Posts Tagged ‘exams’

NO GO! Australian women sue Qatar over forced airport vaginal exams

The case has been filed just weeks before Qatar’s controversial hosting of the World Cup — a venue decision linked to massive bribes of soccer officials — amid concerns about treatment of female fans who may kiss or have sex with their boyfriends, drink alcohol and wear revealing clothing. Source

Australian Women Sue Qatar Over Forced Airport Vaginal Exams

Five Australian women are suing the government of Qatar over forced vaginal exams and other invasive medical procedures at gunpoint at the Doha airport two years ago. The women are seeking damages from both Qatar Airways and the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority — owned by the Qatari government — over the “unlawful physical contact” and […]

Alarming Rate of Failure in New Literacy and Numeracy Exams in New Zealand

A pilot program for a new literacy and numeracy high school assessment in New Zealand has revealed the alarming deterioration in education standards, demonstrating an urgent need for education reform, according to an expert. New Zealand’s National Certificate of Education Achievement (NCEA), the qualification for senior secondary school students, is undergoing changes to ensure results […]

Israeli air strikes won’t make us lose hope, Gaza student says after passing exams days after family’s death

On Sunday 16 May, in the pitch dark of the night between midnight and dawn 51-year-old Shukri Al-Kulak and his 22-year-old daughter lay under the rubble of their home. Shukri tried to make his way to his 83-year-old mother to help resuscitate her, while his daughter Zainab was trapped in a gap between the rubble […]

Teen Girls Suffer Unnecessary Pelvic Exams

Each year over a million teenage girls get this invasive, sometimes traumatic exam—without medical cause After a young woman we’ll call Jane had her first pelvic exam, her doctor wrote her a prescription for birth control pills. “What are these for?” she asked, perplexed. “Because you’re having sex,” her doctor said. “No I’m not,” Jane […]

Coronavirus: schools closed and exams scrapped as England enters third lockdown

“Online education can never be a substitute for face-to-face teaching,” according to Richard Bettsworth, from the Association of School and College Leaders. As England goes back into a nationwide lockdown that is set to last at least six weeks, he told Euronews that “schools and colleges are in a much better place now than they […]

Australia protests Qatar airport’s exams of women passengers

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Oxford University Give Women More Time On Exams To Promote ‘Equality’

Oxford University allowed female students extra time on their summer 2017 exams in an effort to promote ‘equality’ among the sexes.  Women taking exams at the prestigious university are given an extra 15 minutes to complete their tests so that they score higher in math and science  – two fields women fall abysmally short of […]

Nebraska Patrol Accused Of Requiring Vaginal Exams For Women

The Nebraska State Patrol has for years forced female recruits to submit to invasive, medically unnecessary pelvic exams performed by a male doctor before they can be hired, according to a new federal lawsuit. State Trooper Brienne Splittgerber filed the lawsuit Tuesday against the patrol, the state of Nebraska, two former patrol heads and various […]

19 Year Old Ranchi Boy Battling Bone Cancer Scores 95% In Board Exams And We’re Applauding

It’s not everyday that we hear stories of bravery, resilience and strong-will. While they inspire us, teach us everything about persistence, they also make us feel thankful for the life we have. We stumbled upon one such story, about a lion-heart young boy from Ranchi who did not let a frightful disease like cancer, defeat him. He […]

How the ‘Land of the Free’ Became the Home of the Slaves

Cortland Pfeffer & Irwin Ozborne, ContributorsWaking Times “Prisoner number……It is time to go home. The most beautiful words she had ever heard, as she dreamt about the day that phrase would be uttered for the past ten years. Today, she will get to see her daughter that has been out of her […]

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