Gender
2 Dec 2020
The feeling of being born with the wrong gender. It is estimated that one out of 500 children are affected by this profound feeling of doubt and unease. One that's often been cornered to the sole fields of psychiatry and mental problems. Children faced with such questioning often come across rejection, bullying, denial and isolation, meaning they are at heavy risk of self-harm and suicide. What is French society doing to reach out to these kids?
10 Nov 2020
What have diplomacy, faith, and gender got to do with each other? That's the subject of a conference held by the world’s biggest interreligious non-governmental organization, Religions for Peace, in Lindau, Germany.
6 Jun 2020
The city-state's new law explicitly bars public authorities, including police, from discriminating based on skin color, gender and other factors. Lawmakers say the new rules help to address systemic racism in Germany.
7 Mar 2020
How will you help forge a gender-equal world because an equal world is an enabled world? Nigerians speak on International Women's Day 2020.
8 Dec 2019
It is important to unpack the constraints to gender equality and put them at the door step of the right people. That's according to Modupe Ladipo, Managing Partner of Prosperar Consulting. CNBC Africa's Kenneth Igbomor caught up with her on the sidelines of the Global Gender Summit to discuss ways to overcome some constraints to gender equality.
29 Sep 2019
She's challenging social and gender norms by pursuing her dream of becoming one of Kinshasa's hottest DJs. Meet DJ Wendy Rose.
29 Jul 2019
Kenya will include intersex category, along with 'male' and 'female', in the section on gender in her next month's census. Intersex is a term that describes people who are born with a variety of characteristics that do not fit into traditional conceptions of female or male bodies.
22 Jun 2019
A ban has come into force prohibiting commercials that reinforce gender prejudices. A prominent German feminist told DW that Germany is dragging its heels on the problem.
17 Mar 2019
Few countries have more women in politics than Rwanda. They make up 60 percent of the lawmakers, 50 percent of the cabinet and half of the supreme court judges. But how much influence does this translate into.
19 Dec 2018
With gender inequality prevalent throughout the world, Amnesty International points out Twitter's "toxic" work environment for women.
18 Dec 2018
108 years: wait for gender equality gets longer.
30 Mar 2018
These women have never felt disadvantaged because of their gender, and are consistently fighting the stereotype that women are inferior to men and should, therefore, earn less.
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