Gender and society

Although Sweden was the first country to introduce legal gender change in 1972, the new proposal, aimed at allowing self-identification and simplifying the process, has sparked intense debate in the country

In 2024, over halfway to the 2030 deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals, as we commemorate International Women's Day, it is crucial to reflect on our collective journey towards gender equality and envision the path ahead.

Seven women who co-founded the Global Equality and Inclusion Network Association (KAPI) have embarked on a mission to bolster the representation of female mukhtars (heads) in villages and facilitate training for the "Open a Door" campaign.

Ayşe Kaşıkırık, in 2021, founded the KAPI organization in collaboration with six female associates.

The European Union has agreed to introduce gender equality quotas to ensure that women hold at least 40% of the seats on the boards of large companies.

The U.N. Women Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia has launched its new creative writing initiative, which aims to change the way societies think of women's and girls' roles in public by rewriting 28 fairy tales in an event in Istanbul.

Awareness-raising seminars on gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) for senior managers have started in the capital Ankara in partnership with U.N. Women and the Family and Social Services Ministry.

A new three-year project aiming to support civil society on women's rights in Turkey has kicked off in an event bringing together the representatives of the European Union Delegation to Turkey, U.N. Women, civil society, government representatives and other stakeholders in the capital Ankara.

Ladies in Bulgaria live longer, but their pensions are lower than those of men

"I want to draw your attention to the Polish government's lack of cooperation with the Commission in checking whether the resolutions adopted in Poland concerning so-called 'zones free of LGBT ideology' are compatible with EU law," wrote Helena Dalli, European commissioner for equality, in the letter sent to Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau.

Minister for Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue Gordana Comic said that the two laws should enable everyone to feel that they live in a slightly fairer society.