One in ten women live in extreme poverty -UN
One in ten women live in extreme poverty globally, the United Nations (UN) reported on Friday.
“International Women’s Day is a day that encourages us to recognise the injustices ...
Women’s Day rallies seek equality, focus on Iran, Afghanistan
Rallies marking International Women’s Day took place around the world on Wednesday after a year in which girls in Afghanistan were banned from education, mass women’s rights protests ...
Cabinet strengthens role of gender equality commissioner
Gender equality issues are high on the new president’s agenda and relevant policies will be promoted in all ministries and deputy ministries, Nikos Christodoulides said on the International Women’...
Girls and women the majority of victims of violence and abuse
Around 75 per cent of victims of family violence and abuse of minors in Cyprus are girls and women, according to data released by the police.
According to the statistics, there ...
Women should be at centre of solutions for climate challenges
Recognising women’s contributions and experiences on International Women’s Day for a just transition
By Sara Mariza Vryonidi
As the world deals with the effects of climate crisis, it ...
Cypriot officials visit Glasgow to review handling of rape cases
Coinciding with International Women’s Day, the UK government said it was supporting the visit of Cypriot authorities to Glasgow to undertake training on best-practice in the handling of rape ...
Longer life expectancy, narrower gender pay gap but inequalities persist
Eurostat’s data on gender equality for the decade 2010-2020 reveal that while women have earned less per hour than their male counterparts, the difference in average wages between men ...
Calls to end discrimination as Cyprus marks international women’s day (updated)
Cypriot women work on lesser terms than men, part-time, fixed contracts, and under unregulated conditions of cheap labour, Peo union general-secretary Sotiroulla Charalambous said on Tuesday in an address to ...
Peo to stage event for International Women’s Day
Women’s professional empowerment and the reconciliation of professional and family responsibilities must remain among the state’s priorities and be key goals for gender equality, Labour union Peo said ...
Women working in private sector fear reporting sexual harassment
Fear of losing their job is holding back women in private businesses from reporting sexual harassment, which is why most complaints concern the public sector, Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides said on ...
The pandemic has been a crisis with a woman’s face
By UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
As the world marks International Women’s Day in the midst of a global pandemic, one stark fact is clear: the Covid-19 crisis has a ...
Equal pay among demands on Women’s Day march
Hundreds of women marched to the Presidential Place on Saturday demanding equality at home and work.
The rally was organised by Akel affiliated, Women’s Movement Pogo and Peo trade ...