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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…

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…