USA Uber received over 3,000 reports of sexual assault last year in the US Out of the 3,000 cases of sexual assault reported, more than 1,500 involved non-consensual touching of a sexual body part and 235 non-consensual penetration. Nearly all were filed by women. 06/12/2019
Europe News The Brief: Citizens' choice - what should Team Ursula focus on in first 100 days? We asked the people of Brussels what they think should be the policy priority of the new commission for the first 100 days: unemployment, migration, climate change, or gender equality - find out which issue came out top. 27/11/2019
Europe News The Brief: MEPs' choice: politicians rate incoming European Commission's priorities In Strasbourg, MEPs voiced their opinions on what they believed to be the most important priority of the incoming Commission. 26/11/2019
World News Euroviews. A glass ceiling in male-dominated Big Tech is keeping innovating women from making their mark ǀ View Far from being a safe haven where diverse voices can be heard and respected, new media platforms are often reflecting the worst prejudices of the older media when it comes to minorities - including women. 12/11/2019
World News What we've learnt from the European Union's 2019 Gender Equality Index "The EU continues its snail’s pace when it comes to gender equality progress", report says 17/10/2019
Europe Decoded Iranian women at football: a cause for celebration or all just a show? Social and international news coverage was awash with women’s faces daubed in green and red face paint and proudly holding Iranian flags aloft. 11/10/2019
No Comment Makers of Barbie launch gender-inclusive fashion dolls The range also offers a choice of hair length, style, and skin tone, while featuring a more ambiguous body shape. 25/09/2019
World How is Women As Partners In Progress promoting gender equality in the MENA region? The Women As Partners In Progress International Conference in Jordan showcased key initiatives for gender equality in the Middle East and North Africa region. 13/09/2019
World Inside Iran: the fight for women's rights after 'Blue Girl' tragedy The death of a female football fan has raised fresh concerns over the freedom of women inside the country. 13/09/2019
World News Euroviews. The G7 should deliver progress, not promises, on gender equality ǀ View Most countries in the world limit the economic opportunities of women by law. More than 100 countries even exclude women in particular from obtaining certain jobs. There are 18 countries, where it is legal for men to forbid their wives to work at all. 26/08/2019
Poland Watch: Girls defying stereotypes in boy-sparse village in Poland The trainee volunteer fire brigade in the village is comprised of only girls, with the youngest firefighter, Maja Golasz aged just two and a half. 14/08/2019
Europe News The Brief: Von der Leyen makes promises to please everyone Von der Leyen used her speech to MEPs to appeal to the votes she still needed. Now that she's been approved in a narrow victory, these groups are both excited and sceptical about if she will follow through with her promises. 17/07/2019
Belgium Von der Leyen courts MEPs in bid for EU's top job As part of her pitch, von der Leyen has promised a gender-equal commission and said she wants Europe to be the first "climate-neutral" continent. 10/07/2019
United Kingdom UK MPs back same-sex marriage and abortion moves for Northen Ireland The UK parliament on Tuesday backed amendments that would compel the government to extend same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland and liberalise abortion if the country is unable to re-establish its own devolved government by October 21. 09/07/2019
World News Who is Megan Rapinoe, US star who'll snub Trump's White House invite? Megan Rapinoe, the women's football star whose two penalties against Spain earned the United States their place in Friday’s world cup quarter-final against France, as just as unassailable off the pitch. 28/06/2019
World News 'Women's annual income could be as much as 40% lower than men's' Women in Switzerland went on strike on Friday in a nationwide protest calling for equal pay and an end to discrimination. 14/06/2019
Kyrgyzstan Watch: Young women aim to build Kyrgyzstan's first satellite Nineteen-year-old Alina Anisimova is leading a team of young women to build Kyrgyzstan's first satellite. 14/06/2019
World Catholic church study takes aim at modern gender identity theory The Vatican has published a document that takes aim at modern gender identity theory. The paper is called “Male and female He created them” is directed to Catholic schools, instructing them in ways to counter efforts to: “deny the natural difference between a man and a woman”. 11/06/2019
USA Former NBA star blasts WNBA for unfair treatment of players Derek Fisher, now the coach of the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks, shared an Instagram photo of the team at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport with their luggage. 10/06/2019
USA Japanese women fight rules that requires high heels at work She says women in Japan face heavy pressure to wear heels on the job. 06/06/2019