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Instagram Model Forced Followers Into Sex Work, Kept Them As Slaves
Former Brazilian model and US-based wellness influencer Kat Torres has been sentenced to eight years in prison for the human trafficking and slavery of women, after an FBI investigation found that two women living with her had gone missing in 2022.
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Melinda Gates Donates $1 Billion To Promote Women's Issues
Philanthropist Melinda French Gates, who was previously married to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, said Tuesday she was giving $1 billion to people and organizations working to promote women's issues.
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Blog: On Women's Day, A Question - When Will The Promised Best Arrive?
A bunch of headlines from the month gone by should force us to question why the idea of a working woman - and the economics of it - is still so skewed. Women have made progress, but it's largely not because of, but despite the wo
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Google to Mentor 1 Million Indian Women Entrepreneurs; Working With Partners to Increase Numbers, Antony Blinken Says
Google has committed to mentoring 1 million Indian women entrepreneurs, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday. Blinken also stated that the US will address challenges holding women back, such as a lack of mentorship and training opportunities, adding that women's full economic participation was needed to "actually lead an inclusive...
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Afghanistan Crisis Updates: Taliban Close To Forming Government As Women Protest
The Taliban said they were close to forming a new government, as dozens of women held a rare protest for the right to work under a new regime that faces enormous economic hurdles and deep public mistrust.
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"Humanitarian Crisis": Indian Women Flag Huge Delays In H-4 Work Permits
There has been inordinate delay in issuing of H-4 work authorisation permits to certain categories of spouses of those possessing H-1B foreign work visas, the most sought after among Indian IT professionals, a group of highly talented Indian women in the US has said.
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Indian-Americans Taking Over US: Joe Biden At NASA Meet
Indian-Americans are "taking over the country", US President Joe Biden said on Thursday, referring to the large number of "incredible" professionals from the community holding key positions in his administration.
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Today's Ethnic Style Inspiration Brought To You By Deepika Padukone
Chhapaak star Deepika Padukone shows us how to work neutral ethnic suits like a pro
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After Court Order, Spouses Of H-1B Visa Holders Can Work In US, For Now
In a temporary relief to thousands of Indians living in America, a US court has refused to strike down, for the time being, an Obama-era rule that allowed spouses of H-1B visa holders to work in America.
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At 82, NASA Pioneer Sue Finley Still Reaching For The Stars
Sue Finley began work at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as the US prepared to launch its first satellite into orbit in 1958, racing to match the Soviet Union, which had accomplished the feat months earlier.
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US Lawmakers Seek To Protect Work Visa Of Spouses Of H-1B Holders
Two influential lawmakers from California have introduced a legislation in the US House of Representatives to protect work authorisation of H-4 visa workers, a significant number of whom are Indian-American women.
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US Mathematician Becomes First Woman To Win Prestigious Abel Prize
Women took another step forward in the still male-dominated world of science Tuesday, as American Karen Uhlenbeck won the Abel Prize in mathematics for her work on partial differential equations.
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The Dark Realities Women Face Driving for Uber and Lyft
Uber and Lyft have been hailed as economic saviours, offering flexible work for mothers juggling childcare responsibilities.
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Dozens Of Pregnant Migrants Want Their Children 'To Be American'
Two months ago, Marisol Hernandez's husband was gunned down by gangsters for refusing to work for them. For the pregnant 23-year-old, that was the last straw. She left her two children with her grandmother and decided to set off among thousands of other Honduran migrants in a bid to reach the United States. In her case, because she wants her next c...
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Mom Cop With Baby At Work, UP Police Chief "Explores Creche Options"
For Archana Jayant, a woman police constable in Jhansi, it was just another day at work but people on social media showered praises and told her boss to give better facilities to women cops, when she was seen in a photo on Twitter on Sunday, watching over her baby and working at the same time.
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Instagram Model Forced Followers Into Sex Work, Kept Them As Slaves
Former Brazilian model and US-based wellness influencer Kat Torres has been sentenced to eight years in prison for the human trafficking and slavery of women, after an FBI investigation found that two women living with her had gone missing in 2022.
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Melinda Gates Donates $1 Billion To Promote Women's Issues
Philanthropist Melinda French Gates, who was previously married to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, said Tuesday she was giving $1 billion to people and organizations working to promote women's issues.
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Blog: On Women's Day, A Question - When Will The Promised Best Arrive?
A bunch of headlines from the month gone by should force us to question why the idea of a working woman - and the economics of it - is still so skewed. Women have made progress, but it's largely not because of, but despite the wo
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Google to Mentor 1 Million Indian Women Entrepreneurs; Working With Partners to Increase Numbers, Antony Blinken Says
Google has committed to mentoring 1 million Indian women entrepreneurs, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday. Blinken also stated that the US will address challenges holding women back, such as a lack of mentorship and training opportunities, adding that women's full economic participation was needed to "actually lead an inclusive...
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Afghanistan Crisis Updates: Taliban Close To Forming Government As Women Protest
The Taliban said they were close to forming a new government, as dozens of women held a rare protest for the right to work under a new regime that faces enormous economic hurdles and deep public mistrust.
-
"Humanitarian Crisis": Indian Women Flag Huge Delays In H-4 Work Permits
There has been inordinate delay in issuing of H-4 work authorisation permits to certain categories of spouses of those possessing H-1B foreign work visas, the most sought after among Indian IT professionals, a group of highly talented Indian women in the US has said.
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Indian-Americans Taking Over US: Joe Biden At NASA Meet
Indian-Americans are "taking over the country", US President Joe Biden said on Thursday, referring to the large number of "incredible" professionals from the community holding key positions in his administration.
-
Today's Ethnic Style Inspiration Brought To You By Deepika Padukone
Chhapaak star Deepika Padukone shows us how to work neutral ethnic suits like a pro
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After Court Order, Spouses Of H-1B Visa Holders Can Work In US, For Now
In a temporary relief to thousands of Indians living in America, a US court has refused to strike down, for the time being, an Obama-era rule that allowed spouses of H-1B visa holders to work in America.
-
At 82, NASA Pioneer Sue Finley Still Reaching For The Stars
Sue Finley began work at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as the US prepared to launch its first satellite into orbit in 1958, racing to match the Soviet Union, which had accomplished the feat months earlier.
-
US Lawmakers Seek To Protect Work Visa Of Spouses Of H-1B Holders
Two influential lawmakers from California have introduced a legislation in the US House of Representatives to protect work authorisation of H-4 visa workers, a significant number of whom are Indian-American women.
-
US Mathematician Becomes First Woman To Win Prestigious Abel Prize
Women took another step forward in the still male-dominated world of science Tuesday, as American Karen Uhlenbeck won the Abel Prize in mathematics for her work on partial differential equations.
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The Dark Realities Women Face Driving for Uber and Lyft
Uber and Lyft have been hailed as economic saviours, offering flexible work for mothers juggling childcare responsibilities.
-
Dozens Of Pregnant Migrants Want Their Children 'To Be American'
Two months ago, Marisol Hernandez's husband was gunned down by gangsters for refusing to work for them. For the pregnant 23-year-old, that was the last straw. She left her two children with her grandmother and decided to set off among thousands of other Honduran migrants in a bid to reach the United States. In her case, because she wants her next c...
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Mom Cop With Baby At Work, UP Police Chief "Explores Creche Options"
For Archana Jayant, a woman police constable in Jhansi, it was just another day at work but people on social media showered praises and told her boss to give better facilities to women cops, when she was seen in a photo on Twitter on Sunday, watching over her baby and working at the same time.
