Denmark Begins Drafting Women as Russian Threat Looms
The Nordic country for the first time has extended a lottery for compulsory military service to women in its latest move to expand its armed forces.
Gender
Unsung observatory worker was UK’s first professional female astronomer, experts say
Cambridge’s Institute of Astronomy is trying to find a photo of Annie Walker, who died in 1940, to give her star billingFor more than a century, astronomers assumed she had simply “computed” complex calculations for the Victorian men who had exclusive …
Transgender campaigners call for European rights body to report on UK
Alliance of groups wants Council of Europe to investigate implementation of supreme court ruling on biological sexA collection of groups campaigning on transgender issues have urged Europe’s main human rights body to investigate the UK over the impleme…
Melbourne’s Savage Club to allow ‘lady guest’ diners as cost of living strikes men-only haven
Falling attendance at club’s dining rooms is ‘uneconomic and dispiriting for staff members’, president says, as six-month trial startsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast“Lady guests” will be welcomed into one of Australia’s olde…
Queensland to repeal diversity quotas for Brisbane Olympics board
Exclusive: State plans to remove requirement that half of nominated directors are women and at least one independent director is Aboriginal or Torres Strait IslanderGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland government pl…
Scottish government faces legal action over failure to implement biological sex ruling
Campaign group accuses Holyrood of ‘intolerable’ delays to new policies required after landmark caseThe Scottish government has been given a deadline to implement the UK supreme court’s ruling on biological sex across all public bodies or face further …
Court’s gender-affirming care ruling will impair all sex-based rights, say critics
Supreme court ruled that Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming treatment did not discriminate on basis of sexThe US supreme court on Wednesday ruled to uphold a Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors – a decision, legal analysts say, that is s…
Interview – Alexandra Phelan
Alexandra Phelan explores insurgent legitimation, gender, and political violence, with a focus on Latin America, terrorism, and post-conflict transitions.
EHRC urged to extend consultation on post-supreme court ruling gender guidance
Exclusive: Charities and service providers say six-week timetable is too rushed in letter to equalities watchdogMore than 20 leading charities and service providers have urged the equalities watchdog to extend a consultation to devise guidance on the l…
Women and ethnic minorities less likely to be treated after diagnosis of deadly heart disease in England, study finds
Research shows disparity in care after detection of aortic stenosis, also affecting those living in deprived areasWomen, people from minority ethnic backgrounds, and those living in the most deprived areas of England are less likely to receive treatmen…