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The world's most feminist city – how Umeå in Sweden became an idyll for women ~life.women Article 2179 words, published Oct 30 2024 7 votes
More Chinese women graduate but jobs and equal pay still elude them: women under-represented in Stem subjects at university and afterwards are quizzed about plans to start a family ~life.women Link 19 votes
Parental union dissolution and the gender revolution – how divorce is boosting gender equality in Sweden relationships parenting Article 783 words 13 votes
Mexico elects first female president − but will that improve the lot of country’s women? ~life.women Article 1091 words 23 votes
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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
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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
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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
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
Top performers include Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands in the European EIGE Gender Equality Index for 2022 Link 4 votes
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The more gender equality, the fewer women in STEM ~life.women Article 1005 words, published Feb 18 2018 14 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
Lego has announced it will work to remove gender stereotypes from its toys – research reveals harmful stereotypes still hindering girls, boys and their parents parenting Article 715 words 9 votes
US Supreme Court turns away challenge to the rule that only men register for the draft ~life.men Article 471 words 17 votes
Research: Adding women to the C-suite changes how companies think work Article 1763 words, published Apr 6 2021 7 votes
Teenage girl becomes Finland's PM for the day – Aava Murto is taking over for the day as part of a campaign for girls' digital rights ~life.women Article 33 words 12 votes
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Private dinners where men discuss feelings and equality have taken off in Sweden – but the concept isn't without controversy Article 1935 words 7 votes
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Finland's woman-led center-left government plans to nearly double the length of paternity leave to give new fathers the same amount of paid time off work as new mothers parenting family Article 178 words 16 votes
Finland's Sanna Marin hopes women leaders will be the 'new normal' ~life.women Article 455 words 5 votes
Mansplaining convention coming to Orlando promises to 'Make Women Great Again' Article 568 words, published Dec 25 2019 16 votes
For the eleventh year in a row, Iceland is the country ranking first in the World Economic Forum's Geneva Equality List work education Article 436 words 7 votes
Feminism comes of age in Finland as female coalition takes the reins – but even there, the battle for equality isn't over ~life.women Article 1416 words 8 votes
On October 24, 1975 over ninety percent of Icelandic women refused to work – to show how much society depended on women's labor, from farms and factories to the home work Article 2374 words 10 votes
The state of gender equality across the EU – Sweden had the highest score of any country in 2019 Link 12 votes
Hasina Shirzad – After leaving Afghanistan I was unprepared for life in a country where tasks are not strictly divided between the sexes Article 640 words 10 votes
Microsoft staff are openly questioning the value of diversity work Article 1454 words, published Apr 19 2019 18 votes