Goal is to make gender equality ‘the norm’
Cyprus ranks 22nd among EU member-states when it comes to gender equality, and 106th out of 146 countries worldwide, making it imperative to accelerate its...
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‘Urgent improvement’ needed for gender equality
Gender equality commissioner Josie Christodoulou has told ministerial representatives that equality issues “require urgent improvement” but commended the importance the government has placed on the...
More female role models needed, gender equality commissioner says
Women need a space and a voice so that female role models can be created at all levels, Gender Equality Commissioner Josie Christodoulou said on...
3,000 cases of violence against women
Three thousand cases of violence against women and 686 involving young people were recorded in 2022 by the Fimonoi foundation, it announced on Sunday. President...
Gender equality commissioner calls for greater presence of women in governmental jobs
Gender equality commissioner Josie Christodoulou on Monday updated Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos on the programme advocating for a greater presence of women in governmental jobs....
We’ll give him – and us – 100 days
Oh well, the president has appointed his cabinet! The favoured few… not much we can do… His personal choice, his personal taste and yes, why...
Akel calls for change so gender equality can be realised
Discrimination against women and the lack of policy that supports motherhood, as well as violence against women and trafficking are some of the biggest hurdles...
Cyprus scores 94.4 in World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law index
Cyprus scores 94.4 out of 100 in the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law index for 2023, it emerged on Sunday. The Women, Business...
Urgent action needed for women to be equally represented says House President
Gender inequalities are pronounced in management role, with only 27 per cent of these roles being filled by women, putting the island in 22nd place...
Pay gap shows women only earn 90% of what men do
The pay gap between men and women in Cyprus is 9 per cent, meaning that women on the island earn 91 cents for every euro...
