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by Alexandra DEL PERAL / Sandra BIFFOT-LACUT Agence France Presse Paris, France (AFP) — It was a relatively promising start for gender equality when London’s Royal Academy of Arts was set up in 1768, with two women artists included among its 40 founding members. But that was a false dawn — it would not be until the 1930s that another woman was elected a full member of the Academy. While a few big names — […]
by Alvaro Villalobos Agence France-PresseMADRID, Spain – Spain marked International Women’s Day Thursday with an unprecedented strike in defense of their rights that saw hundreds of trains cancelled and countless protests held. Called by 10 unions to demand gender equality, particularly where salaries are concerned, the 24-hour strike dominated headlines with famous female presenters noticeably absent from radio or television shows. This should be a starting point to change things. We are far from real equality,” Maria Angels […]
