International Women's Day - The African Mirror

Mar

2023

Women sports leaders celebrated

LORI EWING FIFA General Secretary Fatma Samoura has applauded the eight nations who are debuting at the Women's World Cup, urging the players to take pride in their ability to inspire. Haiti, Morocco, Panama, Philippines, Portugal, Ireland, Vietnam and Zambia will debut at the global women's soccer showcase that runs from July 20-August 20 in Australia and New Zealand. "Seeing you ladies who are mothers, sisters, students and athletes. Women they identify with, excelling on the pitch," Samoura said in a statement. "This will encourage a generation of young girls and women to aim high, to aim big. To advocate…

Mar

2021

By The African Mirror

On International Women’s Day 2021, SJS calls for equal opportunity for women journalists in Somalia

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ON International Women’s Day 2021, the Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) calls for an equal opportunity and equal rights for women journalists in Somalia. This year, the International Women’s Day is celebrated with the theme “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world.” SJS recognises the tremendous efforts by Somali female journalists working to inform the public amid COVID-19 pandemic and to highlight the gaps that remain. SJS Gender Secretary, Ms. Hinda Dahir Jama speaks on the eve of International Women's Day 2021. | PHOTO CREDIT/Mohamed Jibril for SJS. “Women reporters are braving in the front lines of…

Mar

2021

By The African Mirror

Not your bitch: Campaign against ‘sexist’ dictionaries moves to Italy

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UMBERTO BACCHI PUBLIC figures from writers to lawmakers have launched a campaign ahead of International Women's Day to change a leading Italian dictionary's "sexist" definition of a woman, which currently includes 30 different words for a sex worker. About 100 high-profile Italians signed a letter demanding changes to the Treccani online dictionary after a similar campaign forced the Oxford English dictionary to alter its definition last year. They argue that terms with negative connotations like "puttana" (whore) and "cagna" (bitch) should be dropped from a list of synonyms - and point out that the synonyms listed under "man" are broadly…