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Economy

New British law could be major boost in womens' fight to close gender pay gap

From Thursday all British forms employing 250 people or more will have to publish by next April the complete gender breakdown of their workers' pay, and will no longer be able to hide the lower rates

Iceland

Equal pay land - Iceland looks to close the gender wage gap

Iceland’s parliament is considering a bill that would require businesses to prove they offer equal pay to workers.

USA

US military broadens nude photo-sharing probe

US Marine Corps seeks to contain fallout over the sharing of nude photos of female service members without their consent, promising punitive measures.

Israel

International Women's Day: combat training with the Israeli armed forces

The Israeli armed forces are among the most advanced in the world in terms of opportunities for female combatants.

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Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: Campaigners seek end to male-dominated conferences

This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the daily news stories from Europe’s de facto political capital.

World News

Women's equality in Europe in five charts

Women are staying in education longer than men… The proportion of women in the EU who earn higher education qualifications, such as degrees, is higher (29 percent) among women than men…

World News

Melbourne gives the green light to 'gender equal' traffic signals

Female figures on pedestrian crossing signals: giving the green light to gender equality or political correctness gone mad?

Spain

Anti-transgender bus forced off the streets of Madrid

Campaigners had planned to take the bright orange vehicle on a national tour of Spain. However, activists, trade unions and officials from Madrid City Council united against it.

USA

'A disaster': activists challenge Trump's transgender move

The Trump’s administration’s reversal of official guidance on transgender rights has brought protests.

Guatemala

Dutch 'abortion boat' blocked by army in Guatemala

A boat used by pro-abortion activists has been blocked by authorities in Guatemala, where the campaigners had docked looking to help women seeking to end their…

United Kingdom

UK appoints Cressida Dick as first female London police chief

The former head of UK counter terrorism, Cressida Dick, has been appointed London’s new police chief – the first women ever to hold the job.

Real Economy

Balancing work and children

It is tough for us to balance our work and our personal life, but add kids to the mix and the going gets really tough, especially for women.

Focus

Responsibility meets profitability - the future of the sharing economy

The sharing economy could be worth 335bn euros by 2025. But what about the promises of making the world a fairer, greener and more socially-connected place? That was up for debate at the Woman's Forum

France

French feminists walk off the job to highlight gender pay gap

Activists in Paris have walked off the job to protest against the gender pay gap.

France

Why some women in France quit work at 16h34 on Monday

Women in France were called upon to quit work at 16.

World News

Closing the gender pay gap - 170 years until complete equality

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World News

Does it matter what female politicians wear?

The public do care what powerful women look like and here is why it matters:

China

Chinese student sues over books that call homosexuality a "disorder"

A Chinese student is taking the ministry of education to court over textbooks that say homosexuality that is a “mental disorder”.

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Protests over South Korea's 'comfort women' deal with Japan

Student protesters in South Korea show their anger over a Japanese government-funded foundation to support “comfort women” – females who were forced to work in Japan’s wartime…

My Europe Series

Sexual harassment at work - breaking the silence

Allegations against a high-ranking member of France’s Green Party have once again shone the spotlight on sexual harassment in the workplace.