Iceland's Gender Equality Paradox: Systemic Failures in Sexual Assault Cases
Iceland, a global leader in gender equality, faces a serious challenge: 80% of sexual assault cases reported by women are dismissed due to inadequate police investigations and judicial processes, despite laws promoting gender equality and significant progress in closing the gender gap.
Iceland's Gender Equality Paradox: Systemic Failures in Sexual Assault Cases
Iceland, a global leader in gender equality, faces a serious challenge: 80% of sexual assault cases reported by women are dismissed due to inadequate police investigations and judicial processes, despite laws promoting gender equality and significant progress in closing the gender gap.
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40% Bias Score
Schleswig-Holstein to Implement Electronic Ankle Bracelets to Combat Femicides
In response to 14 femicides in Schleswig-Holstein in 2023, Interior Minister Sabine Sütterlin-Waack proposes a Spanish-style electronic ankle bracelet system to monitor perpetrators and protect victims, addressing enforcement gaps in existing protection measures and supported by the White Ring victi...
Schleswig-Holstein to Implement Electronic Ankle Bracelets to Combat Femicides
In response to 14 femicides in Schleswig-Holstein in 2023, Interior Minister Sabine Sütterlin-Waack proposes a Spanish-style electronic ankle bracelet system to monitor perpetrators and protect victims, addressing enforcement gaps in existing protection measures and supported by the White Ring victi...
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52% Bias Score
Accor's Strategy to Increase Female Leadership in Luxury Hotels
Maud Bailly, CEO of Sofitel and MGallery, is leading an initiative to increase female representation in Accor's luxury hotel management, implementing both soft and hard strategies including mentoring, quotas tied to executive bonuses, and a reduction in management layers to foster direct communicati...
Accor's Strategy to Increase Female Leadership in Luxury Hotels
Maud Bailly, CEO of Sofitel and MGallery, is leading an initiative to increase female representation in Accor's luxury hotel management, implementing both soft and hard strategies including mentoring, quotas tied to executive bonuses, and a reduction in management layers to foster direct communicati...
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32% Bias Score
LinkedIn Gender Gap: Men Emphasize Leadership, Women Support Skills
A study of 13 million U.S. LinkedIn profiles reveals men are 45% more likely to list "negotiation" than women, while women favor skills like "PowerPoint". This gender gap in self-reported leadership skills persists across all levels, even vanishing in companies with high work-life balance scores.
LinkedIn Gender Gap: Men Emphasize Leadership, Women Support Skills
A study of 13 million U.S. LinkedIn profiles reveals men are 45% more likely to list "negotiation" than women, while women favor skills like "PowerPoint". This gender gap in self-reported leadership skills persists across all levels, even vanishing in companies with high work-life balance scores.
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20% Bias Score
"Milei's Year in Office: Economic Gains at the Expense of Women's Rights in Argentina"
"Argentine President Javier Milei's first year in office has seen decreased inflation but also the dismantling of crucial women's rights programs, resulting in increased violence and a chilling effect on activism, despite 47% public approval."
"Milei's Year in Office: Economic Gains at the Expense of Women's Rights in Argentina"
"Argentine President Javier Milei's first year in office has seen decreased inflation but also the dismantling of crucial women's rights programs, resulting in increased violence and a chilling effect on activism, despite 47% public approval."
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72% Bias Score
"Gender Theory": A Political Tool to Oppose Societal Change
The term "gender theory" is a political tool used by right-wing groups to oppose recent societal changes concerning gender identity, sexuality, and family models, despite widespread public acceptance of these changes.
"Gender Theory": A Political Tool to Oppose Societal Change
The term "gender theory" is a political tool used by right-wing groups to oppose recent societal changes concerning gender identity, sexuality, and family models, despite widespread public acceptance of these changes.
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44% Bias Score
Bineta Diop Awarded Honorary Doctorate for Peacebuilding
Bineta Diop, Special Envoy for Women, Peace and Security of the African Union Commission Chairperson, received an honorary doctorate from the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa on December 9th, 2024, for her exceptional contributions to peacebuilding and conflict resolution i...
Bineta Diop Awarded Honorary Doctorate for Peacebuilding
Bineta Diop, Special Envoy for Women, Peace and Security of the African Union Commission Chairperson, received an honorary doctorate from the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa on December 9th, 2024, for her exceptional contributions to peacebuilding and conflict resolution i...
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32% Bias Score
Mexico's First Female President Amidst Declining Global Confidence in Female Leadership
Mexico elected its first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum, in October, a milestone contrasting with a global decline in public confidence in female leadership according to the Reykjavík Index; Forbes' 2024 Power Women list showcases women defying this trend.
Mexico's First Female President Amidst Declining Global Confidence in Female Leadership
Mexico elected its first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum, in October, a milestone contrasting with a global decline in public confidence in female leadership according to the Reykjavík Index; Forbes' 2024 Power Women list showcases women defying this trend.
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48% Bias Score
"German Development Minister Faces Budget Cuts and Political Attacks Amidst Efforts to Increase Aid to Syria and Promote Gender Equality"
"German Development Minister Svenja Schulze reported on three difficult years marked by budget cuts (almost \u20ac1 billion reduction to \u20ac10.3 billion in 2025), attacks from right-wing populists, and misinformation campaigns. Despite this, she seeks to increase aid to Syria and highlights progr...
"German Development Minister Faces Budget Cuts and Political Attacks Amidst Efforts to Increase Aid to Syria and Promote Gender Equality"
"German Development Minister Svenja Schulze reported on three difficult years marked by budget cuts (almost \u20ac1 billion reduction to \u20ac10.3 billion in 2025), attacks from right-wing populists, and misinformation campaigns. Despite this, she seeks to increase aid to Syria and highlights progr...
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56% Bias Score
UpWind Initiative Promotes Women in High-Performance Offshore Sailing
UpWind by MerConcept, a 2024 initiative led by Francesca Clapcich, provides women with high-performance offshore sailing opportunities; the team, selected from 120 applicants, achieved a podium finish and inspired young female sailors.
UpWind Initiative Promotes Women in High-Performance Offshore Sailing
UpWind by MerConcept, a 2024 initiative led by Francesca Clapcich, provides women with high-performance offshore sailing opportunities; the team, selected from 120 applicants, achieved a podium finish and inspired young female sailors.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Felix Advocates for Women Athletes' Safety and Maternal Health
Allyson Felix, the most decorated track and field athlete, is advocating for the safety of women athletes and maternal health rights, highlighting the deaths of three female athletes in Kenya in three years, and pushing for severe consequences for violence against women athletes, while securing a $2...
Felix Advocates for Women Athletes' Safety and Maternal Health
Allyson Felix, the most decorated track and field athlete, is advocating for the safety of women athletes and maternal health rights, highlighting the deaths of three female athletes in Kenya in three years, and pushing for severe consequences for violence against women athletes, while securing a $2...
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24% Bias Score
UK Single Mothers' Fertility Treatments Triple in a Decade
The number of single women in the UK using IVF or artificial insemination has more than tripled in the last decade, rising from 1,400 in 2012 to 4,800 in 2022, due to women delaying motherhood and difficulties in finding partners; however, financial barriers persist.
UK Single Mothers' Fertility Treatments Triple in a Decade
The number of single women in the UK using IVF or artificial insemination has more than tripled in the last decade, rising from 1,400 in 2012 to 4,800 in 2022, due to women delaying motherhood and difficulties in finding partners; however, financial barriers persist.
Progress
32% Bias Score