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poor children during lockdown

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

UNICEF warns of pandemic’s impact on Argentina’s youngest

25-04-2020 10:19 New survey by UN agency reveals that 59% of households have reported a loss in income thanks to pandemic and nationwide lockdown, though 96.2% agree quarantine measures are necessary.

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President Mauricio Macri poses with leading figures including Fabiana Túñez, Jorge Faurie, María Eugenia Vidal and Juliana Awada, during an event at the CCK on Thursday unveiling the Spotlight Initiative against gender violence.

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

UN, EU commit US$6 million to tackle gender violence in Argentina

23-03-2019 10:35 Government hails international investment behind Spotlight Initiative, a multi-year scheme dedicated to eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls. Yet questions about its implementation and use of funds remain.

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Although not a monolith, the Argentine feminist movement is not self-destructive or exclusionary.

#8M: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

Trans exclusion bid underlines growing pains of feminist movement

09-03-2019 03:09 TERF-led controversy indicates Argentina’s movement is anything but a monolith.

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Buenos Aires recorded the highest number of women being killed in the country in 2018, representing the 37% of the total.

NATIONAL EMERGENCY

Campaigners demand action after January surge in femicides

09-02-2019 11:35 So far this year, at least 27 femicides have taken place, with 24 confirmed in January alone. That’s a sharp rise on last year, when in the first month of 2018, 19 femicides took place in Argentina.

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President Mauricio Macri announces his emergency ‘extinción de dominio’ DNU at a press conference at the Casa Rosada.

EMERGENCY DNU

Macri sparks controversy with asset recovery decree

26-01-2019 07:59 President issues emergency DNU strengthening government’s powers to recoup assets obtained via criminal activities. But critics warn the measure is unconstutional.

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President Mauricio Macri.

ANALYSIS

Budget cuts cast doubt over Macri’s vow to tackle gender inequalities

15-12-2018 07:48 Macri came forward with his own governmental responses which, despite their value as political gestures, may not have the financial backing to become reality.

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According to UNICEF, 20 percent of Argentina’s children live in “severe” poverty.

POVERTY

48% of Argentina’s children are poor, says new UNICEF report

08-12-2018 10:42 Jarring new study by UN organisation uses multidimensional definition to redefine how we view the ‘poor,’ indicating that 20% of those under 18 live in extreme poverty.

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Relatives of the missing crew of the ARA San Juan submarine, hold a sign that reads in Spanish “ARA San Juan. On Eternal Patrol.”

ARA SAN JUAN: ONE YEAR ON

All at sea: one year on from the ARA San Juan tragedy

17-11-2018 08:41 Twelve months after its mysterious disappearance, the family-members and relatives of those lost at sea are still grieving – and searching – for the Argentine submarine’s missing crew.

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Amnesty International’s Researcher on Technology and Human Rights Azmina Dhrodia, pictured during a debate at the University of Buenos Aires on Wednesday.

ABUSE IN THE AGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA

Amnesty International points finger at #ToxicTwitter

10-11-2018 11:37 According to the human rights organisation, abuse on the influential social networking service aimed at women is an issue of human rights and freedom of speech, not just a millennial impulse to use hashtags on social media.

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President Mauricio Macri meets employees at a factory, in this file photo taken in 2017.

THE FUTURE OF WORK

New study shows Argentine fears over increased automation in workplace

13-09-2018 16:05 Threat to the economy and jobs? Perceptions of automation and its impact on Argentina and the workforce are far from optimistic in a new study from the Pew Research Center.

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Pro-abortion reform campaigners hold their green scarves aloft, after the Senate voted to reject a bill to legalise elective abortion.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

‘We may have lost a battle but the fight has already been won on the streets’

11-08-2018 09:12 Amnesty International’s Coordinator of Human Rights and Youth Education, Lucila Galkin, on the abortion reform vote in the Senate and what comes next.

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Pro-choice activists demonstrate, calling for the approval of a bill that would legalise abortion.

LOWER HOUSE VOTE

Campaigners hold breath as vote on abortion nears

09-06-2018 08:46 On Wednesday, lawmakers in the Lower House will cast their vote on landmark legislation that would legalise abortion up until 14 weeks without prior authorisation.

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Macri accurately said that Argentina’s gender pay gap stands at 30%.

THE GENDER PAY GAP

Off the radar: Argentina's gender pay gap and the attempts to tackle it

03-06-2018 07:53 Three months ago, the government announced that it would introduce new legislation to tackle the gender pay gap. What has it been accomplished so far?

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Last week, Roberto Pettinato, a 62-year-old TV presenter and former 1970s rock star of sorts, came up with the phrase "feminist Gestapo" after he was called out by many women for alleged harassment and inappropriate behaviour in the workplace.

OPINION AND ANALYSIS

My life as part of the feminist Gestapo

09-02-2018 16:22 Last week, Roberto Pettinato, a 62-year-old TV presenter and former 1970s rock star of sorts, came up with the phrase "feminist Gestapo" after he was called out by many women for alleged harassment and inappropriate behaviour in the workplace. I regret to inform you that there is no man-hating secret police...

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