by yourterm | Apr 6, 2020 | YourTerm MED
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was identified for the first time in December 2019. Since then, it has affected a growing number of countries all over the globe and the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic in March 2020. This exceptional...
by yourterm | Apr 1, 2020 | YourTerm CULT
As part of the Term Coord new series of projects, your Term CULT features several linguistic resources for users of culture terminology. It comprises three sections addressing different needs of the reality of culture. One of them deals with terminology extracted from...
by yourterm | Mar 17, 2020 | YourTerm FEM
FGM. Sometimes acronyms are hard to remember, but I truly believe everyone should engrave this on their mind: FGM, which stands for Female Genital Mutilation. Yes, it’s 2015 and we still have to talk about this barbarian and unacceptable practice. And as...
by yourterm | Mar 17, 2020 | YourTerm FEM
March 8th is, since 1921, the day to remember the social, political and economic struggles of women all around the world. Where does this celebration come from and why is it celebrated on this day? The first Women’s Day was celebrated on February 28, 1909, in New...
by yourterm | Mar 17, 2020 | YourTerm FEM
This week we have chosen “CEDAW – Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women” since today it is the International Women’s Day. This event reminds us of the remarkable goals achieved by women in the last century and their current...