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Japanese medical school apologises for marking down female entrance candidates
Tokyo Medical University has apologised after admitting it has been marking female candidates down for over a decade. Many in the country worry that female doctors will take time off for maternity leave, and create a doctor shortage.
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Spain
Spanish mother creates football stickers of female players for her daughters
María Vázquez wanted to give her football-mad daughters trading cards featuring their favourite female players, but only cards of male stars were available, so she contacted clubs and photographers and made the collection herself.
United Kingdom
John McEnroe backs BBC in gender pay row
Former tennis star, John McEnroe has backed the BBC in a gender pay row over the difference between the salary he received for his commentary at the Wimbledon championships, compared to that received by female tennis champion Martina Navratilova.
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Euroviews. Gender equality in Europe is improving, but slowly | View
The biggest challenge for women today is that they do the biggest burden of unpaid work, such as caring for children, caring for the elderly, and household work, says Virginija Langbakk of the European Institute for Gender Equality.
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Thousands march in London for women’s rights
Thousands of people calling for gender equality marched through central London on Sunday March 4th alongside celebrities, activists and politicians, a century after some British women won the right to vote and ahead of International Women's Day.
