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| 2025 |
Conscription and sexism
Denmark introduces conscription for both men and women on the same formal conditions, joining Norway and Sweden in gender-equal military service.
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| 2025 |
Gender inequality in Bangladesh
Bangladesh advanced to rank 24 out of 148 countries on the Global Gender Gap Report, demonstrating substantial improvement in gender equality over the past decade.
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| June 2 2025 |
Title IX
The Department of Education announced 'Title IX Month' to commemorate the law's fifty-third anniversary, which critics and advocates noted as potentially undermining Pride Month.
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| 2025 |
Gender bias on Wikipedia
Núria Ferran-Ferrer, Associate Professor at Universitat de Barcelona, characterized gender bias on Wikipedia as 'systemic' and proposed multiple strategies to address the long-standing issue, including increasing female editors, improving diversity, and creating a more welcoming editorial environment.
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| May 2025 | The Independent Authority for Equal Treatment and Non-Discrimination is established, which will interact with the government through the Ministry of Equality. |
| May 7 2025 |
Gender pay gap in New Zealand
Pay Equity Amendment Bill was passed under urgency by the New Zealand Government, introduced by Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Brooke Van Velden. The amendment cancelled 33 ongoing pay equity claims affecting teachers, social workers, nurses, and healthcare workers.
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| April 2025 |
Title IX
The Department of Justice and Department of Education launched the Title IX Special Investigations Team to investigate violations of policies prohibiting transgender women and girls from sports teams and restrooms.
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| March 2025 |
Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth
Mark Carney initially eliminated the ministerial position, but later restored it following the 2025 Canadian federal election under the new name 'Minister of Women and Gender Equality'.
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| March 14 2025 |
Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth
Marci Ien concludes term as Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth
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| March 12 2025 |
Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth
Ministerial title officially changed from 'Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth' to 'Minister of Women and Gender Equality', removing the 'Youth' component from the official title.
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| February 2025 |
Free the nipple
Charli XCX wore a sheer black dress to the Brit Awards and made a public statement about Free the Nipple, challenging ITV's stance on nipple visibility.
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| February 2025 |
Title IX
President Trump signed Executive Order 14201, directing the federal government to interpret Title IX rules as prohibiting transgender girls and women from female sports.
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| February 4 2025 |
Radio Begum
The Taliban ordered the suspension of Radio Begum's operations, citing 'unauthorized provision' of content and programming to an overseas TV channel.
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| January 20 2025 |
Title IX
President Donald Trump issued an executive order 'Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government', defining a person's sex as their sex at conception and rescinding previous Biden-era protections.
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| January 9 2025 |
Title IX
U.S. District Court Judge Danny C. Reeves of Kentucky struck down the Biden administration's expanded Title IX protections for transgender students nationwide.
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| 2024 |
Gender inequality in Japan
Female representation reached 10.4% in the House of Representatives and 26.8% in the House of Councilors.
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| 2024 |
Gender bias on Wikipedia
A study by Khandaker Tasnim Huq and Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia demonstrated that deletion nominations for women's biographies occur 34% faster than for men's biographies on English Wikipedia.
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| 2024 |
Gender bias on Wikipedia
Wikimedia Research Fund funds a one-year project called 'Cover Women' to analyse the representation of women and marginalised groups on Wikipedia's main page.
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| 2024 |
Gender inequality in Honduras
The Center for Women's Rights documented 203 femicide murders in Honduras as of this year.
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| 2024 |
Gender inequality in Honduras
The total fertility rate in Honduras was estimated at 2.33 children born per woman, with almost 45% of recent births to mothers under 20 being unplanned.
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| 2024 |
Gender equality in Nicaragua
UN Women reported women's parliamentary representation had increased to 53.9%, although this high numerical representation was not considered to translate into genuine political influence.
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| 2024 |
Fearless Girl
SSGA settled its lawsuit against Kristen Visbal regarding Fearless Girl statue reproduction rights.
