Denmark wants to conscript more people for military service – including women, for the first time ~life Article 892 words 13 votes
Romantic love is an under-rated driver of gender equality ~life relationships Article 1654 words 19 votes
On International Women's Day, Northern European countries stand out for women who are looking to develop their careers – Iceland secured the top spot ~life.women Article 606 words 3 votes
Denmark has pledged to put up more statues of women, with the country's culture minister saying the capital has “more statues of mythical beasts and horses” ~life.women Article 455 words 12 votes
Why are there such profound differences in conceptions of masculinity between Denmark and America? ~life.men Article 952 words, published Jan 31 2024 15 votes
Fifty years since Sweden first introduced state-funded parental leave for couples to share – pioneering policy offers some surprising lessons for other countries ~life family parenting Article 2564 words 19 votes
It took divorce to make my marriage equal – I spent twelve years fighting for an equal partnership, when what I needed was a divorce [2020] ~life relationships Article 545 words, published Sep 17 2020 29 votes
The achievement of gender parity in a large astrophysics research centre ~science physics.astro astronomy Article 5569 words, published Nov 16 2023 7 votes
Some call us ungrateful middle-class feminists – but this is why women went on strike in Iceland ~life.women Article 650 words 26 votes
PM Katrín Jakobsdóttir will take part in Iceland's first full-day womens strike in forty-eight years – calling for pay equality and action on gender-based violence ~life.women Article 740 words 12 votes
Denmark's first Viking queen was likely more powerful than the king, research finds ~humanities.history Article 77 words 14 votes
For the fourteenth year running, Iceland takes the top position in the Global Gender Gap Report by the World Economic Forum ~life work education Article 2951 words 11 votes
Danish dictionary to weed out gender stereotypes – ‘career women’ are now paired with ‘career men’ and manslaughter is a linguistic offence ~humanities.languages Article 608 words 26 votes
Is Finland the best place in the world to be a parent – Alexandra Topping travels to Helsinki to find out why the UK pre-school system lags so far behind ~life family parenting Video 11:52 4 votes
Eight in ten women married to men still take husband’s last name, survey finds ~life.women Article 869 words 34 votes
New research debunks the gender pay gap myth that 'women don't ask' ~life.women Article 1238 words 33 votes
The women’s recession is officially over — but not everyone has recovered equally ~life.women Article 2476 words 10 votes
Fewer in US say same-sex relations morally acceptable (64% in 2023, down from 71% last year) ~lgbt Article 693 words, published Jun 16 2023 72 votes
Strongly influenced by Quakers 175 years ago, the Seneca Falls Convention kicked off the fight for women’s suffrage in the USA ~humanities.history Article 1228 words 15 votes
Taiwan grants right of adoption to same-sex couples in latest move toward full equality ~lgbt Article 423 words 19 votes
Nepal: Court orders recognition of same-sex spouse ~lgbt Article 784 words, published May 2 2023 5 votes
Women’s basketball is raking in more cash than ever, but the players aren’t ~sports.basketball Article 1 vote
Swedish retirees demand fairer pensions for women – The Old Lady Patrol's protest against the country's pension system enters its tenth year ~life.women Article 758 words 5 votes
US President Joe Biden signs marriage equality bill into law ~news usa law Article 159 words 16 votes
Top performers include Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands in the European EIGE Gender Equality Index for 2022 ~life Link 4 votes
This 33-year-old made more than 1,000 Wikipedia bios for unknown women scientists ~life.women Article 878 words, published Oct 11 2022 15 votes
The more gender equality, the fewer women in STEM ~life.women Article 1005 words, published Feb 18 2018 14 votes
Couples wed as Swiss same-sex marriage law takes effect ~lgbt Article 279 words, published Jul 1 2022 5 votes
In mainland Iceland's northernmost town, the women who powered the herring industry – and fought for gender equality – are driving a new tourism boom ~life.women Article 1541 words 6 votes
Eliza Reid: ‘The ancient Icelandic word 'sprakkar' means outstanding women. And they're all around us’. ~life.women Article 3 votes
Finland is the world's happiest nation and I want to keep it that way – Sanna Marin says she is determined to defend human rights, despite asylum policy challenges ~life Article 863 words 6 votes
Lego has announced it will work to remove gender stereotypes from its toys – research reveals harmful stereotypes still hindering girls, boys and their parents ~life parenting Article 715 words 9 votes
In an open letter, five Nordic sports ministers have urged the International Handball Federation to review their uniform rules for female athletes ~sports Link 11 votes
Iceland elects Europe's first female majority parliament – but Katrín Jakobsdóttir's future as PM looks to be in doubt after her party lost several seats ~news iceland politics Article 7 votes
As women become 60% of all US college students and continue to outpace & outperform men, the WSJ takes a look at how colleges and students feel about it ~humanities education.higher Article 80 words, published Sep 6 2021 16 votes
Apple keeps shutting down employee-run surveys on pay equity - and labor lawyers say it's illegal ~tech apple Article 1033 words 24 votes
Why do women earn less than men? Evidence from bus and train operators ~finance economics Article 349 words 10 votes