Tag: Women
Pope appoints Sr. Simona Brambilla as Vatican’s first female prefect
Sr. Brambilla was the second woman to be appointed Secretary of a Vatican Dicastery, following the 2021 appointment of Sr. Alessandra Smerilli
Proposed amendments to Iraqi law undermines women’s dignity, says human rights...
It is not the first time attempts have been made to amend the Personal Status Law. The earliest attempts date back to 2003
Toxic, deadly, cheap: Life for women gold miners in the Philippines
One in three of the illegal mining workforce is female - and women are 90 times more at risk of dying on the job than men
Indigenous women challenge Marcos-Duterte policies amid rising hunger and land issues
LILAK has raised concerns about the rising number of approvals and applications for projects that could harm the environment
Pope Francis authors preface to book on ‘Women and Ministries in...
In the text, the Holy Father laments that "the drama of abuse has forced us to open our eyes to the plague of clericalism
Pope Francis on female deacons: ‘No’
“Don’t forget that the ones who never abandoned Jesus were the women,” he pointed out. “The men all fled.”
Vatican says birth control not key to fighting poverty, renews call...
The Archbishop argued that the focus of the ICPD has become "increasingly narrow" in recent years, with an overemphasis on birth control
Sunflower Run as a campaign on empowerment of women and children
"Pagpugay sa Kababaihan, Pag-asa Para sa Kabataan" is the Sunflower Run's theme as part of the Women's Month celebration
Microsoft to train Philippine women in AI, cybersecurity
The women will use an online platform to learn how to use Microsoft's AI tools, including ones powered by OpenAI's large language models
Pope Francis: We have a duty to help women accept the...
“There is still a lot of work that each of us must do in order for there to be concrete recognition of the equal dignity of women"
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