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In recent years, Mattel, a toy company that has been committed to expanding Barbie’s diverse image, announced that the latest heroine of its “Inspiring Women Series” doll is Jane Goodall, a famous British biologist and animal conservationist , to commemorate her love for chimpanzees. Contributions to research and conservation work.
This Barbie doll, based on Dr. Jane Goodall, is dressed in a khaki shirt and shorts, with a notebook in hand, a pair of binoculars around her neck, and a mock “David Greybeard” beside her. partner – the first chimpanzee in East Africa to trust Jane Goodall. For this cross-border cooperation, Jane Goodall believes that girls need more choices. “Many children know me at school, and they will be very happy to have this Barbie doll.”
Dr. Jane Goodall will be honored with her own Barbie doll as part of Barbie’s Inspiring Women Series. abcn.ws/3Pm4QEL
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In response to the double impact of inflation and soaring fuel prices, Spain’s public transport system has previously offered a full half-price discount. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has now announced that from September 1 to the end of the year, the national railway “Renfe” will be more The medium and short-distance train routes are completely free, and public transportation is encouraged to be environmentally friendly and save money.
The free measures are applicable to multiple tickets that include at least 10 round trips, hoping to meet the daily commuting needs of the people, and Spain is not the only country in Europe to reduce the cost of public transportation – Germany launched a 9-euro all-you-can-eat monthly pass last month. Unlimited rides on regional transportation across the country, and subsidies will be implemented until the end of August; and Austria will launch the “Climate Annual Pass” at the end of 2021, which can take all public transportation in the country for only 1,095 euros a year, encouraging people not to drive.
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Catholic Church expands women’s participation: Pope appoints 3 women to Vatican “bishopric” ??
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It will take 132 years for the world to achieve gender equality⚖️
According to the latest Gender Gap Index 2022 released by the World Economic Forum (WEF), it will take 132 years for the world to achieve gender equality. Although this figure has slightly improved from last year, it has dropped sharply from about 100 years before the epidemic, mainly because a large number of women have left the workplace and returned to their families to take care of their responsibilities during the epidemic, resulting in a widening gender gap in labor participation and rising fuel and food prices. The crisis in livelihoods will hit women hard.
This annual report measures the gender gap between countries in four dimensions: “economic participation and opportunity”, “educational level”, “health and survival” and “political participation”. The closer the index is to 1, the smaller the gender gap is. Top 10 countries with the smallest gender gap; as for the performance of the world’s top three economies? The United States ranks 27th globally, China 102nd and Japan 116th.
The Global Gender Gap Report 2022 – @wef
Gender parity is not recovering, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2022. It will take another 132 years to close the global gender gap.
Link to the report: zcu.io/DSb3
Can read it here also: zcu.io/HQCn
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A few days ago in the California seaside resort of La Jolla Cove, two sea lions rammed on the beach, scaring tourists to flee. feat”.
According to experts, although the images of sea lions chasing tourists have caused heated discussions, their targets are not actually humans, but are in full swing to compete for mating rights during the breeding season; and sea lions are actually regular visitors to La Jolla Bay. When the sea lions grow up, they put up a “No Approaching” sign to protect the baby seals and their mothers.
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“As a woman, we are the same and feel the same pain.”
In the East African country of Somalia, an all-female team called Bilan Media is using mobile phones, tripods and laptops to break the silence on gender-based violence in the conservative Muslim nation.
Six young journalists from Bilan Media are dedicated to reporting on the plight of women, and have the courage to touch upon topics such as sexual assault and domestic violence that the country’s mass media considers sensitive – Somalia has yet to pass a sex crime bill, and perpetrators are rarely prosecuted Or punishment, but Bilan Media’s all-female advantage has instead made clients more daring to share their experiences, and many women are eager to seek justice through this platform.
“As a Somali female journalist, we encourage and speak out for women who have no voice,” said Shukri Mohamed Abdi, the youngest member of the team at 19.
[Extended reading] When they are present, interviewed, live broadcast, and liberated from their untouchable status ??
VIDEO: Armed with mobile phones, tripods and laptops, the crew at Bilan Media, a Somali start-up staffed entirely by women, is on a mission to break the silence around gendered violence in the African nation.
Full story: u.afp.com/wrgK
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