カテゴリー: Gender
Series following contestants hoping to be chosen for arranged marriage has divided opinion in India“Richa has beauty, she has smile, she’s tall, slim, trim, educated, from a good family. I can give her, I think, 95 marks out of 100.”The comments, made …
Debbie Kaore who has represented the Pacific nation in rugby and boxing shared a video of alleged attack from partnerA shocking video that appears to show a Papua New Guinean sports star being beaten by her partner has sparked outrage across the countr…
Plenty of countries with male leaders have also done well. But few with female leaders have done badlyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOn 1 April, the prime minister of Sint Maarten addressed her nation’s 41,500 people. Coron…
Saitama assembly hopes move will reflect changing attitudes towards women in workplacesA local government assembly is attempting to shake up Japan’s conservative workplace culture by ending the custom of employing women to serve tea at meetings.Few off…
Shinjiro Koizumi’s move raises hopes that more new fathers will be emboldened to stay home with their babiesShinjiro Koizumi’s break from his job as Japan’s environment minister began on Friday when his wife, the TV personality Christel Takigawa, gave …
Public outcry after TV show exposes businesses imposing ban on female staffJapanese women on social media are demanding the right to wear glasses to work, after reports that employers were imposing bans.In the latest protest against rigid rules over wo…
Newborn baby girl was heard crying after being buried alive in clay pot in Uttar PradeshA man digging a grave in northern India found a newborn girl buried alive, police have said, in the latest case to shine a spotlight on female infanticide in the co…
Verdict from country’s top court will see ‘virgin’ replaced with ‘unmarried’ on in landmark victory for campaignersThe word “virgin” must be removed from Muslim marriage certificates in Bangladesh, the country’s top court has said, a landmark verdict a…