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[ad_1] Despite record-breaking TV viewing figures for women’s sport in 2023, UK women’s sports fans feel underserved by the available content, according to a study from the Women’s Sport Trust (WST). Confirmed: There are currently six million committed fans of at least one women’s sport in the UK, with just three per cent (around 180,000) being committed fans of only women’s sport In contrast, the study found there are 16 million committed fans for at least one men’s sport Committed fans of women’s sport consume on average two hours less per week than committed fans of men’s sport Most of…

  by Lourdes Polo Budzovksy, Lawyer, Member of Catholics for the Right to Decide, YANAA Committee Member, and Shruti Arora, Program Manager at the YP Foundation, YANAA Committee Member   In celebration of 28th May, the International Day of Action for Women’s Health, two of our Committee Members for the Young Activist Network for Abortion Advocacy (YANAA), explain why sexual and reproductive health must be given special attention during this pandemic. Newly elected Lourdes Polo Budzovksy, and Shruti Arora, emphasise that the health of young women, adolescents and girls must be prioritised in their contexts, Argentina and India, during the…

[ad_1] TOPEKA – Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland announced today Laura Lombard has been named the agency’s new International Director. Lombard brings 15 years of experience in international relations and business development to the position, most recently serving as President and CEO of Kansas Global Trade Services in Wichita. “Kansas has retaken its rightful position on the global stage because of a rejuvenated International Division and Governor Kelly’s personal involvement with negotiations,” Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland said. “I am excited for Laura Lombard to lead our team, where her business acumen and experience…

[ad_1] Netflix has come a long way since its days of mailing DVDs back and forth with millions of customers. Now, instead of getting home and checking the mailbox, people plop down on their couch, look at their remotes that have an actual Netflix button on them, and flip through thousands of different films and series. In the early days of the streaming service, the company was spread thin looking for the hottest movies and shows to acquire to get more people interested in the platform, but in 2012, things changed. Netflix released its first own original series, Lilyhammer, a…

[ad_1] Shubman Gill has been making headlines for his rumoured relationship with Sachin Tendulkar’s daughter Sara Tendulkar for a while now. There have also been reports of their break-up in the recent past. Now according to latest reports in an entertainment portal, Shubman and Sara are back to being a couple post the rumours of their alleged break-up. Not just this, Sara Tendulkar has also started following Shubman’s sister Shahneel Gill on Instagram. Well, looks like all is well in the rumoured couple’s paradise now. Amid all the speculations, some old screenshots of Shubman and Sara’s social media exchanges have…

Reggie greets Anni and Ruli Zhang at San Francisco Airport, September 7, 2013 My husband, Robert, and I can hardly believe that 10 years ago today, Anni and Ruli Zhang stepped off a plane from Shanghai and into our lives. They are the daughters of courageous, veteran activist Zhang Lin – a leader in the pro-democracy movement in China.  He was jailed and tortured repeatedly for his writings and activism.  When the Chinese Communist Party could not silence him, they kidnapped his 10-year-old daughter, Anni, out of her fourth-grade classroom, detained her overnight, denied her the right to go to…

[ad_1]  Receives Award for Top Employer for Women MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — First Horizon Corporation, (NYSE: FHN or “First Horizon”) has been recognized by Professional Women’s Magazine as a 2023 Best of the Best Employer for women. Professional Woman’s Magazine, now celebrating its 24th year, polled hundreds of Fortune 1000 companies for its Best of the Best evaluations in their efforts promoting the advancement of multicultural women in all aspects of business and employment. “I am proud to work for a predominantly female organization that is consistently recognized for its commitment to gender diversity, equitable opportunities and…

[ad_1] InSight Crime Discusses Honduran Women’s Prison Investigation InSight Crime is being updated. Our new website will go live in the coming weeks. Investigators Victoria Dittmar and María Fernanda Ramírez discussed InSight Crime’s recent investigation of a massacre in Honduras’ only women’s prison in a Twitter Spaces event on September 4. The investigators explained how InSight Crime was granted unprecedented access to the prison prior to the June massacre that left at least 46 inmates dead, and how we incorporated a gender perspective into our exploration of growing tensions between the Barrio 18 and MS13 gangs.  Listen to the discussion…

 It’s been a stressful week watching the disrespectful confirmation hearings of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson–not to mention continued slaughter in Ukraine.But let’s talk for a moment about Judge Jackson’s heroine and role model, Constance Baker Motley.  Judge Jackson cited this prominent Black female judge during her acceptance speech after President Biden nominated her to be the next justice added to the Supreme Court.”She was the first African American woman to argue a case before the Supreme Court, and the first to serve as a federal judge,” according to this article on uscourts.gov.  Judge Motley would have been an excellent nominee to the Supreme Court, but the nation…

[ad_1] Women and girls of color are invited to the annual A Call to Women of Color, which focuses on empowering women and girls of color to engage in conversation and promote healthy living among women.   Admission is free to the Common Ground Health event, which takes place from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday at the Roundhouse Pavilion at Genesee Valley Park.  The theme of this year’s event is Young, Gifted and Black: The Dreams of Our Elders. The keynote speakers for the event are Dr. Mary Bisbee-Burrows, Martha Hope and Shanterra Mitchum. Featured performers during the day…