Slain Afghan Women to Receive Honorary International Women of Courage Award
New
Age Islam News Bureau
06
March 2021
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Formula 3 Driver Reema Juffali on the Road to Becoming an Icon for All Saudi
Women
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No Proof of Life Yet of Princess Sheikha Latifa, Daughter of Dubai Ruler Sheikh
Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum: UNHRC
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Book Launched To Honour 20 Inspiring Muslim Women
•
Muslim Women across Prairies Gather Online For Unique Women-Only Event
•
Women In Afghanistan Worry Peace Accord With Taliban Extremists Could Cost Them
Hard-won Rights
•
Istanbul Protesters Denounce Violence against Women
•
Proportion of Women Parliamentarians Worldwide Reaches ‘All-Time High’
•
MoH: Women Should Avoid Pregnancy for 90 Days after Second Dose of Vaccine
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Slain
Afghan Women to Receive Honorary International Women of Courage Award
Afghan Women assassinated in 2020 for their
dedication to improve lives in Afghanistan
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06
Mar 2021
US
State Department is set to give the honorary International Women of Courage
Award to seven Afghan women leaders and activists.
The
IWOC award will be given to them as they were assassinated in 2020 for their
dedication to improve lives in Afghanistan.
US
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will be hosting IWOC Awards’ virtual
ceremony on the 8th of March, to honour a group of women from around the world.
Jil
Biden, First Lady of the United States, will also deliver her remark.
The
First Lady of the United States, Dr. Jill Biden will deliver remarks to
recognize the courageous accomplishments of these women.
The
US department stated that “In addition to the individual IWOC awards that will
be presented on March 8, Secretary Blinken will also present an honorary IWOC
award to a group of seven Afghan women who were assassinated in 2020 while
serving their communities during a pivotal moment in Afghanistan’s history”.
“These
tragic murders underscore the alarming trend of increased targeting of women in
Afghanistan and the United States condemns these acts of violence,” read the
statement.
The
assassinated Afghan women to receive IWOC awards include, Fatema Natasha
Khalil, General Sharmila Frough, Maryam Noorzad, Fatema Rajabi, Freshta,
Freshta Kohistani, and Malalai Maiwand.
https://www.khaama.com/slain-afghan-women-to-receive-iwoc-honorary-awards-334433/
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Formula
3 Driver Reema Juffali on the Road to Becoming an Icon for All Saudi Women
For Saudi Arabia’s first-ever female Formula
racer, Reema Juffali, the high-velocity, adrenaline-packed action has become a
way of life. (File/AFP)
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March
06, 2021
RIYADH:
Within moments of meeting Reema Juffali, you will get the feeling she was
always meant for a career in motorsports. Watch her drive, and those feeling
are immediately confirmed.
For
Saudi Arabia’s first-ever female Formula racer, the high-velocity,
adrenaline-packed action has become a way of life.
“It’s
a privilege to be able to do what I’m doing, racing, and racing under the Saudi
flag,” the Jeddah-born motorist said. “It’s a humbling experience representing
my country by being the first, and alhamdulillah (praise God), I’m pursuing my
passion and doing what I love.”
It
has been a momentous couple of weeks for Juffali.
Ahead
of the Formula E double-header last weekend at Diriyah, Juffali announced that
she will be making the move from Formula 4 to Douglas Motorsport in the BRDC
British Formula 3 Championship this year.
“It’s
going to be a big step for me driving a faster car, a better car, so that’s
really exciting,” she told Arab News. “In terms of the future, I’m open to any
opportunity that comes my way. I definitely want to race at the top level of
motorsports, whether it’s in a Le Mans race or Formula E — it’s all on the
cards.”
Douglas
Motorsport has been taking part in the series since 2016, with 14 wins and over
60 podiums to its name. This is a major step up for Juffali, but surpassing
expectations is what she does.
As
a child, Juffali defied gender stereotypes and social norms in Saudi Arabia,
preferring sports while other girls chose ballet. Her passion for cars came
early, and she could name different car manufacturers from a young age. After
moving to Boston to study, she began driving — still illegal at the time in
Saudi Arabia — and she fell in love with Formula 1.
When
it became legal for women to drive in the Kingdom in 2018, she would be the
first one out there on the circuit.
“I
got approval from the federation to get my license in the UK, and it turned out
to be a very simple process,” she told Arab News. “One only needed to receive a
medical check-up, to understand the safety regulations and what the flags and
signals meant, as well as to pass a one to two-lap test demonstrating this
knowledge.
