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Health

Health Taiwan

23. September 2023

Free Period Pads for Every Student in This Country

As of 1 August 2023, Taiwan has made period products available in all schools and universities.

Society

Society USA

26. March 2023

Tech and Innovation Are Key in Gender Equality – So Let’s Use That!

The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women concluded its latest session by reaffirming the crucial role technology and innovation play in the achievement of gender equality - and initiatives have been put in place with these two key things in mind.

Society

Society The World

21. March 2023

Equality Win: A New Generation of Paternity Leave

As of 2022, sixty-three percent of countries worldwide provide paid paternal leave.

Society

Society United Kingdom

26. February 2023

Gender-Neutral Restrooms, for a More Inclusive Future

England’s capital London is home to the busiest train station in the United Kingdom where gender-neutral toilets will soon be offered to the clientele, in an effort to improve and promote inclusivity.

Society

Society Sierra Leone

12. February 2023

Gender Equality Win: “For So Long We Haven’t Been Fair to You”

Sierra Leone has passed a ground-breaking law that greatly improves women’s rights, betting on the female population to thrive on a professional level and contribute to the country’s prosperity in a safe manner.

Society

Society China

10. February 2023

Finally: More Rights for Women at Work Here

Passed and amended last year, China’s new law reducing gender discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace is now in effect, thus giving a fair chance for women to have a happier and healthier professional life.

Society

Dignas app for domestic workers in Mexico

Society Latin America

16. November 2022

Communities Join Hands to Protect Their Domestic Rights (Through an App!)

Across Latin America, domestic workers are banding together and building mobile apps to help guard their rights.

Society

Society Japan

1. November 2022

Amended Women’s Rights Law Is Great News for Moms and Their Kids

Japan is set to end a 19th-century law that restricted women's rights to remarry before giving birth, and ultimately affected children's rights to public services.

Society

Society Japan

3. August 2022

This Election Sees Record Number of Female Candidates

The proportion of female candidates for the most recent upper house elections in Japan is the highest in the Asian country’s history, reaching 33%, only two points short of the 35% government target fixed for 2025.

Society

Society Europe

12. July 2022

Equality Win: More Women Leaders in the Workplace

Gender quotas will be imposed on all 27 state members of the European Union so women will make up at least 40% of seats on large companies’ boards by mid-2026, a decision meant to change top-down structures in the workplace and allow competent women access to…