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Only 6 countries in the world grant women equal rights, report says

Denmark, France, Latvia, Luxembourg and Sweden were the only countries which scored 100 in the World Bank index, meaning they gave women and men equal legal rights.

France

French 'language police' accept major shakeup: feminine job titles

French 'language police' back major shakeup - accepting feminine forms of job titles for the first time

World News

Spain probes sex discrimination claims at Mobile World Congress

Catalan authorities have opened an investigation into allegations of sexist discrimination in the selection of hostesses working for the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

USA

American women cannot be excluded from military draft, judge rules

Because women are no longer excluded from combat duty, the "time has passed" for Selective Service to differentiate between men and women, the judge found.

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French schools could replace 'mother and father' with 'parent 1 and 2'

A children's guardians could no longer be labelled “mother” and “father” on official French school documents, but “parent 1” and “parent 2”.

World News

Women in Science: Five countries that beat the gender gap

Women in Science: Five countries that beat the gender gap

Uganda

Uganda's plan to attract tourists with 'curvy women' stirs outcry

Uganda's plan to attract tourists with 'curvy women' stirs outcry

USA

Watch: Female lawmakers cheer record number of women in US Congress

Female lawmakers broke into applause during Donald Trump’s second State of the Union address as the US president highlighted the growing role of women in the workforce and in politics.

USA

Are universities discriminating against men? | NBC Left Field

Over the past year, the US Department of Education has opened several investigations into universities following complaints that they are systematically discriminating against male students. But is this true?

United Kingdom

UK Parliament approves trial for MPs to vote by proxy

The UK parliament has approved a trial for MPs who are new parents to vote by proxy

Germany

Motorist sues for discrimination over female-only parking spaces

A man in Germany sued his local city authorities for discrimination over the introduction of female-only parking spaces.

World News

Failure to tax the rich hits girls hardest: Oxfam

"We all suffer, but it's women and girls who suffer most"

France

Sexism in France: 1.2 million women targeted, four convictions made

Some 1.2 million French women were targeted with sexist insults in 2017, but there were just four convictions over the offence, according to a major report released on Thursday.

United Kingdom

EU guidelines urge MEPs to use more gender neutral words

New guidelines recently rolled out by the European Parliament strive for more gender-neutral wording

World

Global gender parity is centuries away, new report asserts

It could take another 200 years until women reach economic parity with men. That's the startling picture of inequality a new report released this morning has shown.

World

100 years since women gained right to stand for election as an MP

It's been one hundred years since the Qualification of Women's Act gave women the right to stand for election as a Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom.

World

Women in EU earn on average 16.2% less than men, EU Commission says

Women in the European Union still earn on average 16.2% less than men.

Hungary

Euroviews. Hungary can ban gender studies but it can't silence us | View

Hungary's ban on gender studies reveals a widespread fear of marginalised voices, says a feminist from Afghanistan who moved to Budapest expecting to study the subject.

United Kingdom

UK museum apologises after promoting exhibition about 'Womxn'

Can the word 'woman' be sexist?

Romania

Euroviews. Beyond the referendum: Back to Romania's real priorities | View

The best way for Romania to move forward is to re-centre public attention to topics that are highly relevant for Romania's future, like closing the gender gap.