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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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UN Gender Equality Forum will focus on labor
It is an important event, as gender equality benefits not just women, but societies as a whole.
World in Progress: African Women Activists
Many women across the African continent shape protest movents and speak up for their rights.
Margrethe Vestager: Big Tech's fiercest foe
Vestager has become famous for confronting tech giants. She tells DW why the fight for equal chances is not over yet.
Gender equality advocates: DFB must drop old habits
Nine women from the world of football are out to change the German FA. Jana Bernhard spoke to DW about their objectives.
Leading German football women demand gender equality
German referee Bibiana Steinhaus and other leading female football figures are demanding gender equality.
How to get more female entrepreneurs in top positions
The Global Digital Women CEO eleaborates on what needs to be done in Germany to help women take top business positions.
Belen Garijo starts her first week as Merck boss
The new Merck CEO is the second women to ever reach the top of a DAX company and the only one to hold the reins alone.
Is Angela Merkel a feminist?
The German chancellor's political career is one of many firsts. But what has she done for the equality of the sexes?
UAE: A model for women's rights in the Middle East?
The United Arab Emirates seems to on the forefront of female empowerment, but reality proves different.
Study unveils gender bias in Facebook job ads
A new study has found that Facebook was directing some ads to a specific gender "beyond what can be legally justified".
State persecution against women journalists on the rise
Women journalists are increasingly being targeted by state institutions, writes CFWIJ founder Kiran Nazish in her op-ed.
Why have we failed women so badly?
Manuela Kasper-Claridge
We've largely ignored women's plight during the coronavirus pandemic, writes DW Editor-in-Chief Manuela Kasper-Claridge.
Japan's 'appalling' gender equality record triggers debate
The country's poor ranking in the WEF's gender gap index has caused embarrassment and triggered calls for change.
Pandemic has reversed progress on gender equality
The pandemic has disrupted efforts to reach global gender equality, a report from the World Economic Forum has revealed.
Merkel's Era: The Women of Power | Ep. 2: Margrethe Vestager
Margrethe Vestager is a leader who is admired and feared at the same time – for taking up the fight against big tech companies. As the EU’s competition commissioner, she’s considered to be one of the most powerful women in Europe. How did she manage to make it all the way to the top? Let’s find out.
Is the gender pay gap here to stay?
The gender pay gap shows that women earn less than their male colleagues. But the indicator is also a political tool.
Women's Day rallies highlight inequality amid pandemic
Women around the world marked the International Women's day with protests against amplified gender inequality.
Why Germany has few female coaches in top sport
When it comes to gender equality, there remain structural problems in elite sport in Germany.
From stay-at-home mom to leader of a democratic movement
Belarus' Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya speaks to DW about how she took on an authoritarian leader despite her fears.
Women of Power: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Belarus’ opposition leader talks about the role of women in politics and why she doesn’t consider herself a feminist.
Angela Merkel calls for gender equality in face of pandemic
The German chancellor has warned that the coronavirus pandemic threatens to roll back advances in women's rights.
Diversity: The road to success
Studies show that diversity is a prerequisite for larger economic success, but it can also trigger new conflicts.
ESA misses opportunity for gender equality
Anna Sacco
The space agency could have ended the year with a bang by appointing its first female director-general, says Anna Sacco.
Paris city hall fined over too many women
Paris city authorities have been fined nearly $110,000 for appointing more women to top jobs in the city hall in 2018.
The real 'Queen's Gambit': Judit Polgar
The hit Netflix series "The Queen's Gambit" is fictional, but this Hungarian player was a real-life prodigy.
Corporate Germany has a woman problem
For years, Germany has lagged behind its peers in terms of the number of women in senior management positions.
Brandenburg court overturns gender quota for party lists
The regional constitutional court in Brandenburg has rejected a law enshrining gender equality among political parties.
Half of women lack jobs: UN
The World's Women 2020 report has found a severe lack of progress on women's rights and job market participation.
Teenager takes over as Finland's PM for one day
A 16-year-old girl served as Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin for one day in order to promote girls' rights.
Brazil announces equal pay for national football teams
Brazil’s football governing body has announced that it is adopting equal pay for both women’s and men’s football.
Coronavirus digest: 'Decades' of gender equality undone
Millions of girls are out of school, while countries have reported a stark rise in teen pregnancies and marriages.
The pill at 60 — transformative and controversial
The oral contraceptive changed lives and lifestyles. It was championed by some and condemned by others.
Russia's first FGM trial restarts after quarantine
A doctor who performed female genital mutilation on a nine-year-old girl in the northern Caucasus is on trial.
German state removes gender parity election rule
One year ago a law was introduced in Thuringia that required gender parity for candidates in parliamentary elections.
Germany unveils sweeping gender equality plan
Germany's federal cabinet has approved a new strategy for fighting gender inequality, the first of its kind in Germany.
CDU to aim for 50% female candidates by 2025
Chancellor Angela Merkel's party has said it will introduce quotas to increase the number of women in party offices.
Russian activist could face prison for vagina drawings
Yulia Tsvetkova faces charges of "spreading pornography" for art promoting body positivity. Her case has caused outrage.
COVID-19 places extra burden on African women
African women have to work harder while earning less as the coronavirus exposes gender disparity across the continent.
Iran debates 'honor killings' after girl's murder
The recent murder of a girl by her own father has highlighted Iran's antiquated legal system.
US women's soccer team lose case for equal pay
The United States' women's national team have had their claims to be paid the same as their male counterparts rejected.
US women's soccer team hides logo as protest
The US women's soccer team has filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the country’s soccer federation.
Mexico's 'day without women'
Thousands of women in Latin America chose to stay away from their places of work to make their absence felt.
Pakistani women demand bodily rights, gender equality
Ahead of the March 8 demonstrations, conservative groups orchestrated a smear campaign against feminist activists.
Women's political power rising despite setbacks
Anja Brockmann
In the corridors of political power, women are still the exception and not the rule. But there is no stopping change.
Merkel: Germany must do more on gender equality
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says that men also have a role to play in improving gender equality.
How has life changed for women in the past 25 years?
DW examines 12 critical areas of concern for women and girls flagged already a quarter of a century ago.
Most people are biased against women, UN says
Almost 90% of people worldwide are biased against women and nearly 30% think it's OK for a husband to beat his wife.
World in Progress: Tackling inequalities boosts development
The director of the Human Development Report, Pedro Conceição (UNDP), explains why it's so vital to tackle inequalities.
German women demand more sway in Catholic Church
A petition with over 130,000 signatures is demanding a greater role for women in Germany's Catholic Church as clergy
Minister calls for female quota for major German companies
Germany's family minister has called for women to be better represented on the directory boards of large companies.
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