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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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Women in Iraq rally after cleric's criticism
Women and men marched together in Iraq in protest of powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who slammed gender mixing.
What is behind India's rape problem?
Experts say deep-seated patriarchy has created a "second-class" status for women in India.
Gender gap narrows slightly
WEF Managing Director Saadi Zahidi tells DW it'll take many more decades to close the gender gap despite improvements.
Women to wait 99 years for equality: report
No one in the current generation will see gender equality in their lifetime, researchers have concluded.
Inside Europe: Women take the reins of power in Finland
Finland is in the international spotlight for now having a government run by women. Sanna Marin has just been sworn in as the youngest sitting prime minister in the world and all the political parties in the government coalition are headed by females. However, as Teri Schultz reports, this situation doesn't mean the battle for equality is over for female politicians, even in this Nordic nation.
India rape victim set alight on way to court dies
The woman, who was set alight by a gang of men, including two of her alleged rapists, has died in a New Delhi hospital.
15 minutes with Iceland's leader
As a child she wanted to be a surgeon or a rock star. In the end, she settled on prime minister.
Pakistan: Teaching gender equality in a patriarchal society
Shehnaz Khan, a Pakistani teacher, is using an informal teaching method to educate her pupils about gender equality.
Remembering the struggle for women's soccer
It's exactly 50 years in November since the first international tournament for women's football was played in Italy. Although it was an unofficial event that only featured four competing teams, its success helped push the governing bodies of football to finally embrace the women's game. Ashley Byrne talked to two women who remember those early years.
What happens when women rule?
A gathering of leaders in the Icelandic capital offers a glimpse of what a matriarchy might achieve.
Germany: Men-only clubs could lose tax breaks
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz says clubs that exclude women should lose their charitable status.
Drivers of change: Afghan women take the wheel
In Afghanistan's Bamyan province, many women are going to driving schools to be less dependent on men.
#MeToo and more — hashtags for equality
How women have been using creative hashtags in the fight for more gender equality worldwide.
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.
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