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...manager that it was accepted policy to employ attractive female staff in scant uniforms, as this would bring the men to their bars. And I realised then that my body was being used directly as a way to make money for the company. I was on a par with the beer they sold or the crisps and nuts they stocked: my body was property, something which was commonplace across the...

...manages to play out in the daily lives of LGBT persons. Nasser*, a 23-year-old who moved to Jordan about a year ago and identifies as a homosexual, has experienced being asked to leave an establishment for displaying affection publicly. “The manager of the bar approached us and told us that what we were doing is not allowed. I told him that that I know the laws, and...

...Management Group. However, women with the appropriate skills and experience, such as career diplomats and former presidents and prime ministers, should also be given the same opportunities to be appointed Secretary-General as men. Historically, rarely have women been put forward as candidates by member states. This all changed in 2014 when civil society organisations...