#gender

Gender equality is “not only a fundamental human rights principle, it is an essential foundation for peace, reconciliation and a sustainable future in Cyprus”, the technical committee on gender equality ...

Cyprus ranks slightly higher than the European Union average in terms of the proportion of women employed in the engineering and science sector, at 42.3 per cent, Eurostat said on Wednesday. ...

At just 47.6 out of 100 points in the Gender Equality Index, Cyprus ranks last among EU member states, according to the latest report from the European Institute for Gender Equality. Although ...

NGO Spavo on Thursday launched a new donation campaign to support its programmes for women affected by gender-based violence. “With your contribution, you directly support frontline programmes against domestic violence,” ...

World Boxing will introduce mandatory sex testing for all boxers in its competitions, the body said on Friday, adding that Paris Olympics gold medallist Imane Khelif will not be allowed ...

The International Olympic Committee on Thursday defended its decision to allow two female boxers to compete at the Paris Olympics despite an ongoing gender row, saying the pair were facing ‘...

The British government will block a bill passed by the Scottish parliament that makes it easier for people to change their legal gender, its Scottish Secretary Alister Jack said on ...

Stereotypical perceptions and opinions about the sexes are responsible for unequal treatment and substantial and targeted education is necessary to deal with the situation, House president Annita Demetriou said on ...

The efforts made by the government to protect and further promote the rights of LGBTI+ people, have moved from words to deeds, Justice Minister Stephie Drakou said on Sunday in ...

The equality commissioner was quick to let us know that the gender pay gap in Cyprus was 9 per cent, something which comes up a once a year and many politicians ...

The council of ministers has approved a law allowing anyone over age 16 to legally have their gender changed on official documents without having undergone gender reassignment surgery, according to reports ...

The interior ministry said on Wednesday that 32 people have changed their name and gender on their official government documents in the past six years. The data for the years 2016-2021 ...

The need for changes to legislation to eliminate linguistic sexism in official state documents and gender-based discrimination in the workplace was among the issues highlighted on Tuesday by acting president ...