Woman's Place UK

 

27 November 2021

 

Woman's Place UK

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2008: Rwandan women won 56% of parliamentary seats. This followed constitutional measures which reserved 30% of seats for women on decision-making bodies. in 2013, the figure rose to 64%. It is currently 61%. https://t.co/iChzTd... #50Wins4Women ...

November 27th @ 10:27 am |

Woman's Place UK

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Yusra Mardini (1998 -) Syrian Refugee. Swimmer. UN Refugee Goodwill Ambassador. Fled war in Syria 2015, crossing the Aegean to Greece. Saved 18 lives by pulling the boat for 3 hours when its engine failed and was taking on water. Competed in 2016 & ...

November 27th @ 7:50 am |

Woman's Place UK

18 posts today

Yusra Mardini (1998 -) Syrian Refugee. Swimmer. UN Refugee Goodwill Ambassador. Fled war in Syria 2015, crossing the Aegean to Greece. Saved 18 lives by pulling the boat for 3 hours when its engine failed and was taking on water. Competed in 2016 ...

November 27th @ 7:50 am |

Woman's Place UK

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RT @BBCWomansHour: The first Women's Liberation Conference took place at Ruskin College in Oxford in 1970. Sheila Rowbotham was there as an organiser and a speaker. She joined @EmmaBarnett to discuss her life in the 1970s, the subject of her latest ...

November 27th @ 7:48 am |

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RT @LabWomenDec: Thread. Solidarity with @CEFA_Women - early-career feminist academics, mostly on precarious contracts, who want to research, teach and speak about their rights without being threatened or harassed. It didn't take long for an @UCU HEC ...

November 27th @ 7:47 am |

Woman's Place UK

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This week we reached 50,000 followers on Twitter so we decided to update our stats flyer. Help us celebrate by collating a list of women’s victories across the globe by posting your suggestions in the thread below. #50Wins4Women We'll start...

November 27th @ 7:40 am |

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RT @LabWomenDec: @Womans_Place_UK @MForstater Almost exactly two years ago, thanks to women's rights and human rights groups working together, Sierra Leone's ban on pregnant girls attending school was ruled unlawful. #50Wins4Women ...

November 27th @ 7:23 am |

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RT @LabWomenDec: Thread. Let's help these terrific women reach 1,500 twitter followers in their first day on the platform. Amplifying them will help other beleaguered early career academics find and join them for support and collective action. ...

November 27th @ 7:06 am |

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RT @whywomen: For the #16Days we are honouring women who have worked tirelessly to protect women's rights by sharing their stories from our #SistersArchive. Today, hear a clip from an interview with @rosbragg, Director of @MaternityAction on why the ...

November 27th @ 7:05 am |

Woman's Place UK

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This week we reached a bit of a Twitter milestone. Welcome! Here are the latest stats for our campaign Help us celebrate by collating a list of women’s victories across the globe by tweeting with #50Wins4Women We'll start... https://t.co/oZsWn6...

November 27th @ 5:34 am |

Woman's Place UK

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Forces have completely failed to root out predators in their own ranks, leaving women to report sexual crimes to officers who may have abused women themselves...we need a public inquiry into institutional misogyny within the police." ...

November 27th @ 5:28 am |

Woman's Place UK

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RT @theadoracleaver: This is everything on women’s need for single sex toilet provision. Serious but very entertaining. Clara is wonderful. @Womans_Place_UK A Woman's Place is to be heard (Clara Greed, November 2018) https://t.co/6OUswk... via ...

November 27th @ 4:33 am |