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10:03am, 1st May, 2019

First female BoE governor will be 'brilliant moment' - oversight chief

The appointment of the first female governor of the Bank of England will be a "brilliant moment" but Mark Carney's successor should be the very best person for the job, regardless of their gender, the BoE's top oversight official said.

Female sailor shot in domestic incident at Virginia naval base

8:46am, 5th April, 2019

US

Female sailor shot in domestic incident at Virginia naval base

A female sailor was wounded on Friday at a Virginia naval air base in a domestic incident that triggered a brief lockdown at the facility, U.S. Navy officials said.

Liberal lawyer Caputova wins election to become Slovakia's first female president

7:08am, 31st March, 2019

World

Liberal lawyer Caputova wins election to become Slovakia's first female president

Riding a wave of public fury over corruption, liberal lawyer Zuzana Caputova won Slovakia's presidential election on Saturday, bucking a trend that has seen populist, anti-European Union politicians make gains across the continent.

Slovakia set to elect anti-graft lawyer as first female president

12:33pm, 30th March, 2019

World

Slovakia set to elect anti-graft lawyer as first female president

Riding a wave of public fury over corruption, liberal lawyer Zuzana Caputova looked set to win Slovakia's presidential election on Saturday, bucking a trend that has seen populist, anti-European Union politicians make gains across the continent.

British rock, female artists dominate Rock Hall of Fame induction

12:33am, 30th March, 2019

Entertainment

British rock, female artists dominate Rock Hall of Fame induction

Musicians and fans gathered in New York City on Friday for a night of British band nostalgia mixed with calls for more inclusion of women as Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks and The Cure were inducted into the 34th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class.

On International Women's Day, Sudan's Bashir orders release of female detainees

5:56pm, 8th March, 2019

World

On International Women's Day, Sudan's Bashir orders release of female detainees

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir on International Women's Day on Friday ordered the release of all women arrested in connection with anti-government demonstrations, hours after protesters marched in the two largest cities.

Russia's Putin rides horse with female police ahead of International Women's Day

9:57am, 7th March, 2019

World

Russia's Putin rides horse with female police ahead of International Women's Day

President Vladimir Putin mounted a horse on Thursday and cantered with female police officers in footage broadcast across Russia ahead of International Women's Day.

Alabama newspaper at center of KKK outrage gets black female editor

10:04pm, 23rd February, 2019

US

Alabama newspaper at center of KKK outrage gets black female editor

A small town Alabama newspaper that drew condemnation for an editorial this month calling for the Ku Klux Klan to "ride again" has named an African-American woman as its new editor and publisher, the paper said in a statement.

Merkel protégé eyes female quota for lawmakers, takes aim at dual citizenship

8:02am, 17th November, 2018

World

Merkel protégé eyes female quota for lawmakers, takes aim at dual citizenship

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, leading polls to succeed Angela Merkel as head of Germany's Christian Democrats, said she would consider legislation to ensure better representation of women in parliament, unless her party changed its approach.

Ethiopia's parliament approves Sahle-Work Zewde as first female president

4:08am, 25th October, 2018

World

Ethiopia's parliament approves Sahle-Work Zewde as first female president

Ethiopia's parliament has approved senior diplomat Sahle-Work Zewde as the country's first female president, proceedings on state television showed, cementing another shift in the country's political system from Prime Minister Abiy Ahm...

California state law mandates female board directors by 2019

9:43pm, 30th September, 2018

US

California state law mandates female board directors by 2019

California will require publicly listed companies with headquarters in the state to have at least one woman on their boards of directors by end of 2019, under a bill signed into law on Sunday.

Youngest member of female terrorism cell jailed in Britain

12:49pm, 3rd August, 2018

UK

Youngest member of female terrorism cell jailed in Britain

The youngest member of an all-female terrorism cell in Britain was jailed for life with a minimum term of 13 years on Friday for plotting attacks in London with her sister and mother.