A woman has filed a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles one year after her husband was charged with six misdemeanor counts for allegedly sending sexually explicit photos and videos of his wife to his colleagues and other men. Both individuals are police officers with the Los Angeles Police Department. The woman’s lawsuit, filed […]
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced that it has certified the first body armor designed for female military personnel on December 27th. It has an outwardly curved armor plate and narrowed shoulders. It also includes extended portions that cover more of the lower body. It is noted that female soldiers are uncomfortable working with […]
Women serving in the Ukrainian military will be provided with specially designed body armor for the first time, after Ukraine’s Defense Ministry announced on Dec. 27 that it had certified a sample of bulletproof vests for female soldiers. While Ukraine only conscripts men, over 62,000 women voluntarily serve in Ukraine’s Armed Forces, 5,000 of whom […]
Dec. 26—A 32-year-old woman died at the Metropolitan Detention Center on Monday morning. The cause of her death is being investigated. At 6:48 a.m., Albuquerque Ambulance and Bernalillo County Fire Rescue responded to a medical emergency at the jail. Life-saving measures were taken until Olivia Martinez, an MDC inmate, was pronounced dead 16 minutes later […]
Russian propagandists have begun lying about Ukraine’s purported mass conscription of women, Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation reported on Dec. 18. According to the Center, these false claims suggest that Ukraine is about to launch a wide-ranging conscription campaign targeting female citizens. However, Ukrainian conscription policy on women specifically states that only female citizens with […]
(Bloomberg) — The gender gap among Indian voters is narrowing with the participation of women set to constitute about half of the turnout in the 2024 national elections, according to a report by the State Bank of India, the country’s largest lender. Most Read from Bloomberg “Rising participation of women in India’s political arena is […]
A prison officer accused of having an affair with an inmate was begged by the criminal to wait for him to be freed to continue their relationship, a court heard. Warden Ruth Shmylo, 26, is accused of having a five-month relationship and “secret phone sex” with “manipulative” drug dealer Harri Pullen, 25, while working at […]