One in three women in Cyprus age 65 and over live alone but only one in 10 men
Four in ten women (40 per cent) aged over 65 years in the EU live alone compared with 19 per cent of men, according to...
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Coronavirus: 300 antibody tests being offered free to women in Paphos
Free Covid-19 antibody testing will be offered to 300 Cypriot women aged 30-40 living in the municipality of Paphos, supported by The Mendel Centre. Blood...
Slightly more women in work in Cyprus than elsewhere in EU
In 2018, the employment rate for women aged 20-64 in Cyprus stood at 69 per cent, 2 per cent higher than the EU average. The...
Women down tools for one hour to call for equality (video) (Updated)
Thousands of women across Cyprus gathered outside their workplaces on Friday for a one-hour work stoppage calling for gender equality. The work stoppage followed a...
Women called on to strike for one hour on March 6
Women in Cyprus are being urged to go on a one-hour work stoppage on March 6 in an act of solidarity and bring to the...
Diko launches campaign to see more women in power
An information campaign on the underrepresentation of women in government was launched by Diko head Nicolas Papadopoulos on Tuesday. He blamed the lack of vision...
The women who led the way
An ongoing project aims to rectify the role of women in Cyprus’ history There are a lot of firsts surrounding the 19th century poet...
Court orders Belgium to take back woman and children from Syria
A Brussels court has ordered Belgium to repatriate from Syria within 75 days a woman whose husband fought for Islamic State and her children. The...
Police take statements from women in racist car-park incident
The four women involved in a racist attack in Larnaca which was recorded on a mobile phone and posted on social media were questioned by...
‘Go dance in the cabaret’ Russian woman told during car park altercation (Update 2)
Police said on Sunday they were investigating an incident in a Larnaca car park involving three Cypriot women and a Russian woman. The 10-minute video...
Trump campaign to launch effort to sway women voters
President Donald Trump’s campaign on Tuesday kicks off its efforts to woo women voters, banking that a strong economic message will energize a voting bloc...
The murders of 37 women over the past 19 years ‘could have been prevented’ MPs hear
In total, 37 women have been killed in Cyprus during the last 19 years, the majority by a former or current partner, but most of...
‘Women decisively contribute to island’s prosperity’
President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday extended his wishes to the island’s female population on the occasion of International Women’s Day. “You worthily respond to your...
Spehar says women should be more involved in Cyprus talks
The UNSG’s Special Representative in Cyprus Elizabeth Spehar stressed on Wednesday night the importance of women getting engaged into the process for a Cyprus settlement,...
Palace appoints new SGO boards, emphasis on women
The cabinet on Thursday announced the names of the new members of the boards of semi-governmental organisations (SGO), with the government spokesman stressing that an...
Human rights group launches abuse awareness campaign
Over 16 days starting from December 16 until the end of the year, women globally will suffer the greatest incidences of abuse, according to Patricia...
Egyptian women race in Cairo to campaign for end to violence
Hundreds of women took part in a race in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Friday to campaign for an end to violence against women and push for...
Over 600 cases of abuse against women in the north, report says
More than 600 cases of violence against women were recorded within the last two years in the north, Turkish Cypriot daily Yeni Duzen reported on...
FIFA approves prize money increase for 2019 Women’s World Cup
FIFA will raise the prize money for the Women‘s World Cup from $15 million to $30 million starting with next year’s edition in France, president Gianni Infantino...
Indian temple row turns political as protests grow (Update)
A senior leader of India’s ruling party warned on Friday that protesters in the southern state of Kerala would take the law into their hands...
