Solidaritas #152
Taking Pakistan's government to court over 'period tax'
Good afternoon!
Solidaritas is a fortnightly newsletter about women’s rights, feminism, and gender in Asia and the Pacific, covering the entirety of this huge region: from Afghanistan and Pakistan in the west to Kiribati and Cook Islands in the east.
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In solidarity,
Kate
Regional
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Australia
Why are Australia’s top diplomatic jobs still for men only?
The Liberal Party waited eight decades to choose a woman to lead it. In the end, the party couldn’t even keep her in the role for a year, pushing her out in favour of a man this month.
Australian women and children with links to Islamic State fighters have been forced to turn around after leaving a camp in Syria to try to begin their journey home to Australia.
As Australia braces for a skills shortage, a lack of toilets on job sites is being called out as one example of broader gender inequality in trades.
