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Female asylum seekers held at the Yarl’s Wood British detention center are suing the government for severe mistreatment. An inspector’s recent report on the center finds women there are neglected.
Analysis of the most recent statistics about rape convictions from British authorities indicate that, despite government initiatives, only 7 percent of rapists are convicted and in some areas these rates are going down.
With the support of an Israeli labor rights organization, Palestinian female workers in a West Bank settlement are heading back to court for better pay and working conditions from Royalife, a company that makes bed linen for export.
Following the deaths of six women in one year at a women’s prison in England, pressure has been building to close the facilities. Last week an independent commission echoed a reform group’s critical report in August.
Women in the United Kingdom dominate the rank-and-file of ethical businesses but the bulk of the well-established companies are run by men. A new award given out this week strives to boost recognition of female social entrepreneurship.
Elite Arab businesswomen are making headway. Yet, advocates say many rural women need more education and work opportunities to cope with the region’s unrest and hardship.