World news about “Women’s rights” published by euronews.
Barbie’s dream house splits opinionBallerina Barbie, Vet Barbie, Mermaid Barbie, Tribal Beauty Barbie – since she was first introduced in 1959, the long-legged blond has been everywhere and… 16/05/2013
Protests disrupt the opening of Barbie Dreamhouse in Berlin – nocomment Protesters staged a demonstration against a bright pink life-sized plastic Barbie house near Alexanderplatz in Berlin. They criticise the city’s latest… 16/05/2013
Women harrassed as they pray at Western Wall in Jerusalem The Western Wall in Jerusalem has a new historical footnote, as Jewish feminists prayed legally for the first time at one of Judaism’s holiest sites. Under… 10/05/2013
Turkish Airlines embroiled in row over red lipstick A row has erupted amid a long-running industrial dispute at Turkish Airlines – over the lipstick worn by female cabin crew. The company wants to alter its… 02/05/2013
India: Five year old rape victim dies After nearly two weeks in hospital, a five year old girl raped in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has died of her injuries. The victim had been… 30/04/2013
Indians protest against rape – nocomment Hundreds of people protested in Delhi after a five year-old girl was kidnapped and raped. Protestors are furious against the police who, they thought, had… 22/04/2013
Germany’s ruling party rebuffs move for women’s quota Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition has rejected an opposition move to set binding quotas for women on German company boards. The Christian Democrats… 18/04/2013
Europe’s “most advanced” treaty against domestic violence to come into force in early 2014If national and local authorities are doing their bit to tackle the problem of domestic violence, a sweeping supra-national convention is also in the works… 15/04/2013
We can’t take it anymore It is estimated that up to 70 percent of women are the victims of violence at some point in their lives. It is a massive problem that governments are… 15/04/2013
Men urged to speak out against violenceHelp organisations that deal with victims of violence against women say it is crucial that more men speak out against the problem and get involved in changing… 15/04/2013
Women arrested for praying out loud at Jerusalem’s sacred Western Wall Five Jewish women have been arrested at Jerusalem’s sacred Western Wall for wearing prayer shawls and praying out loud in defiance of a court order forbidding… 11/04/2013
Bahrain police use stun grenades on protest – nocomment In Bahrain’s Al-Malikiyah, security forces used stun grenades and teargas to disperse female anti-government demonstrators. 02/04/2013
Doubts over Delhi rape suspect’s death in custody There are suspicions that the lead suspect in the Delhi bus gang-rape trial, driver Ram Singh, did not hang himself in his cell. Singh was found dead on… 11/03/2013
International Women’s Day in Istanbul – nocomment Thousands of women took to the streets of Istanbul on Sunday, calling for social, cultural and financial equality. 11/03/2013
UK seeks to block EU bonus cap In this edition of Europe’s Weekly: we take a look at the UK’s lonely fight to stop an EU-backed cap on bankers bonuses; Lativa applies to join the single… 08/03/2013
Has Swedish feminism gone too far? In the gender equality stakes, Sweden is rated highly. But some Swedes feel it’s being taken to extremes. It has the highest proportion of working women in… 08/03/2013
World celebrates International Women’s Day International Women’s Day was celebrated around the world on Friday with each country sharing its own message. In India where several high profile cases… 08/03/2013
100 years after launch of International Women’s day the struggle continues In many ways the world is a better place for women than it was a century ago when International Women’s Day was first held. But UNESCO estimates that 64% of… 08/03/2013
Tunisian women fight to keep Jasmin Revolution alive It has been some 60 years since Tunisia granted women some of the most far-reaching rights in the Arab world, becoming a pioneer in the region. Where is the… 08/03/2013
UK pledges 40 million euros to end female genital mutilation Britain has pledged 40 million euros to end female genital mutilation in a generation. International development minister Lynne Featherstone promised the… 06/03/2013
Rapist terrorism in Egypt Egypt is becoming synonymous with sexual harassment and rape. Critics say it is far down the official priority list, although vigilante groups are trying to… 19/02/2013
Egyptians protest against brutal attacks on women We are used now to seeing thousands of people demonstrating in Egypt’s Tahrir Square. But what we do not see, and what is increasingly taking place, are… 19/02/2013
Fighting violence against women Question from Ana in Brussels: “Hello. I have heard that one in five women is the victim of violence in Europe. Is that true? And what can be done about… 08/02/2013
Human Rights in the spotlight with your questions Jan Egeland of Human Rights Watch and director of its European operation has been answering your questions on I talk. Alex Taylor: “Who defines your… 31/01/2013
