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Vatican Pope considers married priests Pope Francis is to consider allowing married men in the remote Amazon region to be ordained as priests in order to solve problems over access to Mass 27/10/2019
Germany Watch: Trailblazing female artists celebrated in Berlin exhibition Germany's National Gallery is celebrating 100 years since women were admitted to the Berlin Academy of Arts. An exhibition is being held of works by female artists who defied the odds to produce art in the years before this. 11/10/2019
brussels bureau Gender equality in the new commission Gender parity in Team Ursula and a dedicated portfolio for Equality are seen as moves to strengthen the position of women in the EU, but will it be enough? 01/10/2019
no comment High heels hung in Turkey to raise awareness about domestic violence Four hundred and forty pairs of high heel shoes hung on the walls of a building in central Istanbul to raise awareness against domestic violence 24/09/2019
France Controversy as France debates extending IVF to lesbians & single women We look at the controversial debate raging in France about extending IVF to lesbians & single women and what the picture is elsewhere in Europe. 24/09/2019
Iran Watch: FIFA tells Iran women must be allowed into stadiums Iranian women have been banned from stadiums since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, however FIFA said it expects to see 'positive developments' starting with Iran's next home game in October. 19/09/2019
Good Morning Europe Inside Iran: the fight for women's rights after 'Blue Girl' tragedy The death of a female football fan has raised fresh concerns over the freedom of women inside the country. 13/09/2019
The Cube Woman dies after setting herself ablaze over Iran stadium jail fears Sahar Khodayari, an Iranian female football fan who tried to sneak into a stadium dressed as a man, has died after setting herself on fire last week. 11/09/2019
El Salvador Abortion law: Court acquits woman accused of killing stillborn child In retrial, El Salvador acquits woman accused of killing her stillborn child 19/08/2019
Saudi Arabia Saudi women will now be able to travel without permission of men A series of new decrees passed on Friday stipulate that Saudi women will now be able to travel without the permission of men and will be given more control over family matters. 02/08/2019
United Kingdom First British female medical students get degrees 150 years later The "Edinburgh Seven" enrolled at university in 1869 but were prevented from graduating and qualifying as doctors after pressure and discrimination from their male peers. 06/07/2019
Germany Topless sunbathing allowed in Munich after heatwave sparks debate Tempers flared last Friday when women sunbathing topless on the Isar river banks were told off by security guards. 27/06/2019
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
Italy ‘Think ahead’: Italy MPs get incontinence warning over tampon tax How one MP tried to convince others to back lowering Italy's tampon tax: "This does not only concern your wives and children. You will realise when you'll get to 60, I'm speaking to my male colleagues, you'll realise you'll need panty liners for incontinence or prostate problems, think ahead!" 15/05/2019
Afghanistan Afghanistan: Tributes paid to murdered ex-journalist Mina Mangal Afghans have taken to social media to condemn the fatal shooting of a former television journalist and parliamentary advisor. 13/05/2019
Georgia How Georgia pioneered women's rights movement in former Soviet states How Georgia pioneered women's rights movement in former Soviet states 07/05/2019
Africanews Survivors of sexual violence speak out to pursue justice [Inspire Africa] A few weeks ago, Luxembourg hosted the first edition of the Stand, Speak, Rise up forum to end sexual violence in fragile environments. A platform designed “to connect stakeholders and survivors” 13/04/2019
The Cube Viral photo puts Sudan's women protesters in spotlight Viral photo puts Sudan's women protesters in spotlight 10/04/2019
World 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
World NASA cancels all-female spacewalk over spacesuit sizes NASA has been forced to cancel its first ever all-female spacewalk over limited spacesuit sizes 26/03/2019
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
Italy Too 'ugly' to be raped — Italy's top court opens probe into sentence Italy's top court has opened a probe into a sentence by an Ancona appeals court that found the victim in a rape case was "too ugly to be raped". 12/03/2019
Raw Politics Poland ruling party slams Warsaw's LGBT declaration | Raw Politics A leader from Poland's Law and Justice party called a recent LGBT declaration an "attack on children". 12/03/2019
Inspire Middle East Male, Muslim and feminist, UN’s Mohammad Naciri talks women’s rights in the Middle East As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, Mohammad Naciri, a regional director for the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, spoke to Euronews about the current state of the women’s rights cause amongst Arab states. 08/03/2019
Inspire Middle East Turbo women: cyclists show their endurance in BikingMan Oman Cyclists from across the world have come to compete in an unsupported ultra-cycling race taking place along Oman’s rugged terrain. 08/03/2019
world news Watch: What Euronews' female staff want on International Women's Day We asked our multinational female staff what they think is most important for them in the fight for gender equality as they celebrate International Women's Day. 08/03/2019
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