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Gender equality
Gender equality is the state of equal access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender.
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05/17/2024
May 17, 2024
Germany's Bundesrat passes gender self-identification law
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Reports & Analysis
Thailand moves closer to legalizing same-sex marriage
Thailand moves closer to legalizing same-sex marriage
Harriet and Araya, two Thai women who got married in the UK, raise their hopes for genuine gender equality at home.
Why is Saudi Arabia heading top UN women's rights forum?
Why is Saudi Arabia heading top UN women's rights forum?
Despite ongoing repression back home, Saudi Arabia will head the UN Commission on the Status of Women next year.
Congo: From cleaning rags to business riches
Congo: From cleaning rags to business riches
How a DRC entrepreneur started cleaning houses and turned it into a multi-city business.
South Korea party urges mandatory military service for women
South Korea party urges mandatory military service for women
A new conservative political party is looking to tap into male discontent over women being exempted from conscription.
Challenging sexism in football: Tanzania's women referees
Challenging sexism in football: Tanzania's women referees
The women among Tanzania's football referees want more professional recognition.
Slovakia: Surgery once again a condition for gender change
Slovakia: Surgery once again a condition for gender change
The revocation of guidelines on gender transition in Slovakia has caused dismay and concern in the LGBTQ+ community.
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In the spotlight
Afghanistan: Calls for ending Taliban's 'gender apartheid'
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai and Afghan activists have slammed the world for paying lip service to women's rights.
Senegal women's group push for equal land rights in Africa
African women tend to own less land than men. One village in Senegal is fighting for gender equality in land rights.
Manipur violence threatens women’s football status
Manipur has long dominated women's football in India, but that success has been jeopardized by violent outbreaks.
What's behind Vietnam's worsening sex ratio imbalance?
Vietnam finds itself alongside countries like China and India when it comes to skewed sex ratios.
Afghanistan: No more taxis for women without burqas?
The Taliban punishes cab drivers who carry women not covered by burqas. Fewer and fewer women are traveling in cities.
Africa's World Cup women raise unfair pay and sexual abuse
Many players' enthusiasm for the 2023 Cup has been eroded by poor labor conditions, unfair payments and sexual abuse.