“It
felt like I had just graduated from university,” she added. And when the time
came, she converted that license into a Saudi one to race under the Kingdom’s
banner.
Juffali
stressed the importance of her family’s support in pursuing her dreams, despite
their initial concerns for her safety.
“My
mother and father both really supported me and encouraged me. In a sport like
this, there’s quite a lot happening; you really do need a good support system,”
she said.
“In
the beginning, my friends and family were a bit apprehensive. ‘Is this safe?’
they asked. And I explained that I had done my research, that I had received as
much experience as I could before getting into the car and that it was my
passion, my dream. I think that was important for them to hear,” she added.
Whatever
early doubts there may have been, Juffali pressed ahead with what she believed
was her true calling — a professional career in motorsports.
“It’s
amazing to be able to compete in a sport where the gender barriers are still
evident, but when you’re on track it doesn’t really matter,” she said.
“And
for me, at the end of the day, it’s all the same: Whether I’m racing against a
male or a female, I just want to get ahead of them, and I want to win.”
A
pivotal moment in Juffali’s career was meeting Susie Wolff, former professional
racing driver and current Team Principal of Venturi Racing, while attending the
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Scottish driver would become a mentor for the young
Saudi.
“I
saw it as a sign that I needed to start. I needed to go after my dream,”
Juffali said. “When I did, I reached out to her again and told her ‘I’m racing,
I did it,’ and she honestly was super happy for me.”
Prior
to Juffali’s first race, she had only trained for six weeks with her coach in
England. She said it was like being “thrown into the deep end.”
Juffali
ignored the noise around her and focused on improving herself by getting out on
the track as much as possible and putting herself in different scenarios, such
as racing under different weather conditions, particularly the rain, and
driving different cars.
She
quickly learned from her mistakes and became the proficient driver she is
today.
Juffali
fondly recalled achieving her first purple, or quickest, lap.
“I
was like, ‘Really? Are you sure? Is it me?’,” she said excitedly. It was one of
the first moments she believed she was the real deal.
Juffali
admitted that in the early days she would suffer from overdriving, in which a
rookie driver will often depend on what they are learning rather than what they
are feeling.
“I
still battle with that sometimes, when a scenario appears that I haven’t been
in before,” she said. “I do sometimes overthink and overdrive and when that
happens, you make mistakes. I’m now more exposed to these scenarios and I have
more experience, so I think less and I just do more. I feel more, let’s say. I
go with my instinct and gut rather than what I think I need to do.”
Juffali
said the most important aspects of racing are consistency, precision and
keeping a calm head. Those qualities quickly led to success on the track.
The
now 29-year-old driver was in complete disbelief after her first win at the TRD
86 Cup in Dubai.
“A
high point was definitely my first win,” she said. “That came as a shock to me
because of the way the race was set up. It was a two-part race, and I didn’t
realize that I was first. I finished the race thinking ‘Am I actually first?’
and I kept asking people: ‘Is it real? Is it happening?’”
On
top of racing, Juffali sees the track as a form of therapy and encourages
people to take their stresses and anxieties out on the tarmac, where one is
permitted to put the pedal to the metal. “I get that all out on the track, so
when I’m in the car on normal roads I’m quite relaxed,” she said.
Juffali
stressed the importance of adhering to traffic laws and road safety, explaining
that the best way to do so was to be mindful of those around you.
“Think
about each other,” she said. “When you’re on the road, it’s not just yourself;
you’re putting other people in harm’s way if you’re driving recklessly.”
For
those wishing to follow in her footsteps, Juffali broke down the differences in
the varying single-seater Formula categories.
“Formula
4 is the introductory level. It’s the one that has the least power. It’s the
slowest and least aerodynamic,” she said. “With Formula 3, you get more power
and become more aerodynamic, which means the downforce increases, so it becomes
physically harder to drive. Formula 2 is closest to Formula 1. At this level,
there is more power and the cars are bigger. Formula 1 is a completely
different ballgame.”
The
societal changes that have empowered women in the Kingdom over recent years
have paved the road for Juffali to achieve her dreams. And she has a word of
advice for others looking to do the same.
“I
think the most important thing, and the thing that I would’ve liked to hear
myself, is that it doesn’t hurt to try, to put yourself in different
situations, to experience different things, to try everything,” she said.
