna amid a row over explicit videos - allegedly showing the Hassan MP sexually assaulting multiple women - that began circulating a day after voting.
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Imran Khan's Party-Backed Lawmakers Denied Reserved Seats In Pak Parliament
Pakistan's election commission on Monday blocked lawmakers loyal to jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan from taking a share of parliamentary seats reserved for women and minorities, after a poll marred by rigging claims.
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Australian Opposition Lawmaker's Tweet Sparks Outrage
Australia's deputy opposition leader is under fire for a post claiming "foreign criminals" are attacking women, after an immigrant was detained for sexual assault -- only for police to admit they got the wrong man.
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"Such Ignorance...": Smriti Irani Slammed In Row Over Paid Menstrual Leave
Telangana lawmaker K Kavitha on Friday ripped into Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani over comments dismissing mandatory paid menstrual leave by workplaces.
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Slamming Congress, JP Nadda Says BJP Gave India Its 1st OBC Prime Minister
BJP president J P Nadda on Thursday came down heavily on the Congress for demanding an OBC quota within the reservation for women lawmakers, saying it was the BJP-led NDA that gave the country its first OBC prime minister.
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'Misogyny': Karnataka Congress Lawmaker Amid Online Abuse Over 'Western' Dressing
Karnataka Congress MLA Nayana spoke out against the online abuse she has been facing over her choice of clothing, calling it a reflection of deep-rooted misogyny faced by women in politics.
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Japan's Female MPs Petition For More Restrooms In Male-Dominated Parliament
Nearly 60 women lawmakers in Japan, including Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, have submitted a petition calling for more toilets in the parliament building to match their improved representation.
-
Trump, Bill Clinton In New Photos Retrieved From Jeffrey Epstein's Estate
Democratic lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee released 19 photos out of the 95,000 they received from the estate of Epstein, who died in jail in 2019 while awaiting sex trafficking charges.
-
Italy Makes Femicide A Crime Punishable By Life Imprisonment
Italian lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously backed a bill making femicide -- the intentional killing of women or girls -- a specific crime punishable by life imprisonment.
-
$300 Million Renovation To Fix 'Potty Parity' Issue For Women US Lawmakers
There are only two bathroom stalls for women on the third floor of the Kentucky Statehouse, where the House and Senate chambers are located.
-
5 Surprising Faces In Germany's New Parliament As Far-Right Emerges
Germany's new parliament sits for the first time on Tuesday with a reduced headcount, fewer women and a record number of lawmakers from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).
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Iranian Lawmakers Seek To Impose Stricter Hijab Penalties: Report
Iranian lawmakers have asked to amend a bill that would impose tougher penalties on women who refuse to wear the mandatory hijab, local media reported on Wednesday.
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Trump Ally Seeks To Block Trans Lawmaker From Women's Restrooms
Democrats and LGBTQ rights advocates expressed outrage after a Republican lawmaker introduced a measure that would ban the first openly transgender person elected to the US Congress from using women's restrooms in the building.
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151 MPs, MLAs Face Cases Of Crimes Against Women, 16 With Rape
As many as 151 sitting MPs and MLAs have declared cases related to crimes against women in their election affidavits, with West Bengal having the highest number of lawmakers facing such cases, according to a recent report by a poll rights body.
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Prajwal Revanna Returns From Germany, Arrested In Sex Crimes Case
Karnataka lawmaker Prajwal Revanna - who went to Germany last month, shortly after sex crimes allegations by women, who said he forced them into sexual acts that were then filmed - was arrested just after midnight as he arrived at Bengaluru airport
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BJP, JDS In Firefighting Mode Over Deve Gowda's Grandson's Sex Scandal
JDS lawmaker Sharangouda Kandkur has demanded the suspension of party leader Prajwal Revanna amid a row over explicit videos - allegedly showing the Hassan MP sexually assaulting multiple women - that began circulating a day after voting.
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Imran Khan's Party-Backed Lawmakers Denied Reserved Seats In Pak Parliament
Pakistan's election commission on Monday blocked lawmakers loyal to jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan from taking a share of parliamentary seats reserved for women and minorities, after a poll marred by rigging claims.
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Australian Opposition Lawmaker's Tweet Sparks Outrage
Australia's deputy opposition leader is under fire for a post claiming "foreign criminals" are attacking women, after an immigrant was detained for sexual assault -- only for police to admit they got the wrong man.
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"Such Ignorance...": Smriti Irani Slammed In Row Over Paid Menstrual Leave
Telangana lawmaker K Kavitha on Friday ripped into Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani over comments dismissing mandatory paid menstrual leave by workplaces.
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Slamming Congress, JP Nadda Says BJP Gave India Its 1st OBC Prime Minister
BJP president J P Nadda on Thursday came down heavily on the Congress for demanding an OBC quota within the reservation for women lawmakers, saying it was the BJP-led NDA that gave the country its first OBC prime minister.
