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Good night, the following are the current events of the week selected by Zouzou for you/you:
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Extraordinary gender｜Data: The global average has been stagnant in the past ten years
How close are we to gender equality? According to the latest value survey report released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), nearly 90% of the world’s population still holds “fundamental prejudice” against women-half of them think that men are more suitable for political leaders than women, and 40% think that men are more competent for business Executives, 25% think it’s legal for men to beat their wives…
The report pointed out that these biased gender norms underestimate women’s abilities and rights, and are the main obstacles to achieving gender equality, making women still severely underrepresented in leadership, even in 59 countries where women’s education is higher than men’s. Among them, the average income gap between genders is still as high as 39%, and the global phenomenon of anti-feminism and the impact of the epidemic have made the situation worse. And UN Women estimates that gender parity is still 300 years away.
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My body, my relationship｜Milestone in Japan’s sex crime law reform
On the 16th, the Japanese Senate passed important crime law reforms, raising the age of consensual sexual behavior from 13 to 16, the lowest in developed countries, and expanding the definition of sexual assault from “forced sexual intercourse” to “non-consensual sexual intercourse”. That is to say, it is not only the victim who is subjected to “violence and coercion”, but also any situation where the assailant abuses power such as social and economic status, the victim is under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and is frightened, etc., can be prosecuted as a crime of sexual assault.
The Japanese Diet has recently reviewed a series of sex/gender-related bills. The House of Representatives and the Senate passed the “LGBT Understanding Promotion Law” one after another, indicating that there should be no “unfair discrimination” based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and encouraging organizations to strive to improve the understanding of sexual minorities. understand.
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The Birth of an Idea｜AI Helps The Beatles Release “New Songs”
The Beatles disbanded in 1970 and lead singer John Lennon was assassinated in 1980. However, member Paul McCartney recently revealed that with the help of artificial intelligence, The legendary rock group is about to release a “new album” sung by John Lennon himself.
Paul McCartney said that the team used AI technology to “extract” John Lennon’s pure vocals from the old demo with piano accompaniment, so as to mix and complete the song; although he did not announce the title of the song, it is speculated that this song The new song is the song “Now And Then” created by Lennon, which could not be released due to sound quality problems in the past.
Want to learn more about the impact of the AI wave on women? Please pay attention to the upcoming special report of Zouzou!
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Quote of the Week ｜ “I thought: If the boys can do it, then girls can, too.”
Common planes frequently disturb Taiwan, and the situation in the Taiwan Strait has also become the focus of international media. The British “Daily Telegraph” (Daily Telegraph) recently interviewed two elite female pilots, presenting an unusual reporting perspective.
Women are still a minority in the national army (accounting for about 15%), and most of the pilots are female pilots. Major Xie Yunbing and Captain Guo Wenjing interviewed this time are only the third and fourth female fighter pilots in the history of the Chinese Air Force, and they also confess their identities as women It will inevitably make them subject to magnified scrutiny, just like all professional women face the test of burning candles, but the determination and ability to defend their home and country are absolutely unmatched by women.
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