“That’s how you’re going to find your passion. That’s how you’re going to find
your calling.”
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1820861/sport
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No
Proof of Life Yet of Princess Sheikha Latifa, Daughter of Dubai Ruler Sheikh
Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum: UN
Sheikha
Latifa
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AFP
MARCH 05, 2021
The
UN said on Friday it was yet to see evidence from the United Arab Emirates that
Dubai's Sheikha Latifa was still alive, a fortnight after seeking proof.
The
United Nations Human Rights Office had asked for evidence about the daughter of
Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum after the BBC broadcast a
video shot by Latifa saying she was being held captive and feared for her life.
Sheikh
Mohammed is the vice president and prime minister of the UAE, of which Dubai is
one of the seven emirates.
His
35-year-old daughter has not been seen in public since a foiled attempt to
escape from the emirate in March 2018.
The
Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has spoken to the UAE's
diplomatic mission in Geneva.
"We've
held discussions with representatives of the UAE government here in Geneva, but
I don't have any particular progress to report," OHCHR spokesman Rupert
Colville told reporters on Friday.
When
asked if proof of life had been received, he replied: "Not yet, no."
The
BBC said the clips it broadcast were filmed roughly a year after Latifa was
captured and returned to Dubai, showing her crouched in a corner of what she
says is a bathroom.
The
undated videos were aired as Latifa's friends voiced concern that they are no
longer receiving secret messages from her, the BBC reported.
In
a statement last month, Dubai's royal family insisted that Latifa was being
"cared for at home".
"Her
family has confirmed that her highness is being cared for at home, supported by
her family and medical professionals.
"Sheikha
Latifa continues to improve and we are hopeful she will return to public life
at the appropriate time."
AFP
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world/no-proof-of-life-yet-of-dubais-princess-sheikha-latifa-un-6610261.html
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Book
Launched To Honour 20 Inspiring Muslim Women
Cheryl
Tan
Mar
6, 2021
SINGAPORE
- When Ms Siti Nurhajah was 18, she sacrificed her dream of becoming a nurse to
support her family of six, who were on the verge of becoming homeless.
Now
26, she has graduated with a diploma in nursing and was one of 20 successful
Muslim women honoured in a commemorative book launched on Saturday (March 6)
ahead of International Women's Day on Monday.
Titled
Unprecedented - To The Beat Of Her Own Drum, it was conceptualised and written
by a team of 50 youth volunteers from the Mendaki Club over two years.
Ms
Nadia Yeo, co-founder of the club's Young Women in Leadership Dialogue, said
the book celebrates the lives of 20 young Malay/Muslim women who have achieved
success in various forms.
From
musicians to humanitarian activists and hawkers, they exemplified traits of
resilience, courage and commitment, she added.
They
were selected from an open call for nominations through social media.
President
Halimah Yacob, who officiated the book's launch on Saturday, contributed to its
foreword.
Speaking
at the event, which was held at co-working space WeWork at Funan, Madam Halimah
noted that a recurring issue that has surfaced from the series of Conversations
on Singapore Women's Development was the need for society to shift away from
the mindset that women must be the de facto caregiver at home.
She
said: "Everyone can contribute in enabling the aspirations of our young
women to take flight, whether by changing such biased perceptions, supporting
them in their endeavours, or even sharing household responsibilities."
When
Ms Siti was hospitalised at KKH for a week at the age of 14 to remove cysts in
her ovaries, she was afraid. But the nurses there changed her life.
She
said: "The nurses really went out of the way to care for me, and that was
very memorable."
She
would later pursue nursing at the Institute of Technical Education (ITE)
College East in 2013, though she withdrew later that year to start working and
support her family.
Her
father, who was the sole breadwinner of the family, had diabetes and hepatitis
C and was too weak to continue working.
Knowing
she had to step up as the oldest of four siblings, she stopped schooling to
work in the food and beverage sector.
She
told The Straits Times: "We had just moved into a place of our own after
two years of staying in a shelter, so I wanted to make sure that we were able
to pay the bills."
When
her sister graduated from school and began working in 2017, Ms Siti then
returned to ITE to continue her education, eventually emerging as its
valedictorian in 2019.
She
pursued a diploma in nursing at Nanyang Polytechnic, and will soon start
working as a registered nurse at KKH.
She
said: "I wanted to give back to KKH after my experience there so that I
can inspire the younger nurses."
