All news about Gender equality

What can Iceland teach Europe about gender equality?

insiders 23/02/2018

Iceland's recipe for gender parity

Lauded as the world leader in gender parity, Iceland is reaping the harvest of a decades-long struggle to give women a fairer deal.

insiders 23/02/2018

How equal are Europe's men and women?

_Insiders_ talks to Virginija Langbakk, Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality. How is Europe doing on gender parity?

Spain 23/02/2018

Pregnant women can be included in staff cuts, EU court rules

Decision clarifies rules about job protection.

insiders 23/02/2018

Thorgerdur Einarsdóttir: the long fight for women's rights

Thorgerdur Einarsdóttir is a professor of gender studies at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik.

insiders 23/02/2018

Fríða Rós Valdimarsdóttir: "we must keep on fighting for equality"

Fríða Rós Valdimarsdóttir heads the Icelandic Women's Rights Association. She believes the battle for equal rights is far from won, even in Iceland.

insiders 23/02/2018

Hanna Björg Vilhjálmsdóttir: "the school system must be part of the solution to gender discrimination"

Hanna Björg Vilhjálmsdóttir teaches gender studies to high school students. She says sensitization to gender discrimination helps them become happier adults.

insiders 23/02/2018

Margrét Pála Ólafsdóttir: getting girls out of the "Pink haze"

Margrét Pála Ólafsdóttir founded a method aiming at empowering girls from playschool age

insiders 23/02/2018

Andrés Ingi Jónsson: fighting gender bias within Parliament

Andrés Ingi Jónsson is a MP for the green-left party at the Icelandic Parliament, or Althingi.

Iceland 23/02/2018

Iceland leads the way on gender parity

The Scandinavian island ranks first in the World Economic Forum's gender equality report. So what is Iceland doing right?

insiders 23/02/2018

Sigríður Björk Guðjónsdóttir: "We need women in the police because half of our clients are women"

Sigríður Björk Guðjónsdóttir, head of the Reykjavík Police Department in Iceland, thinks women are key for the police to better serve the community.

world news 22/02/2018

'Archaic' definitions of the word 'feminine' not confined to English

'Delicacy and prettiness' are both used in the English definition of the word 'feminine,' whereas in Russian 'readiness for a sacrifice' is employed. How do other Euronews languages define femininity?

Style 22/02/2018

I'll wear what I like, says Jennifer Lawrence to dress critics

Actress says focus on her dress on a cold day was sexist.

Canada 01/02/2018

Canada passes bill to make national anthem gender neutral

The change would remove the reference to "sons".

Israel 23/01/2018

Female journalists allege gender segregation during Pence Western Wall visit

Women have been voicing their outrage on social media under the hashtag #PenceFence.

Davos 23/01/2018

Sexual harassment affects business too, says Microsoft VP

“Not only should we be changing this because it’s the right thing to do, there’s a business impact to this and that just angers me."

Report suggests that stereotypes are blocking the road to equality.

Davos 22/01/2018

Damning report says no country will achieve gender equality before 2030

Analysis by Plan International on the eve of the World Economic Forum in Davos suggests that deeply engrained, discriminatory gender norms will continue to hold women back right up to 2030 and beyond.

Michelle Williams at promotional event for "All the Money in the World"

Cinema 15/01/2018

Mark Wahlberg's co-star Michelle Williams welcomes his contribution to Time's Up anti-harassment campaign

Mark Wahlberg's co-star Michelle Williams welcomes his contribution to Time's Up anti-harassment campaign after it was revealed that she was only paid a fraction of his fee for re-shooting "All the Money in the World."