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'Ghost parents': Same-sex couples in Italy are losing their rights

'Ghost parents': Same-sex couples in Italy are losing their rights

Italy’s right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has demanded local councils only list biological parents on birth certificates, flinging hundreds of same-sex couples into a legal morass.
English scores in high school exam reflect regional inequalities

English scores in high school exam reflect regional inequalities

First openly gay person running for National Assembly: 'I represent the young'

First openly gay person running for National Assembly: 'I represent the young'

'Shark Tank' judges bare sexist fangs on reality show

'Shark Tank' judges bare sexist fangs on reality show

Investor judges of the business reality television series 'Shark Tank' have stirred controversy with comments focusing on a contestant’s looks instead of her product.
May 12, 2021 | 06:16 am PT
Glass ceiling prevents Vietnamese women from advancing careers: ILO

Glass ceiling prevents Vietnamese women from advancing careers: ILO

Gender bias is preventing Vietnamese women from climbing the corporate ladder, a recent study by the International Labor Organization has found.
November 18, 2020 | 02:30 am PT
Without protection, workers sacrifice rights to be in bosses' good books

Without protection, workers sacrifice rights to be in bosses' good books

Xuan is a worker at a Taiwanese shoe factory. After 15 years of working there she understands the rights the Labor Code gives her.
November 25, 2019 | 05:58 pm PT
How the world is marking women's day

How the world is marking women's day

Protests, strikes and studies -- people around the globe are taking action to mark International Women's Day and to push for action to obtain equality.
March 8, 2019 | 05:28 pm PT
BridgeFest 2019 raises awareness of need to bridge gaps

BridgeFest 2019 raises awareness of need to bridge gaps

The fourth edition of a Hanoi cultural festival sought to advance awareness and action against inequalities in Vietnamese society.
January 14, 2019 | 06:16 am PT
LGBT teenagers, teachers discuss school stigma

LGBT teenagers, teachers discuss school stigma

“After I gave a girl classmate a present, other students abused and threatened me via email they would tell the world I’m weird.”
December 17, 2018 | 04:44 pm PT
In China, female pilots strain to hold up half the sky

In China, female pilots strain to hold up half the sky

Female pilots are drawing attention to the gender imbalance in China, which is struggling with an acute pilot shortage.
November 6, 2018 | 05:25 pm PT
Award-winning documentary about Vietnamese transgender woman to screen in Vietnam

Award-winning documentary about Vietnamese transgender woman to screen in Vietnam

Finding Phong tells the compelling story of Vietnamese girl born as a boy trying to find herself through biological transformation.
September 29, 2018 | 07:28 pm PT
India's top court legalizes gay sex in landmark ruling

India's top court legalizes gay sex in landmark ruling

India’s top court scrapped a ban on gay sex on Thursday in a landmark judgment that activists hope will uphold the right to equality.
September 5, 2018 | 11:27 pm PT
The loneliness of Vietnam’s LGBT community

The loneliness of Vietnam’s LGBT community

'A friend of mine committed suicide after I abandoned him for him confessing his homosexuality to me.'
September 5, 2018 | 09:22 pm PT
Limited education opportunities hinder social mobility in rural Vietnam: Oxfam

Limited education opportunities hinder social mobility in rural Vietnam: Oxfam

The problem is particularly dire among ethnic minority groups.
April 7, 2018 | 04:18 pm PT
BBC women denounce unequal pay as heat rises for broadcaster

BBC women denounce unequal pay as heat rises for broadcaster

The complaints by BBC Women, a group of 170 staff, were sent to parliament's media committee.
January 29, 2018 | 05:16 pm PT
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