World News

Can the world eradicate female genital mutilation?

There are more than three million girls worldwide at risk for FGM annually, 180,000 in Europe.

06/02/2019

Germany

Germany celebrates 100 years of women's suffrage

A hundred years ago, on January 19, 2019, German women were allowed to vote and be elected for the first time in history on a national level. As many as 37 of them even won seats at the national assembly.

17/01/2019

Saudi Arabia

Saudi women to be notified of divorce via text, called a 'technical measure' by activists

On Sunday, the Saudi government announced they would start notifying women if their husbands filed for divorce via text message, which activists call "technological progress" rather than real progress.

08/01/2019

France

50-year-old French author says women his age too old to love

Yann Moix, an award-winning French author made the comments in an interview with Marie Claire magazine.

07/01/2019

Afghanistan

Watch: Afghan women's football in crisis amid allegations of abuse

"We're being harassed on our way to the stadium" — Euronews speaks to past and present members of Afghanistan's football team to find out more about allegations of physical and sexual abuse.

10/12/2018

Qatar

Qatar 'has modified' controversial labour laws after World Cup outcry

Qatar's kefala system was widely criticised by human rights NGOs after several foreign workers died on construction sites in the country.

05/12/2018

India

India: woman set on fire after 'police fail to respond to attack compl

A woman in India was set on fire by the same men who tried to molest her just days earlier, authorities say.

03/12/2018

Belgium

Top EU official smears lipstick on face to denounce domestic violence

Antonio Tajani made the gesture to mark the UN's International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

26/11/2018

World News

Women in Rome & Paris march against male violence

On the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women two European capitals saw big marches calling for change.

24/11/2018

Romania

Euroviews. Beyond the referendum: Back to Romania's real priorities | View

The best way for Romania to move forward is to re-centre public attention to topics that are highly relevant for Romania's future, like closing the gender gap.

10/10/2018

Greece

Euroviews. As women, we have to fight to achieve our rights | View

How surviving the perilous journey to Europe gave a young Afghan women the courage to make her voice heard.

05/10/2018

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Bolivian women protest against gender-based violence

Thousands of women took to the streets of the Bolivian capital La Paz on Sunday to take part in a run and demonstration against gender-based violence.

01/10/2018

Saudi Arabia

Man arrested in Saudi Arabia for having breakfast with a woman

An Egyptian man was arrested in Saudi Arabia after sharing a video showing him having breakfast alone with a female co-worker.

11/09/2018

Austria

Austrian politician expelled from ruling party over ‘sexist’ tweet

When asked over the weekend by a Twitter user how Berlin State Secretary Sawsan Chebli got her position, Efgani Dönmez responded: "Look at her knees, maybe you find an answer there".

04/09/2018

Iran

Euroviews. Compulsory hijab and the dignity of women | View

Ultimately, this is not about a piece of cloth but about a woman’s worth, her dignity. If a woman cannot determine how to dress, how can she be a responsible person? If she cannot control how to cover her head, how can she control what goes on inside her head?

29/08/2018

Argentina

Violence breaks out over Argentine abortion decision

There were celebrations, sadness, anger and violence after the Argentine Senate voted against a bill that would have liberalised the country's abortion law

09/08/2018

South Korea

Thousands march against spycam epidemic in South Korea

Tens of thousands of South Korean women have been taking part in a mass protest in Seoul against secretly-filmed spycam pornography.

05/08/2018

United Kingdom

Euroviews. UK must do more to tackle sex slavery at home | View

On World Day against Trafficking in Persons, it's clear the British government has a long way to go to end widespread sexual exploitation happening within its own borders, despite claiming to be a leader in the fight against modern slavery.

30/07/2018

France

France honours Simone Veil with rare hero's burial in the Panthéon

The former minister, Holocaust survivor, and EU president is only the fifth woman to be buried in the secular mausoleum.

01/07/2018

Spain

'New wolf pack' gang in Spain held over sex attack

Four men and a boy have been detained by police over a sexual assault on a girl in Gran Canaria.

27/06/2018