France

French feminists walk off the job to highlight gender pay gap

Activists in Paris have walked off the job to protest against the gender pay gap.

7 November 2016

France

Why some women in France quit work at 16h34 on Monday

Women in France were called upon to quit work at 16.

7 November 2016

World News

Closing the gender pay gap - 170 years until complete equality

When the clock struck 2.

27 October 2016

World News

Does it matter what female politicians wear?

The public do care what powerful women look like and here is why it matters:

19 October 2016

China

Chinese student sues over books that call homosexuality a "disorder"

A Chinese student is taking the ministry of education to court over textbooks that say homosexuality that is a “mental disorder”.

12 September 2016

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Protests over South Korea's 'comfort women' deal with Japan

Student protesters in South Korea show their anger over a Japanese government-funded foundation to support “comfort women” – females who were forced to work in Japan’s wartime…

29 July 2016

Europe

Sexual harassment at work - breaking the silence

Allegations against a high-ranking member of France’s Green Party have once again shone the spotlight on sexual harassment in the workplace.

29 July 2016

World News

Turkey, Malta and Italy 'worst' when it comes to work gender gap

New employment figures have raised questions over equality between men and women in Turkey, Malta and Italy. The trio have the biggest gaps when it

27 April 2016

Sport

Women's US football team file wage complaint

The equal pay debate between elite male and female athletes gathered more momentum this week when players from the Women’s US football team filed a

1 April 2016

Sport

Tennis sexism war after 'go down on your knees' remark by Indian Wells chief

World Number 1 Novak Djokovic believes men should fight for more money because "we have much more spectators at the men's tennis matches." <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"tw-align-center data-lan

21 March 2016

Business Planet

All for one, one for all - peer-led initiatives give boost to female entrepreneurs

In this edition of Business Planet, host Giacomo Segantini visited Dublin to meet a woman at the heart of female entrepreneurship initiatives in

18 March 2016

World News

Turkish First Lady: harem was 'school' for women

Emine Erdogan has called the harem of Ottoman sultans a "school" preparing women for life, according to local media.

10 March 2016

World News

Advertisers and Women's Day: the struggle to get the message right

When it comes to defending the rights of women, and empowering them in society, a large part of the struggle is over the image portrayed in the

8 March 2016

World News

Everything you need to know about International Women's Day

The UN began celebrating International Women's Day on 8 March during International Women's Year in 1975

7 March 2016

Poland

The Strongwoman: Dorota Jadczak's courage to be herself

This video is brought to you by 99.media, a not-for-profit digital platform that adapts and shows documentaries in six languages. To watch the

26 January 2016

World News

When half is a minority: how do women fare in international awards?

“Condescending”, “ridiculous”, “embarrassing”, “lack of judgement”: Just some of the reactions on Twitter after the world’s most prestigious cartoon

18 January 2016

Culture news

French comics festival marred by sexist row

Just weeks before it’s due to get underway, France’s prestigious Angoulême comics festival is up in arms. The reason? Out of the 30 graphic

7 January 2016

World News

Just 118 years to go to close the gender gap

23 November 2015

World News

Women strive to be journalists, still remain a minority

20 November 2015

World News

Sexist owners can "get stuffed", says winning jockey

3 November 2015