She
hopes to return to ITE as a lecturer to continue sharing her story and inspire
others.
Another
woman featured in the book is Ms Nur Aziemah, 35, associate research fellow at
the International Centre for Political Violence and Political Terrorist at the
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies.
She
monitors and analyses the extremist online content to understand extremist
groups such as Al-Qaeda and ISIS.
All
proceeds from the book sales will be channelled to Casa Raudha, a charity which
provides shelter for women and children who have been victims of domestic
violence.
Members
of the public can buy a book and pledge their support at
giving.sg/campaigns/ywildpledgeabook.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/book-launched-to-honour-20-inspiring-muslim-women
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Muslim
Women across Prairies Gather Online For Unique Women-Only Event
Mar
06, 2021
Muslim
women and women from other faiths will gather online Saturday for a special
event to mark International Women's Day, which takes place on Monday.
The
Ahmadiyya Muslim Women's Association is bringing together presenters from
different perspectives under the banner "Women as Nation Builders."
The
organization says the event is about celebrating and fostering excellence,
along with challenging misconceptions about the contributions of women from
different backgrounds in establishing successful societies.
"It's
a very unique and extraordinary event for women, by women," said Maham
Anna Malik with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women's Association.
"Our
goal is to provide a forum for women from diverse backgrounds to build connections
with a shared respect and mutual understanding.
"We
have Christian speakers, Indigenous speakers, Sikh speakers, Muslim speakers
and other guests with women attending from across the prairies."
The
virtual event takes place at 4 p.m. MST with hundreds of women expected to take
part.
The
list of attendees includes dignitaries, faith leaders and academics.
The
program includes presentations from female faith leaders, elected officials,
multimedia presentations and an interactive question and answer segment.
"We
feel it's important to empower women, to provide a safe, encouraging and
educating dialogue to learn the essential role of women as leaders and nation
builders across faiths," said Malik.
"Despite
our differences, we have so much in common."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ahmadiyya-muslim-women-s-day-1.5938679
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Women
In Afghanistan Worry Peace Accord With Taliban Extremists Could Cost Them
Hard-won Rights
6th
March, 2021
Three
Afghan women who worked at a media company were gunned down in Jalalabad in
early March . In January, unidentified gunmen killed two female Supreme Court
judges in Kabul.
These
are the latest victims on a long list of assassinations and attempted
assassinations of female politicians and women’s rights activists. Such attacks
have intensified since the government began peace negotiations with the Taliban
militant group in September 2020. In the past year, 17 human rights defenders
have been killed in Afghanistan.
The
Taliban’s rule of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001 was the darkest time for Afghan
women. Assuming an austere interpretation of Islamic Sharia and Pashtun tribal
practices, the group limited women’s access to education, employment and health
services. Women were required to be fully veiled and have male escorts in
public.
We
are scholars of women’s rights in Muslim majority countries, including in
Afghanistan. We have been following Afghanistan’s peace talks with an eye on
gender, seeking to understand how Afghan women view the prospect of their
government striking a power-sharing agreement with the group that oppressed
them.
Seat
at the table
Women
are a pale presence in the on-again, off-again, U.S.-brokered Afghanistan peace
process underway in Doha, Qatar. The Taliban, which still controls roughly 30%
of Afghanistan’s territory, has no women on its negotiating team. Only four of
the Afghan government’s 21 negotiators are women – even though several women
play prominent roles within the national government.
The
past six months of talks have demonstrated the contradictions between each
side’s stance on women’s equality and other central issues.
The
government intends to preserve Afghanistan’s democratic institutions and
constitution, which guarantees the rights of women and minorities as equal
citizens of an Islamic republic.
The
Taliban, on the other hand, is pushing for an Islamic emirate controlled by a
nonelected council of religious leaders who rule based on their conservative
interpretation of Islam, according to unpublished analysis by the nonprofit
Women Living Under Muslim Laws , where we are board members.
Roya
Rahmani , the Afghan ambassador to the United States, says having women on its
team gives the Afghan government more leverage to negotiate on women’s rights.
That’s important because our research indicates that the Taliban maintain their
extremist stance on women.
“The
Taliban live in their 1990s universe and they refuse to see the reality of
Afghanistan and in particular the young generations today who see themselves
entitled to human rights, education, and an open public sphere,” Palwasha
Hassan, an Afghan women’s rights activist, told us in an interview in December
2020.