French lesbians head to Belgium to dodge ART ban at home French lesbian couples are heading to Belgium to sidestep their country’s domestic ban on assisted reproductive technology. Since July 2007, Belgian law has… 29/01/2013
Ireland: the emotional battle of abortion Kiera contacted the Irish support group Termination for Medical Reasons after losing her baby. Here she tells euronews her story and why she believes there… 22/01/2013
India is a dangerous place to be a woman The brutal rape and murder of a 23-year-old university student on a New Delhi bus has sparked a wave of protests across the capital. The cruelty of the… 03/01/2013
Gender equality on the EU labour market With EYP – the European Youth Parliament Question from Elsa, Germany: “My name is Elsa Lund, I’m from Frankfurt in Germany. I’m yet to enter the labour… 07/12/2012
Anti-austerity strikes bring chaos to streets of southern Europe This week we examine the protests engulfing Europe as anger at governmental cuts and unemployment bite across the region. We also take a look at the boycott… 16/11/2012
EU proposal to break ‘glass ceiling’ for women Women still find the road to success blocked in the business world. And attitudes differ widely across Europe. In Malta, just 3% of board members are women… 14/11/2012
Argentina: women protest in support of decriminalisation of abortion – nocomment “My body, my choice”: hundreds of women marched from Argentina’s National Congress to Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires on Thursday to demand the… 03/11/2012
Williams Sisters in Nigeria for Women’s Rights Multiple Grand Slam winners Venus and Serena Williams took part in a coaching session with young children in Lagos on Wednesday during their four-day trip to… 01/11/2012
EU quota plan for women on boards put on hold Getting more women on company boards has been a long cherished aim for many senior EU officials. The problem is how to break the glass ceiling? Europe’s… 23/10/2012
Breaking the glass ceiling Only 3% of chief executives in big European companies are women, 14% sit as company board members. The situation is slowly changing, however the European… 22/10/2012
Bonus interview: balance and leadership Euronews reporter Monica Pinna spoke to Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, CEO of the consultancy 20-first, which works with companies interested in diversifying their… 22/10/2012
Libya’s rapist ‘guide’ Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi has been dead for a year, but his legacy of abuse and corruption remains. From early on during the revolution against him… 18/10/2012
Crusade against Cambodian sex trade Cambodia has become one of the world’s hubs for human trafficking -a hell on earth where one survivor stands tall. The residents of a foster home in the… 17/10/2012
Rally in support of Pakistani schoolgirl Malala – nocomment More than 100 people gathered in Swat in protest at the attack on 14-year-old activist Malala Yousafzai who was shot in the head by Taliban gunmen as she was… 14/10/2012
Cambodian woman devotes life to healing war scars Euronews went to Battambang province to meet Davy Tith. This former teacher and translator has devoted most of her life to the victims of Pol Pot’s… 10/10/2012
Former Khmer Rouge soldier faces up to past Welcome to Kampong Thom, cradle of Pol Pot, the infamous Khmer Rouge leader. We are here to meet Chin Meth, on her journey through history. Enrolled by… 03/10/2012
American Woman! Vote for Me! Winning women’s votes in the US presidential election will be one of the keys to victory. Workers, students, the young, the elderly, parents or not, married… 01/10/2012
Fighting the war’s inheritance in Cambodia This month, Women and War is in Cambodia to meet Meth, Davy, and Somaly. In a country where the proverb is: women are like cotton, they still fight with an… 01/10/2012
In Somalia, one woman’s struggle for her sisters “I came from the Ethiopian border, we used to raise animals, mainly goats. Because of the drought, I lost all my animals. And there was also fighting between… 17/09/2012
Somalia: one woman’s struggle for peace Is there any room for hope in Somalia, long-since written-off as a ‘failed state’? Hawa Aden Mohamed has never stopped believing. euronews met her in… 10/09/2012
Tunisians defend women’s equality Thousands of Tunisians have been celebrating the anniversary of their national Personal Status Code. On Monday evening in Tunis they demanded that the… 14/08/2012
Rally in Tunisia for women’s rights – nocomment Thousands of Tunisians rallied to protest against what they see as a push by the Islamist-led government for constitutional changes that would degrade women’s… 14/08/2012
Saudi Arabia to send women to Olympics Every country taking part in the London Games will include female athletes for the first time in Olympic history after Saudi Arabia agreed Thursday to send… 13/07/2012
Female army officer wants peace In Souleimaniya, in Iraqi Kurdistan, Nahida is the CO of the Women’s Unit in the Peshmerga Army in her region. Nahida’s dream started when she was only… 20/06/2012
Widows struggle for survival In Najaf, the Holy city of Shi’ite muslims, war has killed thousands of people and left many widowed. At the front of Najaf’s cemetery there is a special… 13/06/2012
