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Companies to disclose wages to close gender pay gap under new EU plan

Commissioner for Equality, Helena Dalli, presented proposals on Thursday on pay transparency to ensure that women and men in the EU get equal pay for equal work.

Cry Like A Boy

Podcast | Left behind: plight of Lesotho's mining families

We look at the fate of mining families left behind by men working to provide for them.

Climate

Killed for campaigning: Meet the women fighting the coal giants

Women are being killed for their environmentalism, suggesting a link between patriarchal violence and activism.

Cry Like A Boy

Illegal miners make tough choices to provide for their families

Zama zama are illegal migrant miners from Lesotho who risk their lives in South Africa. They are willing to do whatever it takes to provide for their families. But what happens when the pressure of being “the man of the house” leads to drastic outcomes? Listen to the latest episode of #CryLikeABoy

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Travel News

Why is Nepal trying to ban women from travelling?

The Nepali government has proposed a new law which would mean women needing permission to travel abroad.

World News

European Space Agency in bid to recruit female and disabled astronauts

The European Space Agency is holding its first recruitment drive in 11 years and is highlighting its desire to achieve greater diversity.

Sport

Football for Friendship awards Bolivian 'superwomen' girls academy

In partnership with Gazprom

With her army of 'super poderosas' (superwomen) girls' football academy in Bolivia, sports journalist Carmen Pozo is raising the next generation of young female athletes.

Cry Like A Boy

Podcast | A dilemma of coming-out in patriarchal societies

In this episode, we will see how in Africa but also in countries like France, being homosexual could be a lifetime burden. A lot of them will choose their happiness over the respect of society's "rules".

USA

Who is US vice president Kamala Harris?

The top ranks of American politics have historically been dominated by men, almost all of them white. That's now coming to an end.

Cry Like A Boy

Meet Dakar's male doulas fighting for gender equality in pregnancies

“Men who accompany their wives to health posts are frowned upon because people tend to think that they are weak”, Makhtar Aidar says. Yet this is starting to change: he is one of the first male doulas in Senegal. #CryLikeaBoy

Cry Like A Boy

Can music change societies? Meet Burundian artist Yves Kami

To be a man in Burundi, like in many other places in the world, one must build a house, plant a tree and father a son. But Yves Kami has a different opinion.

Cry Like A Boy

Podcast | The story of when Dakar was the “gay capital” of West Africa

In this episode, we investigate the colonial roots of homophobia in Senegal. To do this, we travel back in time to when Dakar was known as the “gay capital” of West Africa #CryLikeaBoy #Podcast

Germany

Berlin to set quota for female executives at biggest companies

Under the new draft law, German listed companies with more than three members will be obliged to have at least one woman.

Russia

Moscow has hired its first female metro drivers after ban relaxation

Special uniforms have been designed for the new roster of employees and will allow them to choose between wearing a skirt or trousers in the driving seat.

Cry Like A Boy

Podcast: Listen to every episode of Cry Like a Boy

The series looks at how these men are changing themselves, and their communities.

France

Paris fined €90,000 for appointing too many women in senior roles

"This fine is obviously absurd. What's more, it is unfair, irresponsible and dangerous," Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has said.

Cry Like A Boy

How a new approach to fighting domestic violence is changing lives in Burundi

Tradition holds a lot of importance in many Burundian families. But these men learned that some customs are making their lives miserable, and that they need to change.

Green News

More than 400 female climate leaders call for COP26 gender equality

With less than 25 per cent of influential positions filled by women, female climate leaders are concerned.

My Europe Series

Polgár hopes Netflix series will help close giant gender gap in chess

Hungary's Judit Polgár is the strongest female player in the history of chess.

My Europe Series

Is Lithuania's female-led government a sign of improved equality?

The emergence of a female-led governing coalition has sent shockwaves across swathes of Lithuanian society.