The
Taliban claims its views on women have evolved. But in some Taliban-controlled
regions of Afghanistan girls are barred from getting an education after puberty
– in violation of the Afghan constitution. And while women are elected and
appointed to high-level posts nationally, their political participation is
restricted in Taliban-controlled regions.
There
is a “gap between official Taliban statements on rights and the restrictive
positions adopted by Taliban officials on the ground,” according to the
international nonprofit Human Rights Watch.
Women
and war
Armed
conflicts may be primarily fought by men, who are killed or injured, but women
are war victims in a different way – and therefore have different needs when it
ends. Many lose their husbands and children, and thus their income, and are
disproportionately displaced by violence. Since rape is one weapon of war, women
may be sexually assaulted or raped en masse.
In
2000, the United Nations adopted a resolution emphasizing that women should be
included in all post-conflict reconstruction efforts.
Colombia
was the first country to ensure gender equity in its peace process. In its
landmark 2016 accord with the FARC insurgents, which was mediated by Sweden,
women were on both the insurgent and government negotiating teams, and the
final accord included a chapter outlining what assistance women in conflict
zones would need to start businesses, participate in politics, thrive in rural
areas and the like.
Afghanistan,
the first big globally brokered peace deal to follow Colombia’s, does not
follow this model.
In
interviews with more than 15 Afghan women’s rights leaders, we heard
frustration over women’s exclusion from the peace talks given that women are
the main victims of Afghanistan’s 40-year conflict .
These
women support the effort at national reconciliation. But they cited the
targeted killings of women over the past year as reason for concern that the
Taliban’s disregard for human rights jeopardizes the longevity of any peace
deal.
As
one interview subject put it, “Taliban’s win is a win for ISIS, Boko Haram and
other extremist groups.”
Targeting
women
Outspoken
critics of the Taliban’s undemocratic vision of peace have been threatened or
killed.
In
August 2020, Fawzia Koofi, an Afghan government negotiator and long-time Afghan
parliamentarian, was shot in the arm in an attempted assassination. The attack
is an instance of the gendered violence that women often face as a way to deter
them from participating in politics.
Koofi
refused to be silenced. Just days after her injury, she flew to Doha to attend
the peace talks.
The
Afghan government has made recent missteps on women’s rights, too.
In
2020, the Afghan government dissolved the State Ministry of Human Affairs, led
by Dr Sima Samar, a key advocate for women’s rights with nearly two decades of
experience at the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission.
This
ministry, as the main body documenting and reporting on Afghanistan’s human
rights status, could have played an instrumental role in the negotiations.
After
the fall of the Taliban in the 2001 U.S. invasion, women eagerly embraced every
opportunity to advance professionally in diverse sectors, from politics to
social services. Today women comprise around 27% of the Afghan Parliament, one
of the highest rates of women’s political representation in the region.
“There
is no going back,” Zarqa Yaftali, a women’s rights activist told us. “Women
intend to guide their country towards peace and stability.”
https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/middle-east/women-in-afghanistan-worry-peace-accord-with-taliban-extremists-could-cost-them-hard-won-rights.html
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Istanbul
Protesters Denounce Violence against Women
6th
March, 2021
Hundreds
of demonstrators gathered in central Istanbul Friday to denounce violence
against women.
Hoisting
banners and posters, the mostly-female crowd chanted "you will never walk
alone" and "women will live equally."
The
demonstration took place just days ahead of International Women's Day, which is
marked globally on March 8.
Last
year's International Women's Day march ended in clashes when riot police fired
tear gas to disperse thousands of people in Istanbul who defied a government
ban on the demonstration.
According
to government figures, hundreds of women were killed across Turkey in 2020.
Turkish
women have staged peaceful demonstrations calling on President Recep Tayyip
Erdogan's government to remain committed to a European treaty on combatting
violence against women.
Some
officials from Erdogan's Islam-oriented party have spoken in favor of reviewing
the agreement to adapt it to Turkey's more conservative values.
https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/uk-news/istanbul-protesters-denounce-violence-against-women.html
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Proportion
of Women Parliamentarians Worldwide Reaches ‘All-Time High’
March
06, 2021
GENEVA
— The proportion of women parliamentarians worldwide reached more than 25
percent last year — a historic first but still far from gender parity, UN
partner the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) announced on Friday ahead of
International Women’s Day on March 8.
