Spain

Gender equality at last...on pedestrian crossings!

Crossing the road will never be the same again in the Spanish city of Valencia. From now on, female pedestrian lights will help people get to the

07/03/2016

World News

Everything you need to know about International Women's Day

The UN began celebrating International Women's Day on 8 March during International Women's Year in 1975

07/03/2016

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Istanbul violence as women defy rally ban

Females in Turkey defied an official ban to mark International Women’s Day in Istanbul. The rally, ahead of the awareness day on Tuesday, March 8

07/03/2016

Turkey

Women march in Turkey but are confronted by police

Riot police in Istanbul forcibly broke up a rally of hundreds of women as they marked International Women’s Day two days early. March the 8 is the

07/03/2016

Sport

Punching through the gender barriers in Pakistan

In a dense and dusty neighborhood in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, eight young girls lined up against a cement wall, touching their hands

01/03/2016

United Arab Emirates

Dubai event turns spotlight on women and diversity

Thousands of people have gathered in Dubai to talk women and diversity. The IMF’s Christine Lagarde and Jordan’s Queen Rania are among the speakers

23/02/2016

World News

Victim, activist, heroine. Who was Masika?

Euronews takes a look at the life of a remarkable woman

09/02/2016

Europe News

Cologne kicks over carnival season amid security fears

Cologne entered full party mode on Thursday as police stepped security following a series of robberies and sexual assaults on women over one month

04/02/2016

News

South Africa's "Virgin Scholarship" unconstitutional; human rights groups claim

A decision by Uthukela in KwaZulu -Natal municipality in South Africa to offer university scholarships to “virgins” has been denounced by feminists

24/01/2016

World News

When half is a minority: how do women fare in international awards?

“Condescending”, “ridiculous”, “embarrassing”, “lack of judgement”: Just some of the reactions on Twitter after the world’s most prestigious cartoon

18/01/2016

World News

Cologne: Police break up anti-immigration march

Riot police in the German city of Cologne broke up a largely right-wing crowd protesting against the country’s so-called open door migration policy

10/01/2016

Germany

Women take to the streets of Cologne

Women protest in Cologne city centre Follows 200 assault complaints “We want to move around freely” The news Pictures of the Day: A flashmob of

09/01/2016

Culture news

French comics festival marred by sexist row

Just weeks before it’s due to get underway, France’s prestigious Angoulême comics festival is up in arms. The reason? Out of the 30 graphic

07/01/2016

France

France: international comic festival faces sexism claims and boycott

06/01/2016

World News

Cologne Mayor's tips for prevention of sexual assaults spark criticism on Twitter

Cologne Mayor Henriette Reker is facing ridicule and outrage for urging women to stay ‘an arm’s length’ from strangers for their own safety after

06/01/2016

World News

Switzerland to stop strippers' work permits

Switzerland is to end a 20-year programme of giving special visas to non-Europeans coming to work as strippers in the country. In 2015 712 such work

29/12/2015

South Korea

Japan and South Korea reach landmark "comfort women" agreement

Japan apologises to South Korea and offers compensation in a landmark deal to settle the issue of "comfort women."

28/12/2015

India

India toughens up rape laws for youths

India’s upper house of parliament has passed a bill lowering the age at which youths can be tried for serious crimes. The law will allow those in

22/12/2015

USA

UN experts find level of discrimination against women in US “shocking”

14/12/2015

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia elects women councillors for the first time

As many as 20 women have been elected in municipal polls in Saudi Arabia after a ban on women voting and running as candidates was lifted. It’s being

14/12/2015