Sport Irish Football Association introduces equal pay for men and women Ireland's Football Association announced on Monday that the men's and women's national teams will receive the same match fee. 31/08/2021
Switzerland Swiss unions call for women's general strike over pension reform plans Trade unions say plans to increase the women's retirement age in Switzerland will deepen inequalities in the country, where women earn on average 20 percent less than men. 07/06/2021
world news COVID-19 means closing global gender gap 'will take an extra 36 years' It found that the pandemic has had a more negative impact on women than men. Not only have women lost their jobs at higher rates, but they are also being hired at a slower pace. 31/03/2021
Cry like a boy The pandemic can change the domestic power balance | View The coronavirus health crisis is triggering a whole new discussion on traditional gender roles within domestic walls: it's time to redraw their limits, reorganise tasks and cohabitation - argues an Italian feminist and philosopher for our podcast #CryLikeABoy 25/03/2021
world news EU vows to put gender equality at heart of its foreign aid To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on Wednesday, Brussels pledged that 85% of its aid projects will be about empowering women by 2025. 25/11/2020
world news Davos 2020: Economic gender gap not due to close until ... 2277 The report finds that, despite the gap having closed in recent years, progress is slowing – last year it was estimated that it would be 202 years until full parity was achieved. 22/01/2020
Spain Spain's top women footballers go on strike over pay dispute The two-day strike action resulted in the cancellation of eight matches scheduled to take place over the weekend. 16/11/2019
world news Equal Pay Day: How bad is the gender pay gap in your country? Germany and the UK remain among the worst offenders, while Romania and Italy have the lowest disparity. 03/11/2019
world news World Rugby announces gender neutral naming for World Cup tournaments It means the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2021 in New Zealand will now be named Rugby World Cup 2021, starting the gender-neutral roll out. 22/08/2019
View We need an EU Commissioner for Children to protect the European dream ǀ View Children are our most prized asset, yet around the world they still face poverty, trafficking, exploitation, bullying and discrimination even though the Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is the most widely ratified of any of the human rights treaties. 22/07/2019
View The BBC is closing the gender pay gap. Now it must deal with the ethnic pay chasm ǀ View Of the 75 highest-earning stars at the BBC, nearly half are now women. But if the gender pay gap was a scandal, the ethnic pay gap is a disgrace. 10/07/2019
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
Switzerland Swiss women strike for gender equality Women across Switzerland are going on strike on Friday to demand more "pay, time, respect" as the gender pay gap hovers around 20%. 14/06/2019
world news Women's World Cup kicks off with gender pay under the spotlight Players are more vocal than ever on the need for equal pay. 08/06/2019
Good Morning Europe Berlin gives 21% travel discount today to help even up the pay gap A ticket will be offered to women today only that costs 21 per cent less than normal - the amount that women are paid less than men in Germany according to EU statistics. 18/03/2019
