gender equality
Middle East survey sees patchy progress in views on women’s and LGBT+ rights
Middle East
June 25, 2019
Middle East survey sees patchy progress in views on women’s and LGBT+ rights
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More men than women in Iraq say they have been sexually harassed, while only 6%…
Japan #beWhite campaign leaves firm red-faced
World
June 14, 2019
Japan #beWhite campaign leaves firm red-faced
A Japanese firm has shelved an advertising campaign intended to promote gender equity at home after its #beWHITE hashtag sparked…
Meet Egypt’s Marianne Azer, a stunning representative of female MPs
Egypt
June 13, 2019
Meet Egypt’s Marianne Azer, a stunning representative of female MPs
For the first time in Egypt’s history, an Egyptian female MP, Marianne Azer, spoke at the annual Rotary International Convention,…
Automation, teen pregnancies affect women’s lifelong earning potential
World
June 13, 2019
Automation, teen pregnancies affect women’s lifelong earning potential
Delegates at the recently concluded Women Deliver Conference, the world’s largest gathering for gender equality, concluded that teen pregnancies and automation…
Equal pay in football? Norway still far from the goal
Society
June 11, 2019
Equal pay in football? Norway still far from the goal
Guro puts in 60 to 70-hour weeks, half her time spent on football and the other half at her job,…
No country meeting global goals for gender equality: study
World
June 5, 2019
No country meeting global goals for gender equality: study
No country is on track to achieve the gender equality called for in the United Nations’s development blueprint, a report…
#KuToo: Japanese women say high heels rule is sexual discrimination
World
June 4, 2019
#KuToo: Japanese women say high heels rule is sexual discrimination
Nearly 20,000 women had signed an online petition in Japan by Tuesday afternoon, asking the government to ban companies from requiring high…
G7 ministers pledge to make gender equality ‘global cause’
Society
May 11, 2019
G7 ministers pledge to make gender equality ‘global cause’
France’s Minister for Gender Equality Marlene Schiappa and her G7 counterparts on Friday signed a joint declaration to make the…
Video: ‘We need to change the way we treat women in our culture’: Mohamed Salah
Egypt
April 18, 2019
Video: ‘We need to change the way we treat women in our culture’: Mohamed Salah
In an interview with TIME, the Red’s legendary striker Mohamed Salah expressed his strong belief in the importance of gender…
Egypt still suffers from the gender gap: minister
Society
April 10, 2019
Egypt still suffers from the gender gap: minister
Egypt is still at a low level internationally in regards to closing the gender gap, Solidarity Minister Ghada Waly said…