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Economy

How much do women earn compared to men across Europe?

Despite progress, women in the EU still earn 12% less than men. Euronews Business analyses the gender pay gap across Europe to mark International Women’s Day.

08/03/2025

People

Meet the 5%: What it’s like to be a woman in the aviation industry

One pilot says she finds it detrimental to progress when female passengers give her over-enthusiastic praise because she is a woman.

08/03/2024

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Women all over the world march for their rights

Islamabad, Kabul, Pristina, Sarajevo, Manila, Seoul and Tokyo: worldwide, women marched and protested during International Women's Day demanding gender equality and denouncing violence against women.

09/03/2023

Work

Young women nearly four times more likely to face workplace harassment

Bullying, harassment, violence, verbal abuse and unwanted sexual attention are more likely to affect women, and more specifically frontline workers.

09/03/2023

Spain

Spain's powerful feminist movement split over trans and rape laws

Women had to decide between two main feminist marches in Madrid this week, as divisions emerged in the movement over two new pieces of legislation.

09/03/2023

France

Nationwide strikes bring France to a halt for a second day in a row

French unions are keeping up street pressure against the government's pension reform which no date finalised to end industrial action

08/03/2023

Spain

Spanish government proposes new gender quota law

The Spanish Government has proposed a law to mandate gender quotas in elected government bodies and on the boards of large companies.

07/03/2023

World News

Historic first: Every country in the world now has women in parliament

While women's parliamentary representation is growing, experts say it will take decades before reaching gender parity.

07/03/2023

Scenes

Meet the Qatari designers breaking into the global fashion scene

In partnership with Media City

Your work reflects your own taste. It's like art. You show your art on the piece of garment. And on each collection, you show your creativity.

06/03/2023

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Chilean women stage protest called Super Feminist Monday

Dozens of women staged a protest in front of Chile's presidential palace on Monday ahead of International Women's Day.

08/03/2022

Belarus

International Women's Day: Meet Belarus' women political prisoners

On the occasion of International Women's Day, Euronews highlights the stories of Belarus' female political prisoners and the leading role of women in the country's democratic opposition movement.

08/03/2021

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Hundreds of thousands protest violence against women in Chile

Thousands took to the streets of Chile's capital Santiago to mark International Women's Day on Sunday, calling for equality and an end to violence

09/03/2020

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Women defy conservative regimes in rights marches across the world

Women marched for their rights on Sunday all around the world, including in Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Indonesia, Lebanon, Mexico...

09/03/2020

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Femen protest in Paris on Women's Day

Campaigners from the Femen feminist group staged a topless protest in the centre of Paris on Sunday to mark International Women's Day

08/03/2020