Gender
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Female radio station in Afghanistan closed for playing music during Ramadan
Sadai Banowan violated ‘laws and regulations of the Islamic emirate’, says local Taliban officialA female-run …
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There’s no greater feminist cause than the climate fight – and saving each other
When my country, Pakistan, flooded last year, women faced particular suffering. That’s true around the worldLa…
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‘To gain respect, you need success’: the trans tycoon from Thailand who bought up Miss Universe
Anne Jakrajutatip, boss of JKN Global, recently made headlines by buying the firm behind the contest for $20mA…
- Afghanistan, Gender, Global education, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Taliban minister defends closing universities to women as global backlash grows
Neda Mohammad Nadeem says ban was necessary to prevent mixing of genders as rare protests break outThe ministe…
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Taliban ban Afghan women from university education
Higher education ministry issues indefinite order three months after thousands sat entrance examsAfghanistan’s…
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High-profile China #MeToo case settled in US out of court
Liu Jingyao launched civil proceedings in 2019 against retail billionaire Liu Qiangdong One of China’s biggest…
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China sentences man who attacked women at restaurant to 24 years
Assault by Chen Jizhi and his friends on 10 June has sparked a national debate over gender-based violenceThe m…
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Japanese trans woman denied status as parent of own child – reports
Tokyo high court rules that child born after woman’s legal gender change should not be recognised as her daugh…
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Woman at centre of China #MeToo case vows not to give up after appeal rejected
Zhou Xiaoxuan, who alleges TV host groped her, hopes case proves ‘difficulty of being a woman’ in ChinaThe wom…
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‘Dominated by old men’: Tokyo ward’s first female mayor takes on status quo
Satoko Kishimoto sets sights on ‘radical change’ in Japan, where only 2% of local government leaders are women…
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From ‘get married’ to getting elected – women a record one-third of candidates in Japan poll
Notoriously sexist, Japanese politics is being shaken up as parties increase female representation at upper ho…
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Meeting of Afghan clerics ends with silence on education for girls
Elders call for international recognition but supreme leader tells foreign countries not to interfereA gatheri…
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Papua New Guinea election: what’s at stake?
The results will impact not only domestic policy but also the wider Pacific and geopolitical landscapePapua Ne…
- Afghanistan, Gender, Religion, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Women, Women in politics, World news
The Guardian view on Afghan women: the Taliban turn the screws | Editorial
The regime intensifies repression and suffering while failing to address the country’s urgent humanitarian nee…
- Environment, Gender, Global development, India, Land rights, Society, South and Central Asia, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
My grandmother is challenging patriarchal land values in India. I’m so proud of her | Shreya Kalia
Daughters too often get cut out of their inheritance, but more women are standing up for their rights – and ch…