Debates and Opinion Europe must do more to end gender-based violence Iratxe García Pérez says the most brutal form of misogyny is often the most hidden and therefore the hardest to eradicate. 08/03/2022
See How this year's Berlinale is bursting open the gender binary Gender has been a major theme of the festival, which opened with Francois Ozon’s gender-flipped film Peter von Kant, adapted from Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 1972 movie ‘The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant’. 17/02/2022
USA Biden ready to nominate 'long overdue' black woman to US Supreme Court No black woman has ever served on the high court. But the decision is also coming at a critical time of national reckoning over race and gender inequality. 27/01/2022
See Jonathan Van Ness films episode on gender identity for new series The hairdresser and presenter opens up about the experience of being non-binary in new episode of his spin-off. 26/01/2022
See 'Bacha posh: where young girls secretly live as boys in Afghanistan 'Bacha posh' presents both harrowing joys and traumatic limitations to families who choose to partake in the Afghan custom with their daughters. 18/01/2022
Culture news Ukraine's Oksana Lyniv becomes first female conductor at Bologna's Teatro Comunale Born in Brody, western Ukraine, to musician parents, Lyniv conducted her first orchestra when she was just 16 years old before going on to study at the Lysenko music school in Lviv. 17/01/2022
United Kingdom UK Supreme Court rules against gender-neutral passports A British activist has lost a legal challenge on the government’s policy not to allow gender-neutral passports. 15/12/2021
Cry like a boy ‘Not seen as a man’: Liberia’s zogos struggle with stigma Pacon and many like him are referred to as “zogos”, a derogatory term in Liberia used to refer to disadvantaged people who eke out a scanty living. Most of them struggle with homelessness, violence, and drug addiction #CryLikeaBoy 02/12/2021
Hear Genre over gender: Brit Awards ditch male and female categories The UK's biggest night in music is choosing genre over gender by merging the Best Male and Female categories and adding four new genre-based ones. 23/11/2021
Cry like a boy Liberia’s Ebola gravediggers still live with trauma six years on Mark Korvayan was head of the burial team during Liberia’s Ebola crisis. He tells the #CryLikeaBoy about his experience. 18/11/2021
France French dictionary slammed for including gender-neutral pronoun 'iel' While the word is still relatively new, it is gaining traction among young people but it has also triggered pushback from some quarters. 18/11/2021
Climate COP26 latest: 'We still have a mountain to climb,' says summit chair The UN climate conference turns its focus to the impacts of climate change on women and girls as the clock ticks to strike an overarching deal to limit global warming. Follow our live updates. 09/11/2021
Football Now Is this football's most progressive club? Meet the only football club in the world to dedicate an equal playing budget to its men's and women's teams. 04/11/2021
USA United States issues its 1st passport with 'X' gender marker The U.S. special diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ rights said the decision brings the government documents in line with the “lived reality” that there is a wider spectrum of human sex characteristics than is reflected in the previous two designations. 28/10/2021
Culture news Trans-literation: meet the artist behind the gender-swap book print Ever heard of The Merry Husbands of Windsor, The Curious Incident with the Bitch in the Night-time, and Shakespeare's Julia Caesar? You have now. 20/09/2021
Green News Is climate change literally a man-made disaster? Several studies have suggested that when it comes to being environmentally conscious, there is a green gender gap. 03/08/2021
Cry like a boy Podcast | Liberia’s army of peace: The women who stood up to warlords The power of women, that’s what this episode of the CryLikeABoy podcast is about. Listen to Cecelia Danuweli and Gini Reticker reflect on the role of women during the civil war in Liberia. 22/07/2021
Turkey Turkey officially withdraws from international treaty protecting women Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ended the country’s participation in the Council of Europe’s Istanbul Convention through a surprise overnight decree in March. 01/07/2021
Cry like a boy Podcast | Liberia's invisible war wound: from warrior to black sheep We join Liberian journalist Carielle Doe to explore the war wounds that cannot be seen but are difficult to heal. The ex-combatants who once lived by their own rules now struggle with PTSD #CryLikeaBoy 24/06/2021
Cry like a boy Podcast | Liberia’s civil war: the soldiers who battled masculinity Liberia’s brutal civil war pushed soldiers and masculinity to the extreme. Jonathan and Morris had to show strength even when they feared death. Join our talk with Liberian journalist Carielle Doe as we retrace the past #CryLikeaBoy 10/06/2021
Cry like a boy The hurdles migrants face in making it and failing In some African families, the pressure to be successful is so high that when men choose to return home instead of continuing a life-threatening migration route, they are seen as failures. Khopotso Bodibe continues his conversation with South African rights activist Sharon Ekambaram and US anthropolo 27/05/2021
Cry like a boy Cry like a Boy: because being tough all the time hurts From Burundi to Lesotho, travel with us to Africa to discover the stories of men suffering from pressure to fulfil traditional male roles, and those defying centuries of stereotypes. The hashtag is #CryLikeABoy 05/04/2021
Cry like a boy Podcast | Growing up with absent fathers in the ghost of apartheid What are the different forms of masculinity that live in South Africa nowadays? And what are the common challenges that overcome the heritage of segregation and apartheid? Join us in our latest #CryLikeABoy podcast episode. 01/04/2021
world news COVID-19 means closing global gender gap 'will take an extra 36 years' It found that the pandemic has had a more negative impact on women than men. Not only have women lost their jobs at higher rates, but they are also being hired at a slower pace. 31/03/2021
Cry like a boy Podcast | What can we learn from the men seeking friendship in mines What are the positive forms of masculinities that emerge from the depths of South Africa’s abandoned gold mines? Listen to the new episode of our original podcast, #CryLikeABoy 18/03/2021
Cry like a boy How a new approach to fighting domestic violence is changing lives in Burundi Tradition holds a lot of importance in many Burundian families. But these men learned that some customs are making their lives miserable, and that they need to change. 10/12/2020
