March 2019

By BBC Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionZuzana Caputova framed the election as a struggle between good and evil Anti-corruption candidate Zuzana Caputova has won Slovakia’s presidential election, […]

by Simon MacMichael March 24 2019 Ad shows model dressed in just helmet and bra An advert promoting the use of cycle helmets in Germany has sparked […]

By Livia Borghese and Matthew Robinson, CNN Protesters lined the streets outside the courthouse in Ancona after the acquittals. Rome (CNN)Hundreds of demonstrators protested outside […]

Abortion Bills in Five States Threaten Reproductive Rights By Philippa H Stewart Senior Media Officer@flip_stewart EXPAND People rallied outside the U.S. Supreme Court while the National Institute […]

By BBC Image copyrightDOMINO’SImage captionDomino’s Pizza has only one woman, Helen Keays, a non-executive director, on its board Dozens of firms, including Domino’s Pizza, JD […]

By Annika Blau Updated about 3 hours ago PHOTO: Women marching on International Women’s Day in Petrograd (St Petersburg), 1917. (Creative Commons) On a winter’s morning in Petrograd, women […]

Follow all the news and developments as people mark International Women’s Day around the world By The Gaurdian  Women take part in a candlelight vigil […]

By UNNews Statement on International Women’s Day – 8 March 2019. Theme: ‘Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change’ Supported by UNDP’s Peace and Community […]

Sweden and France among states found by the World Bank to enshrine gender equality in laws, but implementation haphazard Lucy Lamble  Sub-Saharan Africa has improved […]

By BBC News Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionTayeb has been grand imam of Al-Azhar since 2010 The grand imam of Egypt’s top Islamic institution, al-Azhar, has […]