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Timeline: Gender Equality, 2016 Year in Review
By Ramya Rajagopalan (ramya.rajagopalan@gmail.com), Programme Associate, ICSF
From the conviction of a Congolese warlord for crimes against humanity, to Argentines, taking to the streets to protest femicide to, emojis getting a gender boost, this timeline is a selection of some of the gender equality achievements, milestones and lighter noteworthy moments from around the world in 2016.
The issues covered are diverse: childbrides in Zimbabwe whose legal action led a countrywide, ban on child marriage; women taking the drivers seat literally! As pilots and bus drivers in Brunei and India.
The issues highlight the remarkable progress women are making in various spheres, thus gradually changing the status quo towards more gender equality.
http://interactive.unwomen.org/multimedia/timeline/yearinreview/2016/en/index.html
