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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…

UNITEDNATIONS/Last week, world leaders gathered at the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York to do what they have done since the UN was established in 1945: Come together to address…

Spanish football federation president quits after sexual assault scandal which tarnished Spain’s victory at the Women’s World Cup. SPAIN/Spanish Football Federation chief Luis Rubiales, engulfed in a scandal over allegations he…

The Secretary of Human Rights Headquarters of the Islamic Republic of Iran said: During the unrest, the intelligence services of 20 foreign countries were involved in fomenting the unrest. Terrorists…

CHINA/A county in eastern China is offering couples a “reward” of 1,000 yuan ($210) if the bride is aged 25 or younger, the latest measure to incentivise young people to…

Madrid, Spain – Just over a week after the head of Spanish football kissed a female player on the lips after the women’s team won the Women’s World Cup, the sport…

AUSTRALIA/The federal government aims to reduce the number of women killed by their intimate partners by 25 per cent each year, under a five-year plan launched by Social Services Minister…