News of gender

Argentina unveils new purple away strip inspired by ‘gender equality’

03-09-2022 15:37 National side’s new change kit, which highlights "gender equality, diversity and inclusion,” will be worn at the Qatar 2022 World Cup; Mixed reaction online, with some praising and mocking the strip.

GENDER VIOLENCe

Survey: Almost half of women in Argentina have experienced gender violence

30-08-2022 22:07 Study, carried out by the Women, Gender & Diversity Ministry Ministry and part of an EU-UN initiative, quizzed more than 12,000 people across 12 provinces nationwide.

NI UNA MENOS

Protesters call on authorities to do more to tackle femicide, gender violence

04-06-2022 20:26 On the seventh anniversary of the first 'Ni Una Menos' march, tens of thousands of demonstrators call on authorities to do more to tackle femicide and gender violence.

by Mariel Priven

CRIME & SECURITY

One femicide every 35 hours in Argentina last year

31-05-2022 15:36 During 2021, a woman died from gender violence every 35 hours, according to official government data.

Gender Violence

Boca Juniors and Colombia forward Sebastián Villa charged with rape

19-05-2022 16:00 Colombia and Boca Juniors star Sebastián Villa formally charged with rape and sexual abuse against young woman in 2021.

International Women's Day

Thousands of people rally to mark International Women's Day

08-03-2022 21:36 Thousands take to the streets across Argentina to demonstrate on International Women's Day and call for end to violence against women.

Gender violence

Court overturns conviction for femicide that prompted 'Ni una menos' movement

13-02-2022 09:13 Santa Fe court overturns conviction against man who murdered 14-year-old Chiara Páez in 2015, the femicide that spurred Argentina's first 'Ni una menos' march against gender violence.

GENDER VIOLENCE

Ex-world champion boxer arrested for gender-based violence

04-02-2022 17:35 Former Argentine boxing world champion Jorge 'La Hiena' Barrios was arrested on Friday following a complaint by his partner for gender violence, judicial sources said.

MUSIC & SOCIETY

Row over 'machismo' in song by Brazil icon Chico Buarque

04-02-2022 13:29 Brazilian musician Chico Buarque's famous song 'Com Açúcar, Com Afeto' is at the centre of a firestorm after the singer said he would no longer perform it following criticism over 'machismo' in its lyrics.

GENDER VIOLENCE

More than 4,000 femicides in Latin America last year

26-11-2021 22:50 New UN report warns of “shadow pandemic” after revealing that at least 4,091 women were victims of femicide in 2020 in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Human rights

Trailblazing Mexican trans clinic fights prejudice

10-11-2021 16:56 Mexico has opened its first public clinic for the trans community, ensuring that discrimination doesn't prevent urgent healthcare.

LGBTQ rights

US issues first passport with 'X' gender

27-10-2021 13:01 The United States on Wednesday announced its first passport with "X" for gender, a landmark step for people outside the binary male or female categories.

BLOOMBERG

Gender quotas fail to boost women in Latin American politics

14-09-2021 13:22 The progress of women in politics has stalled in one of the world's most economically unequal places.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Argentina’s women left behind in post-pandemic jobs recovery

31-08-2021 13:23 As Argentina’s economy recovers from last year’s crash, young men who lost their jobs are being re-hired at a much faster pace than young women.

LATIN AMERICA

Trans workers breaking barriers in Brazil

22-07-2021 09:58 A growing number of training programmes aimed specifically at transgender people are helping workers break through barriers in Brazil.

GOLF CHAMPION

Ángel Cabrera handed two years in jail for assault on former partner

08-07-2021 09:32 Argentine golf champion sentenced to two years prison for assaulting his former partner and stealing her mobile phone.

LGBT+ RIGHTS

Argentina’s Senate approves transgender job quota law

28-06-2021 16:11 Senate backs sweeping legislation that reserves one percent of all public sector jobs for members of the trans community.

ALBERTO TO EUROPE (AGAIN)

Fernández to visit Paris for UN gender equality summit

21-06-2021 12:02 President Alberto Fernández will visit Paris for the second time in two months to attend a United Nations summit on gender equality, according to weekend reports.

GOLF CHAMPION

Ángel Cabrera extradited to Argentina on domestic violence charges

08-06-2021 19:47 Golf champion Ángel 'Pato' Cabrera was extradited from Brazil on Tuesday to face domestic violence accusations in Argentina brought by several women.

Gender violence

Argentine NGO records 94 femicides in first six months of year

01-06-2021 07:00 According to feminist campaigners Mumalá, the provinces with the highest rate of femicides in Argentina are Santiago del Estero, Neuquén, La Rioja, Formosa and Tucumán.

