Equal Pay Day: Confronting the gap in men and women's earnings
March 24, 2021, is Equal Pay Day, which signifies the amount of time a woman in the U.S. would have ...
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Starmer criticised for ‘unacceptable’ visit to church where pastor opposed gay equality
Labour’s official LGBT+ group has criticised an “unacceptable” visit by Sir Keir Starmer to a north London church where a ...
Read moreHouse clears way for ratification of decades-old Equal Rights Amendment
House lawmakers have voted to do away with the deadline on the proposed Equal Rights Amendment, legislation that would ensure ...
Read more‘Royal family should lose equality law exemption’ following racism allegations, campaigners say
Anti-racism campaigners are calling for the royals to lose their exemption under race equality law and be “brought into line ...
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Equality adviser quits accusing ministers of creating ‘hostile environment’ for LGBT people
An equality adviser has quit accusing the government of creating a “hostile environment” for LGBT people by failing to ban ...
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$40M gender equality fund by Melinda Gates, MacKenzie Scott picks finalists
A gender equality philanthropic initiative spearheaded by Melinda Gates’ investment company, with support from MacKenzie Scott, has announced 10 project ...
Read moreHouse passes Equality Act but LGBT+ bill faces murky future in Senate
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to ban discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation and gender identity. ...
Read moreMarjorie Taylor Greene wants to replace LGBTQ Equality Act
“I’ve introduced these amendments to the so-called ‘Equality’ Act in order to stop this Democrat attack on girls, churches, and ...
Read moreReporting on WTO’s first female head ‘sexist and racist’, say African UN leaders | Women’s rights and gender equality
Senior African leaders at the UN have criticised the “sexist and racist” language used in coverage of the appointment of ...
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Tokyo Olympic boss’s resignation fuels Japan gender equality debate
Tokyo Olympic Games president Yoshiro Mori followed the standard procedure for a Japanese politician after making sexist remarks: retract the ...
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