Sport Norway women’s beach handball team hail uniform policy change Norway's women's beach handball team said they know “many players have turned down opportunities” because of previous uniform regulations that said female players had to wear bikini bottoms. 03/11/2021
Sport Will 'bikini bottoms' to 'tight pants' uniform change satisfy critics? Female beach handball players had been told to wear bikini bottoms. But after claims of sexism, the rules were changed. Now they have to wear "tight pants". Did enough change? 21/10/2021
Work Blue Origin employees describe 'toxic' workplace and safety concerns Blue Origin denied the allegations, which were made in an open letter authored by 21 current and former staff at Amazon founder Bezos’ space company. 01/10/2021
Sport Nordic nations want handball chiefs to review 'obsolete' bikini rule Norway's women's team was fined in July for refusing to wear bikini bottoms at a European match. 30/09/2021
Italy Italian coastal town faces backlash for 'sexist' bronze statue The statue was unveiled during a ceremony attended by the former prime minister Giuseppe Conte in Sapri, in the southern Campania region. 28/09/2021
Germany German court rules women can participate in traditional fishing event A German court has ruled that women should be allowed to take part in Fischertag, a traditional fishing event in the Bavarian town of Memmingen. 28/07/2021
Sport Pink will pay fines for handball players who refused bikini bottoms Pink has said she would be "happy" to pay a €1,500 fine given to Norway's beach handball team for wearing shorts instead of bikini bottoms. 26/07/2021
Work #Womennotobjects: How empathy is needed to reimagine brand campaigns Madonna Badger, the creative force behind #Womennotobjects campaign, discusses her aims and the legacy she wants to leave behind. 23/06/2021
Biztech news Twitter's photo crop algorithm is biased toward white faces and women A team of researchers found the social media giant’s auto-cropping tool most strongly discriminated in favour of white women. 20/05/2021
Turkey Sofagate: von der Leyen says seating snub in Turkey was due to sexism Ursula von der Leyen promises to defend women's rights after saying she felt "hurt" by a seating snub during a meeting with male leaders in Turkey earlier this month. 27/04/2021
Switzerland Swiss newspaper apologises for offensive WTO chief headline A Swiss newspaper has apologised for publishing an "inappropriate and unsuitable" headline about the appointment of new WTO Director-General Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. 01/03/2021
USA Backlash against opinion writer for telling Jill Biden to drop 'Dr' The author of the op-ed urged first lady-in-waiting Dr Jill Biden to drop the honorific "Dr" as she hadn't "delivered a child". 13/12/2020
Uncovering Europe Polgár hopes Netflix series will help close giant gender gap in chess Hungary's Judit Polgár is the strongest female player in the history of chess. 07/12/2020
Cry like a boy Podcast | Solutions to domestic violence from Burundi to Europe Pt. 2 After hearing the testimonies of the Abatangamuco, the men who changed the way they interact with their wifes, we are discussing their role in achieving gender equality in Burundi, but also what their experience can teach everyone in the world. 03/12/2020
Unreported Europe Will women ever win the race to equality in sport? Women in sport share their experiences of gender inequality - in this episode of Unreported Europe on Euronews. 20/11/2020
Cry like a boy Podcast | Solutions to domestic violence from Burundi to Europe After hearing the testimonies of the Abatangamuco, the men who changed the way they live with their wives, we are discussing their role in achieving gender equality in Burundi, but also what their experience can teach people around the world. #InternationalMensDay 19/11/2020
France Girls in French high schools dress 'provocatively' to protest sexism The #Lundi14Septembre (#Monday14September) hashtag was born on social platforms after several female pupils complained they were refused entry to their high schools over the past few days because their clothes were judged to be "indecent". 14/09/2020
world news International Women's Day: how can algorithms be sexist? The first person to write an algorithm was a woman in the 19th century. But in the 21st century, algorithms may end up reinforcing gender stereotypes. 08/03/2020
no comment Men peel potatoes in Bolivia in campaign against sexist violence It was all about showing the home is not the exclusive domain of women, one participant said. 18/01/2020
Italy Oscar winner Lina Wertmüller: 'Women have power' The 91-year-old Italian director spoke to Euronews' Jack Parrock 27/10/2019
View Everyone loses when women like Serena Williams are forced to play fewer sets than men ǀ View Expecting women to deliver the kind of intensity and theatrics that can build over five sets — when they have nearly half the time to do so — is laughable. 13/07/2019
USA Japanese women fight rules that requires high heels at work She says women in Japan face heavy pressure to wear heels on the job. 06/06/2019
Russia Russian firm offers bonus to women if they wear skirts to work "It's a great way to unite our team, which is 70% male," said a spokeswoman of the firm. 31/05/2019
world news Council of Europe adopts first-ever international definition of sexism How to fight sexism in the #MeToo era? The Council of Europe starts with defining it 28/03/2019
Germany 'Sexist' bike helmet ad divides opinion in Germany An advert released in Germany encouraging young cyclists to wear a helmet has divided opinions on its 'sexist' delivery and intentions. 25/03/2019
world news Spain probes sex discrimination claims at Mobile World Congress Catalan authorities have opened an investigation into allegations of sexist discrimination in the selection of hostesses working for the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. 01/03/2019
