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15 Jan 2012

Religious row over gender segregation in Israel

Should Israel allow segregation by gender in the public sphere simply because one religious group - ultra-Orthodox Jews - demand it?
5 Dec 2011

WCC workshop explores 'transformative masculinities'

This culture of violence against women has been strongly challenged in a World Council of Churches workshop on “transformative masculinities”.
2 Dec 2011

Anglicans challenged to change how society thinks about gender-based violence

Churches across the Anglican Communion have been told they are uniquely placed to change how society thinks about gender-based violence.
25 Nov 2011

Women hit hard by wave of forced evictions in Cambodia

Cambodian women are increasingly at the forefront of the struggle against a wave of forced evictions sweeping the country, says a new report.
24 Nov 2011

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

In 1999, the UN General Assembly designated 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
9 Mar 2011

International Women's Day call to read the Bible 'through a gender lens'

Global commemorations of International Women's Day have included a public call for reading the Bible "through a gender lens".
20 Feb 2011

Women still face church ‘patriarchy’, global meeting told

The World Council of Churches needs a “gender policy” to ensure full participation by women, a meeting of its main governing body has been told.
27 Jan 2011

Kicking sexism out of football

Even more depressing than the puerile, bigoted and deeply unfunny 'banter' that got Sky TV presenters Andy Gray and Richard Keys into hot water over their comments about referee Sian Massey, is the number of otherwise decent people who are feebly trying to excuse it.
9 Dec 2010

Women keep up pressure over budget cuts and wage inequality

The Fawcett Society has pledged to keep up pressure on the government over gender equality and has welcomed a further EHRC investigation of the issue.
5 Nov 2010

Barriers to Indonesian women's health challenged

Indonesian women from poor and marginalised communities face discriminatory laws, policies and practices, a new report by Amnesty International says.

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