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Gender equality

Gender equality is the state of equal access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender.

As of 2017, gender equality is one of the sustainable development goals of the United Nations. Gender inequality is measured annually by the United Nations Development Program's Human Development Reports. There it says gender equality is achieved through "fairness of treatment for women and men, according to their respective needs." Here you can find an automatic compilation of all DW content relating to gender equality issues.

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The three-time world champions have been fighting for gender and wage equality for years, yet it never seems to come. Now, members of the current US national team have filed a lawsuit against the US Soccer Federation.
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It's International Women's Day! We've kicked off Damien McGuinness and it's all about the Frauenpower on the latest DW Stammtisch. Taking over the reins is Kate Brady as DW chief potilitcal editor Michaela Küfner, Reuters corresponent Andrea Shalal and DW's Linda Vierecke talk all things women and gender equality in Germany.
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Berlin marks first official Women's Day holiday 07.03.2019

This year, for the first time, March 8 is a public holiday in the city-state of Berlin. But the concept of Women's Day in Germany is a centurylong work in progress.
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Gender neutral wording is making German ridiculous, asserts association 07.03.2019

Inserting * stars into German words to make them gender neutral amounts to "nonsense," a German language association asserts. Other experts say linguistic equality and removal of patriarchal mindsets remains paramount.
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In the last four decades since the end of the Franco dictatorship, women's rights in Spain have seen huge advances. But the recent electoral success of the hard-right Vox party has appeared to unleash something of a backlash. Known for its opposition to immigration and Catalan separatism, the party is now putting gender equality and gender violence at the center of Spain's political debate.
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US singer Mariah Carey is set to play a show in Saudi Arabia this week. Women's rights activists are up in arms, as they fear the country's rulers could instrumentalize the gig for their own aims.
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Only one in five participants at the World Economic Forum in Davos is a woman. Female role models are desperately needed to close the gender gap in politics and business.
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The town of Eichstätt introduced female-only parking spaces after a woman was raped there in 2016. Now a motorist has sued for discrimination — with the city agreeing the spots will be "recommendations" in the future.
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City of Hanover overhauls gender language usage in official texts 22.01.2019

Hanover has put itself at the forefront of the gender equality movement by introducing language changes. Grammarians have previously decried such moves as politically motivated adulterations of the German language.
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It's still unusual for women to ride big motorbikes - though theirs numbers are increasing. Bikerni, an all women motorcycling group that started in 2011 now has chapters all across the country. They come from all walks of life - and share the joy of speed and independence. Sudeshna Chowdhury met some of them on a morning outing in New Delhi.

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