“It
gives me great pleasure to announce that for the first time, women now account
for more than a quarter of parliamentarians worldwide,” IPU Secretary-General
Martin Chungong said in launching its latest Women
in Parliament report
at the UN Office in Geneva. “The global average of women in parliament has now reached 25.5
percent.”
Gender
parity 50 years away
The IPU, the global
organization of national parliaments, has tracked women’s participation in
parliament for decades, allowing it to measure progress and setbacks.
“While
we celebrate and welcome this all-time high, we feel that progress is
painstakingly, or even excruciatingly, slow,” Chungong said. “At
the current rate, it will take another 50 years before we can achieve gender parity in
parliament. And of course, we all agree that this is not tenable, it’s not
acceptable.”
Following elections
in 2020, the global proportion of women in parliament increased by 0.6 points
when compared with the previous year.
The IPU chief
singled out Rwanda, Cuba and the United Arab Emirates for having achieved
gender parity, with women accounting for 50 percent or more parliamentary
seats.
Referring
to Rwanda as a role model for women’s participation in government, Chungong
said, “We
have seen evidence that where countries have come out of conflict and have had
the opportunity to re-found the foundations of society, the legal framework of
society, there is a greater chance of promoting gender equality, because this
is something that has been articulated at the international level and it’s an
opportunity for the society as a whole to sit down and say ‘this is what we
want in the constitution’”.
Gender
quotas key
The
IPU advocates for well-designed quotas as the key to progress, as evidenced by
elections held in 2020. Electoral gender quotas were applied in 25 of the 57
countries that had parliamentary renewals last year. On average, parliaments with
quotas elected nearly 12 percent more women to single and lower chambers, and
7.4 percent more women to upper chambers.
“Where
women are involved in lawmaking on specific issues, the outcomes are better in
terms of health care, in terms of the way even parliaments are functioning,
making parliaments more gender sensitive,” said
the IPU Secretary-General.
Americas
on top
Though
progress was reported in all regions, the Americas were again on top in 2020,
with women making up 32.4 percent of MPs. In Chile, Colombia and Ecuador, the
percentage is higher than average.
In Sub-Saharan
Africa, Mali and Niger made significant gains in women’s representation,
despite security challenges. The IPU said these countries are testament to the
fact that women’s role in transition processes is key to their political
empowerment.
The proportion of
women in parliament is lowest in the Middle East
and North Africa region, with 17.8 percent on average.
With the exception
of New Zealand, the number of women MPs in the Pacific remained
consistently low or entirely absent in 2020.
Pandemic
postpones elections
The “Women in
Parliament” report shows that the COVID-19 pandemic also influenced elections
and campaigning last year.
“The
COVID pandemic has had a negative impact on elections, in some countries those
elections were postponed,” Chungong said. “In others, in
some 50 countries where elections took place, we saw that women faced all
manners of impediments as a result of the pandemic that exacerbated existing
gender imbalances in politics”.
The
IPU said online violence against women has become even more widespread,
threatening women’s participation in public life. However,
the shift to remote, technology-driven parliamentary practices may have a
potentially positive long-term impact for women in parliament. — UN News
https://www.saudigazette.com.sa/article/604152/World/Europe/Proportion-of-women-parliamentarians-worldwide-reaches-all-time-high
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MoH:
Women Should Avoid Pregnancy for 90 Days after Second Dose of Vaccine
March
04, 2021
RIYADH
— The Ministry of Health has said that those who wish to become pregnant should
wait for a period of not less than 90 days after taking the second dose of the
coronavirus vaccine.
The
ministry made this clarification in a statement on its Health 937 Twitter
account while rejecting authenticity of reports being circulated in the social
media that women who receive the vaccine shots must avoid pregnancy for a full
year.
“All
the vaccines, which are being administered against coronavirus, are safe, and
give protection against severe complications and death from coronavirus,” the
ministry said while reaffirming that there is no evidence to show that COVID-19
would have any adverse effect on reproduction.
The
ministry reiterated that pregnant women are among the segments of the society
who are prevented from taking vaccination against COVID-19.
The
groups that are prohibited from taking the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines
approved in the Kingdom also include those who have a known hypersensitivity to
the two vaccines or one of their components (after the first dose), and those
suffering from other severe allergies, as well as children.
https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/604109/SAUDI-ARABIA/MoH-Women-should-avoid-pregnancy-for-90-days-after-second-dose-of-vaccine
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