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5+ min ago (698+ words) Everyone should "follow the rules" when guidance on single-sex spaces is released, the new head of the equality watchdog has told the BBC. Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson, chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), said "things could be sorted out if there is goodwill and recognition that everybody has rights", and that "nobody is expecting there to be a toilet police". The guidance, for businesses and services, was drawn up after a unanimous Supreme Court ruling in April that legally a woman should be defined by biological sex for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010. The BBC interview, to be broadcast on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, is Dr Stephenson's first in her new role. The EHRC's guidance was passed to the government three months ago, but it has yet to publish it formally, which would give the code of…...

28+ min ago (473+ words) On concert day, in the packed Music Academy auditorium, Balu and his troupe belted out his many hits to a wild (by "70s Madras standards) audience of moms, dads, and random folks from the posher localities of the city who had been persuaded to buy tickets by delinquent schoolboys. SPB had saved the best for last. He said that he was going to present a song from an unreleased K. Balachander movie called Ninaithale Inikkum. He sang, for the first time to a live audience, what was to become the cult hit "Engeyum Eppodum. And did an encore. The next day, along with a bunch of older kids, I was summoned to the headmaster"s room (never a good thing) and threatened with suspension. "Are you all country fellows? he said with a perfunctory show of disgust (the concert had been a…...

1+ hour, 27+ min ago (1266+ words) Exclusion zones locking domestic abusers " instead of their victims " into specific areas "will finally give survivors the meaningful protection they've been denied for far too long', campaigners say. Until now, offender restriction zones have prevented perpetrators from going where survivors live. But they are otherwise free to carry on with their lives while victims " and families left behind " find themselves turned into the prisoners, fearful of leaving their own homes. New measures as part of the government's violence against women and girls (Vawg) strategy aim to give victims more freedom and crack down on perpetrators. Under the plans, domestic abuse protection orders " which have been trialled for the past year " will be rolled out across England and Wales. Courts will be able to set conditions for as long as needed to protect victims of all forms of domestic abuse, including…...

1+ hour, 39+ min ago (367+ words) Padma Shri awardee Rajanikant, popularly known as the "GI Man of India, described the event as a matter of pride and spiritual significance. An academic session on "Prosperous Women, Prosperous India" was held under the ongoing Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0, highlighting the pivotal role of women in India's social, economic and cultural development The session was coordinated by Dr Gowri Balachander of IIT (BHU).In his welcome address, Prof Ashish Tripathi of the Department of Hindi described Tamil as one of India's oldest living languages and termed the session a symbolic confluence of Tamil and Prakrit linguistic traditions He recalled the contributions of women icons such as Rani Velu Nachiyar, Dr Muthulakshmi Reddy, Moovalur Ramamirtham, MS Subbulakshmi and Dr Indira Nui in advancing women's empowerment and social reform.Prof Manisha Mehrotra of the department of economics spoke on the importance of…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago (376+ words) Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says violence against women and girls has been declared a 'national emergency' POLICE have been instructed to use counter-terror style technology to target rapists and stalkers. Ministers want to replicate the Met Police's V100 scheme " a data analytics tool " which has doubled the likelihood of arrest. The system helps police identify, monitor and disrupt offenders who pose the greatest threat. It helped catch one man who attacked eight women in four days in London, raping one at knifepoint. It comes as Labour this week launches what is claimed as the biggest blitz on violence against women and girls in British history. Specialist rape and sex offence investigators will be introduced to every police force by 2029. READ MORE ON POLICE Two-tier policing is REAL and Khan should not control Met, damning report says 'I HOPE HE ROTS' Victim…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago (505+ words) In a packed room at library in a downtown Boston, Rep.Ayanna Pressleyposed a blunt question: Why are Black women, who have some of the highest labor force participation rates in the country, now seeing their unemployment rise faster than most other groups? The replies Monday from policymakers, academics, business owners and community organizers laid out how economic headwinds facing Black women may indicate a troubling shift forthe economyat large. Theunemployment rate for Black womenincreased from 6.7% to 7.5% between August and September this year, the most recent month for available data because of thefederal government shutdown. That compares with a 3.2% to 3.4% increase for white womenover the same period. And it extended a year-long trend of the Black women's unemployment rate increasing at a time ofbroad economic uncertainty. Many roundtable attendees view those numbers as both an affront and a warning about…...

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3+ hour, 2+ min ago (239+ words) It was a frigid night my freshman year, the kind where your breath hangs in the air and the walk back from the theater feels endless. We'd just seen Twelfth Night at the University Theater, and somewhere between quoting Viola and complaining about the speakers, my close friend and I fell into an argument. About Mamma Mia!" Yes, the ABBA jukebox musical that's dominated pop culture for decades, heightened by its movie musical release in 2008 with a star-studded cast. My friend called it fluffy, fun, but meaningless. I disagreed. In fact, I argued (a little too passionately, maybe) that Mamma Mia! is one of the most quietly revolutionary feminist films." She laughed. I didn't. When ABBA, the four-person Swedish pop group, released their glittering synthpop bangers from 1972 to 1982, they couldn't have known they'd someday become the backbone of a story…...

3+ hour, 35+ min ago (858+ words) In an era where healthcare demands are ever-increasing, the effectiveness of training programs for nurse interns is of paramount importance. A groundbreaking study conducted by Khalifa, S.S., Adam, S.M., and Mohamed, A.E., sheds light on the pivotal role of transition training programs in enhancing nurse interns" engagement. The research, published in BMC Nursing, delivers many [] In an era where healthcare demands are ever-increasing, the effectiveness of training programs for nurse interns is of paramount importance. A groundbreaking study conducted by Khalifa, S.S., Adam, S.M., and Mohamed, A.E., sheds light on the pivotal role of transition training programs in enhancing nurse interns" engagement. The research, published in BMC Nursing, delivers many insights into how structured training can bridge the gap between academic education and practical nursing care. Transition training programs have gained considerable attention in nursing education as they are designed to facilitate a smoother transition from…...

3+ hour, 40+ min ago (1606+ words) BUDAPEST " After years of people having fewer children, Europe is on the brink of a great contraction. Next year, the European Union expects its population to hit a peak before sliding into the first sustained decline on the continent since the 14th-century Black Death. That trajectory has raised alarms about shrinking workforces and the possibility of economic insolvency. So governments of every political stripe are scrambling to test whether some mix of perks, incentives and ideology might spark a baby boom. Italy is giving bonuses to working mothers with two or more children. Poland last year boosted a monthly payment to families " $220 for every child every month " and in October its president signed off on a large tax break for parents with two children or more. But the lesson so far from Europe is that even enormous government programs might…...