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The government response to a ruling on gender changes on ID cards for transgender people has requirements at the strict end of the spectrum.
The Women’s Workplace Index will track company policies and data on maternity leave, equal pay and flexible work, as well as their efforts to fight harassment and other issues while offering an accreditation scheme that makes data available online.
Operator arranges for women to run Tin Shui Wai-Yuen Long route, says it wants to increase share of female drivers from 8 to 10 per cent.
A woman has made history by becoming China’s first female to brave the inhospitable waters of the Arctic as a crab fisher.
The lieutenant-general was tasked three years ago with reforming a toxic armed forces culture plagued by sex assault accusations.
As more Japanese women become financially independent, they are choosing not to have traditional weddings, instead they are having ceremonies to celebrate the single life.
The Taliban has imposed a strict interpretation of Islam in Afghanistan, with women subjected to laws characterised by the UN as ‘gender apartheid’.
Sam Mostyn was appointed to the largely ceremonial role representing the British monarch, who is the nation’s head of state.
Paper shows having a government job may outrank salary, education, ability, appearance or love for young Chinese seeking a partner.
The ruling reverses the court’s earlier order that had allowed an Idaho abortion ban to go into effect, even in medical emergencies.
A coffee shop in Vietnam is being investigated after it was found to have a ‘guys’ room’ where men can see women but not the other way round during dating events for which only men are charged.
It’s tagged the ‘run philosophy’ on social media – single women in their thirties with nothing to hope for in China leaving to study in the West, with no intention of returning. Post Magazine talks to some.
Commercial astronaut Gerardi is the 90th woman in history to fly to space, but what else do we know about the 35-year-old? From being a mum and author to a TikTok star …
People who identify as LGBTQ say they are facing increasing difficulties at work, ranging from being repeatedly misgendered to physically assaulted.
‘If a child cannot seek recognition because of a gender change, he or she cannot receive support as a dependent or become an heir,’ the ruling said.
The case also had been closely watched for its potential to affect cases in which other gun ownership laws have been called into question, including in the high-profile prosecution of the president’s son Hunter Biden.
Taliban government has imposed curbs on women and girls condemned by the United Nations as ‘gender apartheid’ and has not been recognised by any country since its 2021 takeover.
A South Korean gym has prompted a fierce discussion online after it banned “aunties” from the premises, accusing them of unruly behaviour.
A delegation will attend as the talks’ agenda appears ‘beneficial to Afghanistan’, but civil society groups criticise lack of focus on women’s rights.
A teenager in China has killed herself because she was so distraught about being pushed into marriage with a man she did not like.
Divorced single women with children in China are getting together to support each other and live together as an alternative to the traditional family, but the arrangement is not without challenges.
Trump also questions whether the pop star’s ‘liberal’ views are legitimate, while Swift has previously accused him of ‘racism’ and ‘white supremacy’, and said to ‘vote him out’
Pat McAfee appears to be kicking himself after describing WNBA basketball star Caitlin Clark as a ‘white b****’ on his show last week – but what else do we know about the talk show host?
A Japanese man whose wife thoughtfully cooked enough meals for him before giving birth and going to stay with her parents for post-partum recovery, has been condemned online.
Hungary, the only cabinet in Europe made up of only men, has plummeted in gender equality indexes under Orban’s 14-year rule to last place in the 27-member European Union.
French Gates may have recently left the Gates Foundation, but continues to dedicate herself to philanthropic work with women and girls
A woman in China finally lost her patience with her mother who she believed had always given her brother preferential treatment, reigniting the ongoing debate about gender bias in the country.
The triumph of Chelsea Manalo, who has African-American heritage, was met with mixed reactions, highlighting the country’s deep-seated preferences for Western features and light skin, observers say.
Forum told sexist AI results could stem from unbalanced data, characters’ gender in a digital file or be shaped by the AI developers.