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New report shows global gender pay gap bigger than previously thought
March 8, 2009A new report released by the ITUC for March 8, International Women’s Day, has revealed that the pay gap between men and women worldwide may be much higher than official government figures. The report, “Gender (in)Equality...
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Anti-imperialist Roquefort Soup
March 8, 2009This recipe is an appeal for solidarity. In its final week in office, the Bush administration imposed prohibitory tariffs on Roquefort cheese.
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Sisters in arms
March 8, 2009Original source: Iranian women's presence in the social, political, and cultural arena is fairly recent. However, this movement, its progress and its impact, embraces much of Iran's contemporary history. Their struggles took shape at the beginning...
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European crisis summit: Divided they stand
March 8, 2009Brussels (l'Humanite) If the debate on protectionism is raging, the reason is that Europe is divided in the face of the crisis. This extraordinary European Council was called on Sunday afternoon by the Czech EU presidency....
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Women ‘are still sidelined in politics’
March 8, 2009Original source: The Inter-Parliamentary Union revealed on Thursday that women only account for around 18 per cent of the seats in parliaments worldwide. In its annual report card, the group bemoaned 'slow progress' in achieving gender...
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