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Poland's president appears to backtrack on abortion view amid protests

A recent ruling by the country's constitutional court banned virtually all abortions, sparking a week of protests.

Cry Like A Boy

How toxic masculinity led to my Ghanaian neighbour's misery | View

Ghanaian-Dutch Ama van Dantzig tells the heart touching story of her neighbour, Frank, and how a toxic culture around masculinity led him to suppress his feelings, to then violence and misery #CryLikeaBoy

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".

Italy

4 arrested in southern Italy after 2 British teens sexually assaulted

Police in southern Italy have arrested four men and are investigating another four on suspicion of sexually assaulting two British girls at a villa where a party was being held, authorities said on Friday.

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Turkey

Women in Turkey protests over domestic violence

The Istanbul Convention is the world's first binding instrument to prevent and combat violence against women, from marital rape to female genital mutilation.

Europe News

'Pathetic': Poland's plan to quit domestic violence treaty slammed

Human rights experts are calling on Warsaw to change course – and on the European Union to toughen up.

Green News

‘Women are a powerful force’ to fight climate change, says the UN

To create sustainable solutions, it is essential to look at the link between gender inequality and the climate crisis.

My Europe Series

"He hit me with an axe handle": Europe's lockdowns lead to a surge in domestic violence

Unreported Europe examines how the lockdown has led to a surge in domestic violence.

Ukraine

Coronavirus compounds problems for domestic violence victims

An increasing number of women and children in Ukraine are experiencing domestic violence during the quarantine.

World News

Coronavirus lockdowns 'a catastrophe' for women's rights, says UN

Between 13 million and 51 million women who otherwise would have used modern contraceptives will be unable to.

Mexico

Mexico: Women stay at home to protest femicide

What would a world without women look like? On Monday, tens of thousands of women in Mexico stayed off the streets to protest femicide.

Europe News

EU revives controversial quota system to bridge gender pay gap

The bloc has also launched a public consultation on salary transparency to get companies to open up on what they pay their employees.

World News

Euroviews. Female genital mutilation is a chronic global problem. It demands a global response ǀ View

What would the global statistics look like if we were able to obtain reliable data on Female Genital Mutilation prevalence for each of the 90-plus countries where we are aware that FGM is present?

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Thousands of women dye Madrid purple with human chain against violence

Some 7,000 women joined together on Saturday in a 7-kilometre feminist chain in Madrid to denounce discrimination and violence against women

Cinema

Touzani's 'Adam' looks at the lives of two isolated Moroccan women

The film was well-received in Morocco, giving rise to many debates within a society that is still very phallocentric.

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.

Europe News

The Brief: what are the next legal steps in the Catalan conundrum?

Announcements and parliamentary procedure will follow Spain's request to lift immunity.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. The 21st century is no place for handmaids. Let's end discriminatory laws against women ǀ View

As the world enters a new decade, the attitudes that normalise and legitimise sexual violence and oppression of women and girls, and assign to them rigid, stereotypical roles, remain far from fictional in January 2020.

USA

Uber received over 3,000 reports of sexual assault last year in the US

Out of the 3,000 cases of sexual assault reported, more than 1,500 involved non-consensual touching of a sexual body part and 235 non-consensual penetration. Nearly all were filed by women.

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Mexico activists protest violence against women

Thousands of women got involved in the demonstration