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Oscar Nomination for Film on India’s Marginalized Women Writing with Fire
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WEFTS Oscar Nomination for Film on India’s Marginalized Women Writing with Fire

An all-women team of reporters from marginalized communities who record India’s barren heartland may give the cinema-crazy country its first Oscar -wi...

Indian Women Storm Male Investor Club
WEFTS Indian Women Storm Male Investor Club

Ragini Das resigned from her cushy job with the Indian food delivery firm Zomato two years ago to la...

Mary Pittman among the Top 25 Women Leaders in Healthcare
WEFTS Mary Pittman among the Top 25 Women Leaders in Healthcare

Modern Healthcare has recognized Dr. Mary A. Pittman, president, and chief executive officer of the...

US Marks Equal Pay Day amid Pay Disparities
WEFTS US Marks Equal Pay Day amid Pay Disparities

The Biden administration commemorated Equal Pay Day Tuesday amid pay disparities among men and women...

US 'Women of Courage' Honorees Include Pro-democracy Leaders, Jailed Journalist
WEFTS US 'Women of Courage' Honorees Include Pro-democracy Leaders, Jailed Journalist

The US State Department has honored 12 women from Iraq, Colombia, Myanmar, Libya, South Africa, Viet...

Lea von Bidder, Ava Make Life, Pregnancy Easier for Women
WEFTS Lea von Bidder, Ava Make Life, Pregnancy Easier for Women

The ‘International Women’s Day 2022’ themed #BreakTheBias is an excellent opportunity to celebrate t...

Congress Passes Bill to Reinforce Women’s Protection
WEFTS Congress Passes Bill to Reinforce Women’s Protection

The United States Congress voted to reintroduce a lapsed law that aims to prevent domestic violence,...

Women’s Participation in US Can Boost GDP by $1 Trillion: Moody’s
WEFTS Women’s Participation in US Can Boost GDP by $1 Trillion: Moody’s

Here is good news for the women workforce in the United States. According to a gender equity report...

Celebrating Women’s History Month 2022 with WomELLE
WEFTS Celebrating Women’s History Month 2022 with WomELLE

Every year, Women’s History Month is observed in March to acknowledge and celebrate the contribution...

48% Single Women in the US Supported Racial Justice Protests
WEFTS 48% Single Women in the US Supported Racial Justice Protests

Almost half of the single women in the United States either supported or were actively involved in r...

Culture, Covid and Domestic Violence Delay Women’s Advance in Mexico
WEFTS Culture, Covid and Domestic Violence Delay Women’s Advance in Mexico

Mexico, at the turn of the millennium, was a place where women were only not discouraged to pursue l...

Most Influential US First Ladies
WEFTS Most Influential US First Ladies

Behind every President, there has been an unelected, unpaid woman who contributed greatly in their a...

Biden Nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court
WEFTS Biden Nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court

President Joe Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on February 25, descr...

US Women’s Football Reaches Agreement on Equal Pay
WEFTS US Women’s Football Reaches Agreement on Equal Pay

The United States women’s soccer team reached a landmark settlement with its governing body on Febru...

Tribe in California Struggles with Missing Women
WEFTS Tribe in California Struggles with Missing Women

Emmilee Risling, a young mother, had been behaving strangely for several months. She was seen hitchh...

27% Women Experienced Intimate Partner Violence
WEFTS 27% Women Experienced Intimate Partner Violence

Women have often been subjected to domestic and sexual violence at home. A recent study revealed tha...