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Gender equality
Gender equality is the state of equal access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender.
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Reports & Analysis
Malaysia: Helping women get ahead in AI
Malaysia: Helping women get ahead in AI
How the NGO Women in AI is supporting women to become less dependent on their male counterparts.
Nepal: Same-sex couples face hurdles on road to recognition
Nepal: Same-sex couples face hurdles on road to recognition
Even with Nepal's Supreme Court ruling in favor of same-sex marriages, many legal hurdles persist for LGBTQ+ couples.
Women in politics: How far has Asia come?
Women in politics: How far has Asia come?
Women in Asia have made strides in politics, partly due to gender quotas. But how close is gender parity?
Thailand moves closer to legalizing same-sex marriage
Thailand moves closer to legalizing same-sex marriage
Harriet and Araya, two Thai women married in the UK, hope to soon see genuine gender equality in their home country.
Why is Saudi Arabia heading top UN women's rights forum?
Why is Saudi Arabia heading top UN women's rights forum?
Despite ongoing repression back home, Saudi Arabia will head the UN Commission on the Status of Women next year.
Congo: From cleaning rags to business riches
Congo: From cleaning rags to business riches
How a DRC entrepreneur started cleaning houses and turned it into a multi-city business.
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In the spotlight
Slovakia: Surgery once again a condition for gender change
The revocation of guidelines on gender transition in Slovakia has caused dismay and concern in the LGBTQ+ community.
Afghanistan: Calls for ending Taliban's 'gender apartheid'
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai and Afghan activists have slammed the world for paying lip service to women's rights.
Senegal women's group push for equal land rights in Africa
African women tend to own less land than men. One village in Senegal is fighting for gender equality in land rights.
Manipur violence threatens women’s football status
Manipur has long dominated women's football in India, but that success has been jeopardized by violent outbreaks.
What's behind Vietnam's worsening sex ratio imbalance?
Vietnam finds itself alongside countries like China and India when it comes to skewed sex ratios.
Afghanistan: No more taxis for women without burqas?
The Taliban punishes cab drivers who carry women not covered by burqas. Fewer and fewer women are traveling in cities.
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