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Nordic Talk moderator Katja Iversen shown here with Natasha Wang Mwansa, Emi Mahmoud, Dr Natalia Kanem and Flemming Møller Mortensen during a recent Nordic Talks webinar. Credit: Shuprova Tasneem
DHAKA and NEW YORK, Jun 4 2021 (IPS) - Every two minutes, a girl or woman dies from pregnancy or childbirth-related complications, including unsafe abortions. Every year, around 12 million girls are married while in their childhoods. An additional 10 million are now at risk of child marriage due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
In this context, the most recent Nordic Talk a high-level debate on bodily autonomy and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) as a cornerstone of gender equality, aptly titled “Let’s Talk About Sex” could not have come at a better time.
Bodily Autonomy and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights - A Corner Stone of Gender EqualityRegister now and join this exciting, high-level, virtual Nordic Talk: Let’s Talk About Sex: Bodily Autonomy and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights - A Corner Stone of Gender Equality.A woman’s right to decide on her own life and body is a corner stone of gender equality and of sustainable development. However, despite this being the 21st century, women’s right to choose is still a battle field.Every two minutes a woman dies from complications in pregnancy or childbirth, many from unsafe abortions; every week thousands of girls are going through female genital mutilation; every year more than 225 million adolescent girls and women of reproductive age have an unmet need for family planning.This Nordic Talk will be discussing why it is important not to shy away from talking about sex, rights and bodily autonomy, if we want a gender equal and sustainable future. It will talk abo
Podcast: Big Tech and the threat to democracy
EU digital commissioner Margrethe Vestager discusses what the responsibility of digital gatekeepers should be (Photo: EC - Audiovisual Service Photo: Georges Boulougouris)
Copenhagen, 15. Mar, 07:04
Do tech giants like Google, Apple or Facebook have too much power? How big a threat to democracy is their growing influence? These topics are highlighted in the latest Nordic Talks podcast, featuring three specialists, among them EU commissioner Margrethe Vestager.
The tech giants gather enormous amounts of information about us, which is often sold and distributed for commercial purposes. And their platforms are used by hate campaigns and for sharing disinformation in a way that many people believe is putting severe pressure on democracy as we know it.