Cameroon
Lloyd’s Gets Female CEO; Hot Irons Used on Teens
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Lloyd’s of London has appointed its first ever female chief executive. Also this week, many mothers in Cameroon are still using hot irons or stones to flatten their daughters’ breasts.
Politics
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UN Women’s Lakshmi Puri: ‘Priority is to Power On’
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At the sidelines of last week’s major global forum on women’s health, the interim leader of the 2-year-old U.N. superagency expressed pride in its startup phase of rapid institution-building and is focused on everything from field work to raising a target annual budget of $300 million.
BBC
US Feminism Resurges; Conn. Teen Athletes Accused
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In good news, feminism is spreading among female voters in the United States. Meanwhile, two Connecticut high school football players stand accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl.
Arts & Culture
Political Cauldron Boils on U.N. Women’s Rights
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As the U.N. superagency loses its founding leader, participants at the Commission on the Status of Women expect the fight between conservative and progressive factions to intensify over sexual orientation, reproductive rights and even domestic violence.