A bronze statue depicting a scantily dressed woman from a 19th century poem has sparked a sexism debate in Italy, with some politicians calling for its removal. The statue, unveiled over the weekend in the southern Italian town of Spari, …
Some 64% of Swiss voters supported to legalize same-sex marriage in a referendum held on Sept. 26, according to official results. More than half of all voters in each of Switzerland’s 26 cantons voted to approve same-sex marriage, with the …
The Taliban announced that women in Afghanistan will only be allowed to study in universities if the classrooms are gender-segregated. “We will not allow boys and girls to study together. We will not allow co-education,” Taliban’s Higher Education Minister Abdul …
China’s government announced a ban on effeminate men on TV in a bid to “clean up” the entertainment industry. According to the National Radio and Television Administration’s new regulations, entertainment programs should firmly reject “deformed aesthetics” and “sissy idols” in …
Argentina introduced on July 21 a new national identity system for people who identify as non-binary. At a press conference in Buenos Aires, Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez announced the new National Identity Document (DNI) that allows non-binary citizens to use …
Senate Republicans on June 8 blocked a bill aimed to combat the gender wage gap in their second use of the filibuster since President Joe Biden took office. The Paycheck Fairness Act received a vote of 49 to 50, falling …
Tanzanian Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in as President on Friday, making her the first female President in East Africa. The historic event comes after the death of President John Magufuli due to heart disease. Addressing the public …
The UAE Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) has now required listed companies in the Gulf state to have at least one woman on their board of directors, on Sunday. The SCA said that the decision comes “in the context of …
Millions of girls in South East Asia and the Pacific are being forced to drop out of school and to enter early marriage due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report. A report by gender equality charity Plan International …
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that one in three women worldwide — about 736 million — have suffered from physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. In the largest study on violence against women to date, WHO found out …