#Gender equality

Articles (9)

• 🇬🇧 Caster Semenya shapes up for new battle with the International Olympic Committee — 28/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  For Caster Semenya, the new Olympics rules are not about providing clarity and protecting women's sport but caving into political pressure, and are discriminatory.

  Related: #Sports regulations, #Human rights
• 🇬🇧 First female archbishop nears end of pilgrimage — 21/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Dame Sarah Mullally will be officially enthroned at a service in Canterbury on Wednesday.

  Related: #Religious leadership, #Historical milestones, #Church reform
• 🇺🇸 Teresa Younger, outgoing CEO of Ms Foundation, reflects on the pursuit of equality — 16/03/2026 [USA]

  The outgoing head of the Ms. Foundation says the fight for political equality in the U.S. is far from over

  Related: #Leadership transition
• 🇺🇸 Autumn Durald Arkapaw Makes History as First Woman to Win Best Cinematography — 16/03/2026 [USA]

  The “Sinners” cinematographer was also the first woman of color to win that category. “I really want all the women in the room to stand up,” she said in her acceptance speech.

  Related: #Film industry diversity, #Cultural heritage
• 🇺🇸 Christina Applegate: Will Ferrell and Adam McKay Gave Me Parts of Their ‘Anchorman’ Salaries After “Offensive” Studio Offer — 06/03/2026 [USA]

  The actress starred in the 2004 comedy alongside Ferrell.

  Related: #Hollywood pay disparities, #Actor solidarity
• 🇺🇸 A U.S. scholarship thrills a teacher in India. Then came the soul-crushing questions — 01/03/2026 [USA]

  She was thrilled to become the first teacher from a government-sponsored school in India to get a Fulbright exchange award to learn from U.S. schools. People asked two questions that clouded her joy.

  Related: #Educational innovation, #Cultural expectations, #Professional advancement
• 🇺🇸 U.S. hockey teams navigate viral controversy after winning gold — 26/02/2026 [USA]

  For the first time in history, both the men and women's USA hockey teams took home Olympic gold. As Jonah Kaplan reports, they had very different homecomings.

  Related: #Olympic achievement, #Sports controversy
• 🇺🇸 To raise low birth rates, we must help mothers — 25/02/2026 [USA]

  Easing the child penalty in the labour market could also increase fertility

  Related: #Demographic decline, #Labor market policy
• 🇺🇸 Tennis pro Destanee Aiava condemns 'toxic' tennis culture in retirement announcement — 15/02/2026 [USA]

  Australian tennis player Destanee Aiava announced she would be retiring from professional play in an open letter that condemned what she called the “racist, misogynistic, homophobic and hostile” cultu...

  Related: #Athlete welfare, #Racial discrimination, #Sports culture