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Gender equality progress 'far too slow', says OECD

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Defying his and hers

Gender blending is going mainstream, as young fashion designers overthrow ideas of what the different sexes should wear.

Saudi Arabia

Female drivers will reduce crashes in Saudi Arabia, says minister

Saudi Arabia currently has one of the world's worst traffic death rates, will female drivers make a difference?

Netherlands

Dutch women snap selfies in public urinals to protest lack of female toilets

Campaign comes amid a nationwide debate over gender equality sparked by a court ruling on public urination

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Living

Blurred Lines: A look at brands promoting androgynous fashion

Androgynous fashion is being talked about more than ever before, so who are the brands steering the wheel of this trend?

Jordan

'TIGER Girls`getting young Syrian refugee women back to school

With many Syrian refugee girls being forced into marriage or worse by hardship in Jordanian camps, the "TIGER Girls" NGO is getting them back to school.

World News

Which EU country has the most teenage mothers?

France

Disneyland Paris bans boy from 'princess day'

Cult

"Things are changing" - Annette Bening addresses sexism as 74th Venice Film Festival kicks off

There may not be as many women represented at this year's Venice Film Festival as she would like, but jury president Annette Bening believes "things are changing."

USA

Mark Wahlberg tops world's highest paid actor list

Wahlberg earned an estimated $68 million from June 2016 - June 2017.

World News

Melbourne cafe introduces 'man tax' to highlight gender pay gap.

An Australian cafe is charging its male customers more to draw attention to the Australian gender pay gap.

USA

The Google diversity memo: key arguments and reactions

Google memo: What exactly does it say and how has the tech industry reacted?

USA

Google fires employee James Damore for 'gender stereotypes' memo

James Damore says he was sacked for claiming that gender imbalance in the tech industry was 'in part due to biological causes'.

China

'Man Pods' make shopping fun for boyfriends

Special cabins at a Shanghai mall allow men to play video games while their girlfriends shop until they drop

United Kingdom

UK advertising watchdog cracks down on gender stereotypes

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) wants to write potentially harmful cliched roles out of the script.

USA

Women golfers get new dress code

United Kingdom

English football club introduces equal pay for male and female players

Lewes FC, based in southern England and founded in 1885, believe they are the first in the country to bring in such a rule.

USA

Thousands march for LGBT rights in US

World News

What choices for European women seeking gender equality?

Efforts to end discrimination that affects half of the European population have fallen through in a European Union dedicated to economic harmonisation.

Spain

The champion chicas: girls' team wins boys' football league in Spain

Lleida's AEM team players "have set a benchmark for many girls who dream of playing football", says coach Dani Rodrigo.