FEMEN activists strip in Euro 2012 protest – nocomment FEMEN activists staged a nude protest against the Euro 2012 championship in front of Warsaw’s National Stadium. The activists were angry about prostitution… 09/06/2012
Euro 2012 prostitution focus in Ukraine When the world’s favourite sport attracts so many thousands of fans – most of them men – with a budget for high-energy fun, you can expect history’s favourite… 08/06/2012
Iraqi women fight for their rights With insecurity and economic hardship, Iraqis are still paying the price of years of oppression and war. And women carry a heavy burden. Hanaa Edwar, a human… 06/06/2012
Iraqi women fight for their rights “We are in Iraq this month to meet women in Baghdad, Najaf, and Iraqi Kurdistan, who are fighting their own kind of war. A human rights activist, two war… 01/06/2012
Caddy a Congolese voice for peace Radio has often been used as a weapon of war in Africa. Caddy Adzuba is a journalist for Radio Okapi in the Democratic Republic of Congo. At all costs, she… 05/05/2012
‘Women a force that can change the world’ Ituri is a region in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Noella risks her life to help women who have endured all sorts of traumas as a… 05/05/2012
DRC: Warriors of peace This month, Women and War goes to the Democratic Republic of Congo where we meet Masika, Noella, and Caddy. These three women survived the horrors of war… 04/05/2012
Rape as a weapon Rape as a weapon of war is something that women in the Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo know only too well. This week, we meet an… 27/04/2012
Michelle Bachelet: ‘Women are peacemakers’ Having served one term as Chile’s first female president, Michelle Bachelet last year became the head of UN Women, an agency working for gender equality and… 21/04/2012
Ukraine: Topless Femen protesters support for Abortion rights – nocomment Ukraine’s Femen group stage topless protest at the famous St. Sophia cathedral in central Kiev, to demonstrate their support for abortion rights. 11/04/2012
French politics silent on women Less than a year ago, on 14 May, the Dominique Strauss-Kahn (or ‘DSK’) scandal exploded. Numerous commentaries came out of it, notably about the place of… 05/04/2012
Europe Weekly: getting women on boards It was International Women’s Day this week and like this time last year in Brussels the European Commission’s Justice chief Viviane Reding called for more… 09/03/2012
Afghan women heal the wounds of war Our third edition of Women and War takes you to Afghanistan, to meet three extraordinary women. They have endured the devastating effects of war without ever… 09/03/2012
The fight for women’s equality Last Thursday was International Women’s Day, celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women. In contrast, it also made clear the… 09/03/2012
Women and War in Nepal Women and War goes to Nepal this month, to meet Mina, Durga, and Laxmi, three women who are trying to rebuild their lives, shattered by a conflict which… 08/03/2012
Lighting the way for women According to the United Nations, 115 million primary school-age children still are not in education. And 54% of those children are girls. International… 08/03/2012
EU considers women job quotas It is International women’s day this Thursday (March 8th, 2012) but the glass ceiling for women in Europe’s top jobs is as big as ever. The EU says the gender… 07/03/2012
Closing the science gender gap For too long, scientific research has been dominated by men. Women are still under-represented in many disciplines and rarely get the top scientific jobs… 07/03/2012
Breaking science’s gender barrier “I have never seen women scientists, I’ve only seen men.” “Girls get this upbringing where they shouldn’t be scientists, they should do something else.”… 07/03/2012
The torment of Nepal’s broken families Days go by peacefully in the village of Munalbasti, in western Nepal. It has not always been the case in this community. The village sits in the Bardiya… 06/03/2012
Women and War in Nepal – Durga’s tale Nepal has always inspired travellers and writers in search of adventure and spirituality. But for the Nepalese, the country’s recent history carries more… 06/03/2012
Women and War in Nepal: Mina’s story “Women have to carry a gun to change society as and when needed. I was not alone, there were many women fighting with us,” said Mina, a 26 year old veteran… 06/03/2012
Afghanistan’s Women and War – Sima’s tale From the Soviet invasion in 1979, to the conflict between NATO forces and the Taliban, Afghanistan has lived in a state of war for over 30 years. In 2011… 05/03/2012
Afghanistan’s Women and War – Frozan’s tale It is just another day at the Pajhwok press agency in Kabul, where reporting scenes of demonstrations and suicide bombs are common place. It is also the place… 05/03/2012
Women and War – Farzana and Nafiza’s tale Over the years, Farzana has become a familiar figure at the Ali Abad orthopaedic centre in Kabul. She works as Head of the prosthetics department. She… 05/03/2012
