United Kingdom

Passion killer as Marks & Spencer calls time on Porn Star Martini

What do you prefer: Porn Star Martini or Passion Star Martini?

29/08/2019

USA

Euroviews. Toni Morrison was a freedom fighter who slayed with words ǀ View

When I finished reading all her books, I wanted to see a film about the exquisite artist who captured my imagination. So I helped make one.

06/08/2019

Sudan

Woman highlight the alleged cost of being part of Sudan's uprising

"The regime always uses women as a tool to take revenge and to force its enemies to surrender."

12/07/2019

France

Watch: Women protesting burkini ban fined by French police

"Women's rights will recede whenever men use secularism as a pretext for Islamophobia," said one Twitter user.

26/06/2019

France

Choir treats fans to French feminist anthem during Sweden-Chile game

Fans attending the Sweden-Chile game were treated to a roaring rendition of 1970's French feminist anthem.

12/06/2019

The Cube

Women cleaning studio before TV election show irks social media users

Some claimed this was ironic in an election that has brought women's issues to the fore.

23/04/2019

Italy

Protests in Italy as far-right party holds family values conference

Demonstrators say long-established rights like abortion and divorce are under threat

31/03/2019

World News

Council of Europe adopts first-ever international definition of sexism

How to fight sexism in the #MeToo era? The Council of Europe starts with defining it

28/03/2019

World News

How International Women’s Day is being marked across Europe

This year's official theme is #BalanceforBetter - but there are many unofficial events taking place too.

07/03/2019

France

French 'language police' accept major shakeup: feminine job titles

French 'language police' back major shakeup - accepting feminine forms of job titles for the first time

01/03/2019

World News

Spain probes sex discrimination claims at Mobile World Congress

Catalan authorities have opened an investigation into allegations of sexist discrimination in the selection of hostesses working for the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

01/03/2019

France

France to consider feminising job titles

The official gatekeepers of the French language are considering the feminisation of job titles to counterbalance male-dominated terms.

01/03/2019

Russia

Reebok Russia stirs controversy with 'face-sitting' slogan

Reebook's new feminist ad campaign in Russia stirred controversy with its 'face-sitting' slogan, deleted a few hours after its publication.

08/02/2019

Spain

Spain's PP signals concession to Vox party over domestic violence law

Spain's far-right Vox party says it will pull its support for a People's Party (PP) and Ciudadanos coalition government in Andalusia unless the parties agree to overturn domestic violence legislation Vox deems part of the "radical feminist agenda."

03/01/2019

Switzerland

'Women’s Bible' puts religious texts in new light

Around twenty Protestant and Catholic theologians from many different continents and different ages came together to publish the alternative book which shows women in different Bible texts in a new light.

27/11/2018

World News

Women in Rome & Paris march against male violence

On the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women two European capitals saw big marches calling for change.

24/11/2018

Spain

Femen stage anti-fascist protest on Franco anniversary

Feminist activists have disrupted a rally by far-right supporters of former Spanish dictator General Francisco Franco, commemorating the 43rd anniversary of his death.

18/11/2018

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz singer recieves death threats for showing bra in music video

In the video, singer Zere appears in a purple bra and calls for a woman's right to her own opinion to be respected

27/09/2018

Iran

Euroviews. Compulsory hijab and the dignity of women | View

Ultimately, this is not about a piece of cloth but about a woman’s worth, her dignity. If a woman cannot determine how to dress, how can she be a responsible person? If she cannot control how to cover her head, how can she control what goes on inside her head?

29/08/2018

France

FEMEN co-founder and activist Oksana Shachko dies at 31

Her body was found in her apartment on July 23 in Paris, according to FEMEN. The death was an alleged suicide.

24/07/2018