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Tennis sexism war after 'go down on your knees' remark by Indian Wells chief

World Number 1 Novak Djokovic believes men should fight for more money because "we have much more spectators at the men's tennis matches." <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"tw-align-center data-lan

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Business Planet

All for one, one for all - peer-led initiatives give boost to female entrepreneurs

In this edition of Business Planet, host Giacomo Segantini visited Dublin to meet a woman at the heart of female entrepreneurship initiatives in

18/03/2016

World News

Turkish First Lady: harem was 'school' for women

Emine Erdogan has called the harem of Ottoman sultans a "school" preparing women for life, according to local media.

10/03/2016

World News

Advertisers and Women's Day: the struggle to get the message right

When it comes to defending the rights of women, and empowering them in society, a large part of the struggle is over the image portrayed in the

08/03/2016

World News

Everything you need to know about International Women's Day

The UN began celebrating International Women's Day on 8 March during International Women's Year in 1975

07/03/2016

Poland

The Strongwoman: Dorota Jadczak's courage to be herself

This video is brought to you by 99.media, a not-for-profit digital platform that adapts and shows documentaries in six languages. To watch the

26/01/2016

World News

When half is a minority: how do women fare in international awards?

“Condescending”, “ridiculous”, “embarrassing”, “lack of judgement”: Just some of the reactions on Twitter after the world’s most prestigious cartoon

18/01/2016

Culture news

French comics festival marred by sexist row

Just weeks before it’s due to get underway, France’s prestigious Angoulême comics festival is up in arms. The reason? Out of the 30 graphic

07/01/2016

World News

Just 118 years to go to close the gender gap

23/11/2015

World News

Women strive to be journalists, still remain a minority

20/11/2015

World News

Sexist owners can "get stuffed", says winning jockey

03/11/2015

USA

Kentucky official jailed for refusing to recognise gay marriages

A judge in the US state of Kentucky jailed an official on Thursday for repeatedly refusing to issue marriage licences to same-sex couples. Country

04/09/2015

Cinema

"The Rooftops" - a film which casts a critical eye on Algerian society from the rooftops of Algiers

This week in Cinema Box, veteran director Merzak Allouache casts a critical eye on Algerian society from the rooftops of Algiers. ‘The Rooftops’

19/06/2015

My Europe Series

Closing the gender gap in Europe: a losing battle?

Can Europe mend the gap between men and women when it comes to pay, pensions and leadership positions?

18/06/2015

World News

'Distractingly sexy' scientists hit back in lab chemistry polemic

12/06/2015

USA

Caitlyn Jenner and everything you need to know about sex changes

03/06/2015

World News

Which EU country has the biggest gender pay gap?

06/03/2015

Ireland

Ireland makes legal gender equality history

13/02/2015

Real Economy

The right balance: the economics of happiness

What makes people happy? Measuring human happiness is increasingly becoming a pursuit of economists, who use a range of research tools to gauge and

13/01/2015

Turkey

Turkish President sparks row by saying women are not equal to men

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