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High profile male politicians, sports stars and businessmen attended Scottish-themed lunch at National Gallery of Victoria – but not their female counterpartsFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news e…
Exclusive: Melissa Green, CEO of the organisation, says it won’t be part of ‘toxic’ debate on trans membershipThe Women’s Institute will continue to “celebrate” the lives of the transgender women enriching its membership, the head of the organisation s…
Guidance for England also likely to tell teachers to inform parents when children question their gender identityThe government is considering issuing guidance to single-sex schools in England saying that they cannot be legally obliged to take transgend…
Petition for judicial review will put new first minister Humza Yousaf on collision course with WestminsterScottish ministers will challenge in court the UK government’s block on Holyrood’s gender recognition reform bill, putting the new first minster, …
Redefinition of sex as ‘biological sex’ in Equality Act would enable single-sex restrictions against trans peopleKemi Badenoch is considering changing the Equality Act to allow organisations to bar trans women from single-sex spaces and events, includi…
Only 18 of 382 councils have minimum gender representation parity, say equality charitiesThe vast majority (95%) of local authorities across the UK are dominated by men, while only just over a third of local councillors are women, according to figures …
Sadai Banowan violated ‘laws and regulations of the Islamic Emirate’, says local Taliban officialA female-run radio station in Afghanistan’s north-east has been shut down for playing music during the holy month of Ramadan, a Taliban official said.Sadai…
Patchiness and exemptions of anti-vilification laws based on gender and sexuality leave queer community vulnerable, advocate saysGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLGBTQ+ advocates are calling for stronger legal pr…
Gender equality campaigners celebrate rule change, which affects indoor and outdoor poolsWhen a lifeguard asked police to remove Lotte Mies for bathing topless at her local indoor swimming pool in Berlin it was a move that would inadvertently trigger a…
Organisations write to education secretary before review, saying England’s schools have vital role in tackling misogyny and abuseDozens of organisations and charities have written to the education secretary, amid fears that sex education in England may…