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Gender issues

Players’ union calls for equal prize money for Women’s Asian Cup

Japan’s team celebrate after defeating India in their Women's Asian Cup match.
Japan’s team celebrate after defeating India in their Women's Asian Cup match.

AI gender gap at work: Are women being left behind in Singapore’s AI push?

Industry leaders (clockwise from top left) Soo Mei May, Camellia Chan, Monica Divik Agarwal, Yap E Fang, Anupama Kannan and Tien Nguyet Long are working to close the AI gender gap.
Industry leaders (clockwise from top left) Soo Mei May, Camellia Chan, Monica Divik Agarwal, Yap E Fang, Anupama Kannan and Tien Nguyet Long are working to close the AI gender gap.

How one woman got a sexist Malaysian billboard taken down – and how to stop more from appearing

Examples of some advertisements and billboards in Malaysia with suggestive or sexist tones.
Examples of some advertisements and billboards in Malaysia with suggestive or sexist tones.

Forum: Reshape fatherhood norms to address the motherhood “penalty”

Nepali women still sidelined in post-uprising polls

Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) election candidate Ranju Darshana (C) meets residents during a door-to-door campaign with her party workers on Feb 13, ahead of Nepal's general election.
Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) election candidate Ranju Darshana (C) meets residents during a door-to-door campaign with her party workers on Feb 13, ahead of Nepal's general election.

Why it’s time to close the female health gap

Women and the elderly crossing Victoria Street towards Bugis Street under a light drizzle on Aug 25, 2024.
Women and the elderly crossing Victoria Street towards Bugis Street under a light drizzle on Aug 25, 2024.

‘Having a woman as the first customer is bad luck’: Jeju soup restaurant under fire for sexism

The elderly woman who owned the place discriminated against women.
The elderly woman who owned the place discriminated against women.

To raise low birth rates, we must help mothers

Women pay a heavier price for having children, and, as one study found, this child penalty grows as countries become wealthier.
Women pay a heavier price for having children, and, as one study found, this child penalty grows as countries become wealthier.

Spanish govt under fire as police chief quits accused of rape

The latest setback lengthens a string of sexual harassment scandals that have embarrassed Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s ruling Socialists.
The latest setback lengthens a string of sexual harassment scandals that have embarrassed Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s ruling Socialists.

Japan elects fewer women MPs in snap election

Ms Hikaru Fujita stood for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party while pregnant and won against a veteran lawmaker, securing nearly half the votes in her district.
Ms Hikaru Fujita stood for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party while pregnant and won against a veteran lawmaker, securing nearly half the votes in her district.

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