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Gender equality
Gender equality is the state of equal access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender.
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Alba Berlin axes cheerleader performances
The Berlin basketball team's CEO said cheerleader shows during breaks were "no longer suited to our times."
Empowering women in Yemen's civil war
Yemen is ranked worst in the world for gender equality. Yet CARE women's activist Suha Basharen sees glimmers of hope.
EU member states accept Von der Leyen's commissioners
EU member states have accepted the list of commissioners put forward by the European Commission's president-elect.
Religions for Peace: Women push for equality
At this year's global religion summit on Lake Constance, female delegates made clear women must have a greater say.
Access to health care difficult for most Indian women
A study by experts from India and Harvard University says Indian women are discriminated while accessing health care.
Girl loses gender bias case against boys choir
The case sparked debate across German media about gender equality versus artistic freedom.
Saudi Arabia: True reforms or symbolic PR?
Saudi women need permission from a male guardian to travel. This rule is set to change, but is it a real reform?
Michaels-Beerbaum: 'Role models should speak their minds'
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum about why athletes should speak their mind when it comes to politics.
Erdogan pushes for women's universities
Turkey's president is keen to introduce women's universities in Turkey, an idea that has met outrage.
Women who mean business
Entrepreneur Julia Bösch runs a company that provides fashion advice to men.
Countries leading the way for women's football
The Women's World Cup in France is in full swing. We look at where conditions for women's football are best, and why.
Germany's SPD adopts gender parity leadership model
The country's oldest party has decided to adopt a twin-leader model in an attempt to regalvanize its flagging fortunes.
Pakistan launches 'pink bus' service for women
The special bus service for women is aimed at resolving the issue of sexual harassment in public transportation.
UK bans gender stereotypes in ads
A ban has come into force prohibiting adverts that reinforce gender prejudices.
Swiss women go on strike over inequality
Public workers in Zürich have disputed that supporting the strike is a violation of political neutrality laws.
Argentina revisits tense abortion debate
After the issue has divided the country for years, could there finally be a change?
Equal pay in football: The small club with a big commitment
With the discussion around football's gender pay disparity growing, DW visited the first club to introduce pay equality.
The 77 Percent — Women's empowerment
How far does gender parity in Africa exist?
India – gender equality pioneer in aviation
India soars above other countries in hiring women pilots, despite the country's deeply entrenched patriarchal mindset.
US women's soccer team sues for equal pay
The three-time world champions have been fighting for gender and wage equality for years, yet it never seems to come.
International Women's Day: Asia shows mixed progress on gender equality
On International Women's Day, DW takes a look at the hopeful, yet troubling, situation of women in many Asian countries.
Berlin marks first official Women's Day holiday
This year, March 8 is a public holiday in Berlin. But women's rights across the country are still a work in progress.
Language group rails against gender neutral German
Inserting * stars into German words to make them gender neutral amounts to "nonsense," says a language association.
Ethiopia's girls still dreaming of a better future
Although Ethiopia recently appointed its first female president, the country still has a long way to go towards achieving gender equality. But many young women are determined to smash the glass ceiling.
German family minister backs parity law
A cross-party group of women are working to bring representation of men and women in the Bundestag up to parity.
Inside Europe 07.02.2019
France's controversial use of rubber bullets; Anti-Semitic incidents on the rise; EU leaders fear nuclear arms race
Inside Europe: Spain's backlash on gender equality
Spain's hard-right Vox party is putting gender equality at risk.
Mariah Carey under fire for planned Saudi show
Activists say the US singer's concert will be used by the Saudi regime to cast the country in a more positive light.
The gender gap in Davos
Female role models are desperately needed; yet only one in five participants at the World Economic Forum is a woman.
German man sues town over women's parking spots
The motorist said he took legal action because the designated spots discriminate against men as well as women.
City of Hanover overhauls gender language in official texts
Hanover has catapulted itself to the forefront of the gender equality movement by introducing its linguistic concept.
AfricaLink on Air - 22 January 2019
Ex-Nigerian president Obasanjo calls for credible polls+++Zimbabwe rights body says security forces tortured civilians
World in Progress: Women bikers in India
Independence and the joy of speed: an increasing number of women riding motorcycles in India.
Women entering temple sparks deadly violence in India
Two women broke an ancient Hindu taboo by entering a temple dedicated to the celibate god Ayyappa.
Gender equality at work could take 'more than 200 years'
The World Economic Forum warned of women's declining participation in politics, unequal access to health and education.
Stammtisch — Power to the Frauen
Does it, or even should it, matter that Merkel’s successor is another woman? Stammtisch has all the latest from Berlin.
Woman power from Ghana to Iceland
The new Reykjavik Index for Leadership shows that there is still a lot to be done on the road towards gender equality.
AI and gender equality
This week, more than 500 leaders from around the world are meeting in Reykjavik for the Women Leaders Global Forum.
Is Iceland a 'gender paradise'?
Iceland's Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir talks to DW about gender inequality in her country and beyond.
Is a quota for women in film necessary?
There are less women than men working as directors in the German film industry. Would a gender quota be fair?
Women's suffrage in Germany: A long road ahead
The fact Germany has a female chancellor "must not be an alibi" for Germany's shortcomings in gender equality.
Despite Merkel, gender parity far off in German politics
The country may be led by a woman, but Angela Merkel’s success hasn’t trickled down to lower levels of politics.
Iran lets women attend football final
The move could be a step toward ending the decades-old exclusion of women from top games.
FIFA doubles Women's World Cup prize money
But the global player's union was disappointed by the persistent and vast gap between men and women's pay.
The 77 Percent: Women in politics
Ethiopian Parliament approved the appointment of 20 ministers, 50 percent being women. Are women less corrupt than men?
Women lacking in Germany's leadership positions
In theory, women can become anything they want in Germany, even the chancellor. The reality is somewhat different.
California introduces female boardroom quota
California has presented a bill that will soon require the boards of publicly traded corporations to include women.
Inequality overshadows human development
Despite big leaps forward, there are still vast gaps between the rich and poor around the world.
Majority of Germans support #MeToo in schools
Most adults and teens in Germany believe that discussing assault and inequality in schools can help combat the problems.
Tomato fights and German feminism
What does a tomato fight have to do with a new digital archive on the history of German feminism?
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