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| 2024 |
Gender inequality
A European Investment Bank survey found that 72% of banks in sub-Saharan Africa have implemented a gender strategy, with an additional 17% planning to introduce one.
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| 2024 |
WASH
Projected end of the REACH research program, which focuses on developing climate tools to support water management and climate resilience in targeted countries.
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| 2024 |
Male contraceptive
The patent for using α1-adrenoceptor antagonists as male contraceptives was approved, marking a significant milestone in non-hormonal male contraceptive research.
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| 2024 |
Gender bias in medical diagnosis
A research study revealed that women constitute 40% of first authors and only 20.4% of last authors in clinical studies, with some disciplines showing as low as 9% female first authorship and 7.8% female last authorship.
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| December 15 2024 | Christopher Todd, an F4J protester, scaled the Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree while dressed as Santa, hanging posters of Keir Starmer and himself with his daughter. The protest led to the temporary closure of Trafalgar Square and Todd's subsequent arrest for criminal damage to the Christmas Tree. |
| November 2024 | Marie Arianne Navarre-Marie was reappointed as Minister of Gender Equality and Family Welfare. |
| October 2024 |
Gender inequality in Japan
United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women calls on the Japanese government to amend the law requiring women to obtain their husband's consent for induced abortions.
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| October 2024 | Kalpana Devi Koonjoo-Shah's ministerial term concluded. |
| June 2024 | Ministry definitively closed by the Milei administration, with the government claiming it was a 'politicized entity' used to propagate an ideological agenda. |
| April 2024 |
Title IX
New Title IX rules were released, broadening the scope of sexual harassment investigations and removing live hearing requirements.
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| March 18 2024 |
Gender bias in medical diagnosis
U.S. President Joe Biden issues an executive order on advancing women's health research, calling for more stringent guidelines, increased funding for clinical studies, and reduced barriers for female participants in trials.
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| March 8 2024 |
Radio Begum
Begum TV was launched in Paris with a grant from Malala Fund, broadcasting video courses covering the Afghan school curriculum from 7th to 12th Grade via satellite.
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| February 2024 |
Gender bias on Wikipedia
Wade has written over 2,100 biographies of women scientists on Wikipedia, continuing her efforts to increase representation.
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| January 2024 |
Fearless Girl
A protester dressed the Fearless Girl statue in pro-Palestinian garb.
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| January 22 2024 | Christopher Todd is scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court following his Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree protest and arrest. |
| 2023 |
Gender representation on corporate boards of directors
The SHE Mark published the SHEgoverns Awards 2023: Women on Boards Report, revealing that only 8.8% of S&P Global companies have gender equitable boards with at least 50% women's representation.
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| 2023 |
Gender inequality in Japan
Morning-after pill becomes available on a trial basis at some pharmacies without a prescription, expanding women's reproductive healthcare options in Japan.
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| 2023 |
Gender inequality in India
Women's workforce participation dramatically dropped to 19 percent, despite increased access to education and economic growth.
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| 2023 |
Gender inequality in India
Karnataka state government launched free undergraduate and postgraduate education programs specifically targeted at girls from low-income families to promote educational access and gender equality.
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| 2023 |
Women, Peace and Security Index
Denmark topped the WPS Index with a score of 0.932, followed by Switzerland and Sweden as the top three countries.
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| 2023 |
Women, Peace and Security Index
The Women, Peace and Security Index released its newest edition with an expanded set of 13 indicators, increasing from the original 11 indicators used in its initial form.
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| 2023 |
Gender inequality
World Economic Forum releases Global Gender Gap Report revealing that it will take 131 years to close the global gender gap, highlighting the persistent nature of gender inequality worldwide.
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| 2023 |
Radio Begum
Radio Begum reached approximately 600,000 households through its six transmitters, becoming the number one private radio station in Afghanistan according to its founder.
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| 2023 |
Gender-equality paradox
A study was conducted investigating economic opportunities as a potential explanation for the gender-equality paradox.
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