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Bookmark or Share- 5 countries with the strictest dress codes | World Economic ForumMuslim women are required to wear a niqab and long black cloak called an abaya, while foreign women can get away with a long coat and bare head, if they dare. But clothing restrictions don’t only apply to women: in 2009, the Saudi government arrested 67 men at a private party in Riyadh.
- This data shows the racial gap in access to education in the US | World ...It notes that in the US, Black and Hispanic children’s parents typically have lower incomes and levels of educational attainment than those of white children. Other factors, such as patterns of residential and school segregation and a state’s educational and social policies, could also have a role in the size of achievement gaps.
- Gender Gap: This is the state of work for women in 2024Women's participation in the labour force across the 101 countries tracked by the report over the past 18 years has surged beyond 2023 levels – from 63.5% to 65.7%.
- and you've probably never heard of them - The World Economic ForumIn 2009 she became the first black woman honoured with a bust at the US Capitol. At the ceremony, Nancy Pelosi explained the statue’s importance: “Every person who visits the Capitol of the US will know her important role in America’s history, and will see her as an inspiration for the work left undone to fight injustice, hatred and cruelty in our society and in the world.”
- How can art drive equality for women? Two cultural trailblazers weigh ...Misty Copeland is a Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre, and the first Black woman to be promoted to the position in the company's 75-year history. Yana Peel is the Global Head of Arts and Culture at CHANEL, and is also a board member of the Fondation CHANEL, dedicated to the advancement of women and girls across the world.
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