AUSTRALIA/Yasha Watkins and Faye Paliadelis are pensioners who are doing something in their retirement they never thought possible. They’re house sharing. And it’s not by choice — they say skyrocketing rents…
UNITEDKINGDOM/Women are also less likely to say they have checked their state pension age, according to Royal London. Women are around twice as likely as men to be expecting to…
Immense strides have been made in the quest for gender equality, but major barriers thrown up by the patriarchal system must be dismantled so women can play a fuller role…
ANKARA/Hundreds of people demonstrated on Saturday in several Turkish cities including Istanbul and Ankara against a move to close one of the country’s most respected women’s rights groups. “It is…
AUSTRALIA/ In photos of her face taken the Saturday night she was knocked unconscious, Ashley’s* eye is swollen and purple, a dark bruise spilling from her lashline to her cheekbone.…
The head of the UN agency that champions gender equality on Tuesday urged the international community to continue pressing for change in Afghanistan, accusing the Taliban of imposing “the most…
MOROCCO/ Earlier this month, Morocco’s national women’s football team, the Atlas Lionesses, made history by qualifying for the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup, after beating Colombia and knocking…
UNITEDSTATES/ There are no restrictions on Dr. Caitlin Bernard’s medical license after a lengthy hearing that mirrored national divides over abortion. A doctor who drew national attention in the United…
Taiwan/ More than 30 people, mainly women, have come forward in Taiwan over the past month to share stories of sexual harassment and sexual assault on social media inspired by…
CANADA/A United Nations initiative aimed at eliminating gender-based violence is asking Canada to put up cash to help stem a backsliding in women’s rights, even though the Liberals are cutting back on…