The lack of women at the top Gender equality is now a major goal in most European countries. And there is no doubt there is more public awareness and signs of progress. But as… 05/03/2012
Reporter’s afterthoughtCould gender quotas hit London’s financial hub? When putting together this report it was virtually mission impossible to track down companies to talk to… 05/03/2012
Brazil’s Women and War In our first edition of Women and War, we go to Brazil to meet Sonia, Sheyla, and Antonia. Week by week, we will travel from the capital Brasilia, to the… 02/02/2012
Brazil’s Women and War – Sonia’s tale In Brazil, more than 1,500 people have been killed in a war over the use of the land. Despite the mountain of murders, there have been scarcely 100 trials… 01/02/2012
Brazil’s Women and War – Sheyla’s tale In the heart of London, in front of BNDES, the Brazilian Development Bank, Sheyla Yakarepi Juruna leads a vocal protest. “We’re here at the BNDES to demand… 01/02/2012
Brazil’s Women and War – Antonia’s tale Antonia Melo de Silva is leading a battle against plans to build the world’s third biggest dam in the Amazonian rainforest. She told euronews: “They try to… 01/02/2012
Flash-mob protests segregation of women in Israel – nocomment A crowd of 250 women formed a flash-mob in Beit Shemesh in Israel on Friday to protest against the segregation of women in the state. 07/01/2012
Toe to toe with taboo In a gym that was once part of a Taliban punishment centre an Olympic dream has blossomed. Nineteen-year-old Shabnam Rahimi and her 18-year old sister Sadaf… 02/01/2012
What will the role of women be in the new Egypt? From January to November, Egypt’s revolution has brought the many faces of the country together on the famed Tahrir square. And women, of all ages and… 02/12/2011
Closing the education gender gap This week’s Learning World gives three perspectives on the educational gender gap that exists in the developing world. Second chance for married girls… 11/11/2011
Debate rages about forced marriages in Europe There is growing debate in Europe about forced marriages. It has been the focus of a conference at the European Parliament this week, just months after… 10/11/2011
Topless protest targets Berlusconi – nocomment Three demonstrators from the Ukrainian protest group Femen stage a topless demonstration in Rome, covering themselves in bodypaint featuring the colours of… 06/11/2011
Topless protest against DSK in Paris – nocomment A protest with a difference has taken place outside the home of the former IMF chief Dominique Strauss Kahn in Paris. A Ukrainian feminist organisation… 01/11/2011
EU single mothers win MEPs support Single mothers must get more help, especially with economies so fragile today, says a recommendation from the European Parliament. It comes in a report… 26/10/2011
Sharia law and the Arab Spring More democracy is bringing more political Islam in the countries of the Arab Spring. The strong showing of Tunisia’s moderate Islamists in Sunday’s election… 26/10/2011
Libya ponders Sharia law The new Libya is considering how it will live by Islamic Sharia law, which includes some traditional practices which some countries consider inhumane. Many… 25/10/2011
I live 2 lead: a generation of confident women They were the youngest delegates at the Women’s Forum in Deauville. Chiara, from Italy, Lena-Maria from Saudi Arabia and Pauline from Kenya. They are all… 21/10/2011
Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards The Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards were created in 2006. Each year since, six female entrepreneurs, each representing a major world region, are selected… 21/10/2011
‘What if..?’ 7th Women’s Forum has the answer ‘What if…’ is the theme of the Seventh Women’s Forum, a bit like Davos but without the billionaire bling. Meeting this year in Deauville, 1,400 delegates from… 17/10/2011
Nobel winners Tawakul Karman & Leymah Gbowee – nocomment Tawakul Karman is congratulated for her Nobel Peace Prize by other women in Yemen. Meanwhile Leymah Gbowee, the leader of the Women For Peace movement… 09/10/2011
Abortion in Poland, the debate continues Increasing numbers of Polish women are crossing European borders in search of abortions. Poland has some of the toughest abortion laws in Europe, and… 05/10/2011
Topless protest in Ukraine While Michel Platini was expressing satisfaction with Ukraine’s efforts ahead of Euro 2012, the pro-active Ukrainian women’s movement FEMEN staged a topless… 27/09/2011
Anni Podimata on the Greek crisis and the EU How do you solve a problem like Greece? Are we about to witness the gruesome end of an all-too-contemporary Greek tragedy? Or is Greece itself a scapegoat —… 24/09/2011
U-talk tackles sexism “I am Ana from Lisbon. I would like to know how can we put an end to sexism and to the prevailing social differences between men and women which is an ongoing… 20/08/2011
Berlin against sexism – nocomment Hundreds of people took to the streets of the German capital, many wearing very little, to protest against sexism and sexual stereotypes. 14/08/2011
Turkey tackles violence against women European countries are being urged to sign up to a new convention which will introduce tougher measures to tackle violence against women. The convention has… 08/08/2011
