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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.

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.

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.

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.

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Tech 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.

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.

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.

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".

My Europe Series

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.

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.

My Europe Series

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.

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

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".

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.

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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.

Italy

Oscar winner Lina Wertmüller: 'Women have power'

The 91-year-old Italian director spoke to Euronews' Jack Parrock

USA

Euroviews. 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.

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.

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.

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