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The most prestigious universities and business schools in France such as Sciences Po and HEC train the country’s future executives and politicians. But due to the prevalence of gender-based violence…

Activists stress need to protect civilians, aid workers in a November meeting in Cairo. Cairo, Egypt – While sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) has increased notably in Sudan during the fighting that has…

As women are taking to the streets across Europe on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, a new chant is rising up from the Italian demonstrations: “burn everything down”. This…

When two police officers arrived at Bianca’s* front door in the middle of a cold winter’s night last year, she assumed they were coming to tell her they’d taken out…

Queensland University of Technology’s vice-chancellor has defended the decision to remove all references to “merit” from its hiring policy. Staff were told about the move via an internal email, which…

Gender-responsive budgeting is a strategy that creates budgets that work for everyone. By considering and analyzing the unique and diverse needs of every person, gender-responsive budgets strive for a fair…

Nygaard, 82, exploited his ‘status’ to carry out assaults on women in a bedroom suite at his fashion headquarters in Toronto, prosecutors said Disgraced former fashion mogul Peter Nygaard has…

Campaigners say legal challenges to diversity, equity and inclusion programmes threaten advances in gender equality Fearless Fund, a venture capital firm based in Atlanta, Georgia, offers grants of up to…

Mining is a famously male-dominated industry, but a group of women on a remote site in WA’s north say that is changing.  AUSTRALIA/According to the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western…

The Olympic medal-winning fencer speaks to Al Jazeera on faith, representation and Islamophobia. OLYMPICS/Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad made history in 2016 by being the first US-team member to compete in the…