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Israel Stops Training Women Combat Soldiers Over 'Health Risks'
IDF said the medical data indicated potential health risks for the women if they continued the current training.
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WHO Guidelines Can Cut Unnecessary C-Section Deliveries In India: Report
Implementing the World Health Organization's guidelines could help improve women's care during childbirth and reduce unnecessary cesarean section deliveries, a pilot study conducted in India has found.
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In Need For Mid-Week Josh? Anand Mahindra's New Post Talks About Women's Power At Work
Mr Mahindra shared a list of countries with the highest share of female pilots in the world in 2021.
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Why India Produces Twice As Many Women Airline Pilots As The US
Nivedita Bhasin became the world's youngest commercial airline captain in 1989, but the Indian pilot still recalls her early years when other crew would urge her to rush into the cockpit so passengers wouldn't get nervous at the sight of a woman fly.
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"Pink Shuttle" Helps Afghanistan Women Navigate Conservative Society
In an ultra-patriarchal society where it remains rare to see a woman behind the wheel, Haidary is one of four drivers working for Pink Shuttle, a pilot bus programme employing only women to ferry female passengers and their kids across the Afghan capital.
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US Airline Pilots Accused Of Drugging, Raping Female Flight Attendants
When the JetBlue plane from Washington touched down in San Juan, Puerto Rico, three women from the flight crew did what most visitors to the tropical island paradise would do: They checked into their hotel and made a beeline for the beach. But what was supposed to be a relaxing overnight layover between flights in May last year didn't stay that way...
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Mother-Daughter Co-Pilot Flight, Twitter Calls It Inspirational For Women
A mother-daughter duo co-piloting a Delta Airlines plane in USA have won hearts on the Internet after their picture on the flight found its place on social media.
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Female Pilots In China Strain To Hold Up Half The Sky
When Han Siyuan first decided to apply for a job as a pilot cadet in 2008, she was up against 400 female classmates in China on tests measuring everything from their command of English to the length of their legs. Eventually, she became the only woman from her university that Shanghai-based Spring Airlines picked for training that year. She is now ...
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Airline Seeks Saudi Women Pilots, Flight Attendants. Nearly 1,000 Apply
In June, Saudi Arabia ended a long-standing ban on women driving cars as Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman seeks to improve women's participation in the workforce.
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India Leads World In Share Of Women Airline Pilots, Twice As Much As US
When Shweta Singh wanted to become a pilot in India 20 years ago, she had to first persuade her parents to let her pick an uncommon profession for women, then deal with unwelcoming male colleagues in the cockpit.
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Israel Stops Training Women Combat Soldiers Over 'Health Risks'
IDF said the medical data indicated potential health risks for the women if they continued the current training.
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WHO Guidelines Can Cut Unnecessary C-Section Deliveries In India: Report
Implementing the World Health Organization's guidelines could help improve women's care during childbirth and reduce unnecessary cesarean section deliveries, a pilot study conducted in India has found.
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In Need For Mid-Week Josh? Anand Mahindra's New Post Talks About Women's Power At Work
Mr Mahindra shared a list of countries with the highest share of female pilots in the world in 2021.
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Why India Produces Twice As Many Women Airline Pilots As The US
Nivedita Bhasin became the world's youngest commercial airline captain in 1989, but the Indian pilot still recalls her early years when other crew would urge her to rush into the cockpit so passengers wouldn't get nervous at the sight of a woman fly.
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"Pink Shuttle" Helps Afghanistan Women Navigate Conservative Society
In an ultra-patriarchal society where it remains rare to see a woman behind the wheel, Haidary is one of four drivers working for Pink Shuttle, a pilot bus programme employing only women to ferry female passengers and their kids across the Afghan capital.
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US Airline Pilots Accused Of Drugging, Raping Female Flight Attendants
When the JetBlue plane from Washington touched down in San Juan, Puerto Rico, three women from the flight crew did what most visitors to the tropical island paradise would do: They checked into their hotel and made a beeline for the beach. But what was supposed to be a relaxing overnight layover between flights in May last year didn't stay that way...
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Mother-Daughter Co-Pilot Flight, Twitter Calls It Inspirational For Women
A mother-daughter duo co-piloting a Delta Airlines plane in USA have won hearts on the Internet after their picture on the flight found its place on social media.
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Female Pilots In China Strain To Hold Up Half The Sky
When Han Siyuan first decided to apply for a job as a pilot cadet in 2008, she was up against 400 female classmates in China on tests measuring everything from their command of English to the length of their legs. Eventually, she became the only woman from her university that Shanghai-based Spring Airlines picked for training that year. She is now ...
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Airline Seeks Saudi Women Pilots, Flight Attendants. Nearly 1,000 Apply
In June, Saudi Arabia ended a long-standing ban on women driving cars as Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman seeks to improve women's participation in the workforce.
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India Leads World In Share Of Women Airline Pilots, Twice As Much As US
When Shweta Singh wanted to become a pilot in India 20 years ago, she had to first persuade her parents to let her pick an uncommon profession for women, then deal with unwelcoming male colleagues in the cockpit.
