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Iran

Meet the Iranian woman who dresses as a man to attend football matches

The turning point for Zahra Khoshnavaz was after last year's deadly earthquake in Tehran. "I asked myself: 'Why die in a quake and not realise your dreams? Why not go to the stadium?' So I decided to go."

21/02/2018

United Kingdom

Britain to consider pardoning suffragettes

The move coincides with the 100th anniversary of the Representation of the People Act, which extended voting rights to millions of women over 30.

06/02/2018

Saudi Arabia

107,000 Saudi women apply for 140 jobs at passport office

The General Directorate of Passports had announced two weeks earlier it was looking for female applicants for roles at airports and the country's land borders.

02/02/2018

Canada

Canada passes bill to make national anthem gender neutral

The change would remove the reference to "sons".

01/02/2018

Business Series

Women chair Davos forum

For the first time in the 48-year history of the World Economic Forum, the 2018 summit in Davos, Switzerland will be chaired entirely by women

25/01/2018

World News

Women around the world march to protest a year of Trump

Women promise their resistance to attacks on minorities, immigrants, abortion rights, and the LGBT community will not cease.

21/01/2018

World News

Women's March 2018: 11 of the best signs, chosen by Euronews

While some referenced TV shows with dystopian themes, others reworked song lyrics.

21/01/2018

Saudi Arabia

Saudi women attend football match for first time

The move came amid a series of reforms aimed at easing gender restrictions in the conservative Muslim country

12/01/2018

France

Catherine Deneuve, 100 prominent French women denounce

French actor Catherine Deneuve and about 100 other prominent French women say flirting is not a crime and that the #metoo movement has led to a form of feminism that promotes the "hatred of men and of sexuality".

10/01/2018

USA

View: We don't need a Year of the Woman. We need progress for all wome

Equal representation for women at all levels of government must be more than just a fad, writes Barbara Lee

28/12/2017

Afghanistan

Afghan women defy tradition to run marathon

NGO "Free to Run" bringing sports into Afghan womens' lives.

12/11/2017

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia to allow women in sports stadiums

The decision gave more freedom to Saudi women, who are subject to strict gender segregation rules, after the historic lifting of a female driving ban in September

30/10/2017

United Kingdom

UK minister probed over aide's sex toy errand

Mark Garnier, a junior international trade minister, also confirmed calling his assistant "sugar tits" - but he told the Mail on Sunday it did not amount to harassment.

29/10/2017

France

Sexual harassment law tightening

French ministers say flirting will be preserved

23/10/2017

Sweden

Rallies calling for equal rights for women take place across Sweden

22/10/2017

World News

Women in the EU are paid less than men despite staying in education longer, says report

There are five percent more women than men in the EU and, on average, they stay in education longer but are still paid 16.3 percent less, according to a new report

20/10/2017

USA

Harvey Weinstein: Los Angeles Police launch sex assault probe

The movie mogul is being investigated over an alleged incident in 2013

20/10/2017

Netherlands

#dearcatcallers: Woman takes selfies with men that heckle or ask for sex in the street

Noa Jansma, a 20-year-old student from Amsterdam, experienced everything from wolf-whistling to being asked for sex

06/10/2017

Ireland

Thousands march for change to Irish abortion laws

The traditionally Catholic country has some of the strictest abortion laws in the world.

30/09/2017

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: money-saving decree?

Saudi Arabia's decree allowing women to drive is hailed as both a victory for human rights and a money-saver for many families.

27/09/2017