Gender equailty - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 01 Jul 2021 22:35:16 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Gender equailty - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Debates rage about allowing women multiple husbands https://cathnews.co.nz/2021/07/01/women-multiple-husbands/ Thu, 01 Jul 2021 11:22:37 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=137835 South Africa is considering allowing women to have multiple husbands, a move towards equality in a country that already allows men to take multiple wives. The proposal comes in a green paper from South Africa's Department of Home Affairs and has sparked outrage from conservative voices in the Rainbow Nation. Read more

Debates rage about allowing women multiple husbands... Read more]]> South Africa is considering allowing women to have multiple husbands, a move towards equality in a country that already allows men to take multiple wives.

The proposal comes in a green paper from South Africa's Department of Home Affairs and has sparked outrage from conservative voices in the Rainbow Nation. Read more

Debates rage about allowing women multiple husbands]]> 137835 Outrage in Tonga over apparent ban on girls playing rugby https://cathnews.co.nz/2018/03/22/outrage-tonga-ban-girls-playing/ Thu, 22 Mar 2018 06:54:16 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=105325 There has been outrage among Tongans over an official letter purporting to ban girls at the country's state school from playing rugby and boxing. The letter from the Ministry of Education informed staff at Tonga High School that the girls shouldn't be playing such sports because it goes against young women's dignity and Tongan culture Read more

Outrage in Tonga over apparent ban on girls playing rugby... Read more]]> There has been outrage among Tongans over an official letter purporting to ban girls at the country's state school from playing rugby and boxing.

The letter from the Ministry of Education informed staff at Tonga High School that the girls shouldn't be playing such sports because it goes against young women's dignity and Tongan culture and traditions. Continue reading

The Ministry of Education and Tonga High School have told RNZ Pacific officials and the principal are in meetings to discuss the issue further. Read more

Outrage in Tonga over apparent ban on girls playing rugby]]> 105325 Iranian delegation refuse to shake hands with female Labour MP https://cathnews.co.nz/2018/03/12/iranian-delegation-refuse-shake-hands/ Mon, 12 Mar 2018 06:52:42 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=104924 Labour MPs have taken offence at an Iranian agricultural delegation after they were told the Iranians wouldn't shake hands with their female counterpart. Labour's Jo Luxton is the deputy chair of the Primary Production select committee, which held a meeting with the Iranians last month. She says as a woman it made her uncomfortable, but Read more

Iranian delegation refuse to shake hands with female Labour MP... Read more]]> Labour MPs have taken offence at an Iranian agricultural delegation after they were told the Iranians wouldn't shake hands with their female counterpart.

Labour's Jo Luxton is the deputy chair of the Primary Production select committee, which held a meeting with the Iranians last month.

She says as a woman it made her uncomfortable, but she understands that in her role as an MP she'll deal with situations of cultural difference. Continue reading

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