SOCIETY

Almost 5% of girls under 18 in Argentina are married or living with a partner

29-05-2021 11:04 Around 230,000 girls under 18 nationwide are either married or living with a partner, according to new research. Latin America is the region with the fastest-growing child marriages in the world.

by Clara Fernández Escudero

UNITED KINGDOM

Women hit back at safety advice after London disappearance

12-03-2021 12:58 Women hit back at safety advice from authorities after 33-year-old Sarah Everard disappeared when walking home through South London on March 3. A serving Metropolitan Police officer from the elite diplomatic protection unit has been arrested on suspicion of her kidnap and murder.

WOMEN'S RIGHTS

Brutal murders in rural Venezuela highlight violence against women

08-03-2021 14:41 Human rights activists are warning that the Covid-19 pandemic has worsened gender-related violence in Venezuela, with 256 femicides in 2020, compared to 167 in 2019.

Global pandemic

Amid virus, a shadow pandemic for domestic abuse sufferers

05-03-2021 02:08 From Argentina to Singapore, virus-induced confinement has caused an increase in violence cases and their severity and made it more difficult to report abuses and help victims, activists say.

GENDER VIOLENCE

Venezuelans protest femicide after three women murdered in a week

28-02-2021 07:41 Hundreds of Venezuelans protested Saturday following the murders of three young women last week, in a rally against femicide in the troubled nation.

TRANS RIGHTS

Brazil trans twins undergo gender confirmation surgery together

24-02-2021 11:14 Growing up as identical twins, Mayla and Sofia always did everything together, and their decision to undergo sex reassignment surgery is no exception. Now, they have made the transition they long dreamed of together, in what their doctor calls a first.

Bloomberg

World Bank: Women on average have just 76% of men’s legal rights worldwide

24-02-2021 09:00 World Bank warns coronavirus pandemic is reinforcing gender inequality in many countries, with women on average having roughly three-quarters of the legal rights of men.

femicide

Violent murder of 18-year-old sparks indignation across Argentina

12-02-2021 02:30 Brutal stabbing of an 18-year-old woman by her policeman ex-boyfriend sparks anger and outrage across Argentina.

TRANS RIGHTS

Trans footballer Mara Gómez makes history with women's league debut

09-12-2020 09:58 Footballer Mara Gómez makes history, becoming first transgender player to play a match in Argentina's women's championship.

THE WEEK

What we learned this week: November 28 to December 5

05-12-2020 09:27 Stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

by Michael Soltys

GENDER VIOLENCE

Groundbreaking gender violence initiative sees victim handed ex-partner’s job

28-11-2020 08:19 In a groundbreaking ‘reparations’ ruling advance hailed by campaigners, a local council in La Pampa has awarded 34-year-old Valeria Juárez her former partner’s job as compensation for years of abuse.

by Nick Evans

Trans rights

Argentina's Army must comply with 1% quota for trans individuals

24-11-2020 09:10 Argentina's Army has been included on a list of official bodies that must comply with new legislation guaranteeing the incorporation of transvestites, transsexuals and transgender people into the workplace, according to press reports.

Global pandemic

Pandemic inflames gender violence against women

23-11-2020 15:58 No country has been spared the coronavirus epidemic, nor the scourge of domestic violence, which has surged during lockdowns as the day marking such violence approaches on Wednesday.

ABORTION BILL

Fernández starts push to legalise abortion before end of year

21-11-2020 09:59 President Alberto Fernández sends bill to Congress seeking to legalise abortion in first 14 weeks of pregnancy, firing the starting pistol on another epic legislative showdown.

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS

‘We are responding to a reality’ – president makes case for abortion reform

21-11-2020 09:44 President Alberto Fernández’s complete message to the nation.

GENDER VIOLENCE

‘This can’t happen’: Teen’s murder puts spotlight on Argentina’s femicide scourge

17-10-2020 08:19 Parents of slain 16-year-old Iara Rueda join campaigners in call for improved efforts to tackle gender violence. According to the MuMaLá NGO, there have been at least 213 femicides in Argentina so far this year already.

by Nick Evans

News of gender

Argentina unveils new purple away strip inspired by ‘gender equality’

Survey: Almost half of women in Argentina have experienced gender violence

Protesters call on authorities to do more to tackle femicide, gender violence

One femicide every 35 hours in Argentina last year

Boca Juniors and Colombia forward Sebastián Villa charged with rape

Thousands of people rally to mark International Women's Day

Court overturns conviction for femicide that prompted 'Ni una menos' movement

Ex-world champion boxer arrested for gender-based violence

Row over 'machismo' in song by Brazil icon Chico Buarque

More than 4,000 femicides in Latin America last year

Trailblazing Mexican trans clinic fights prejudice

US issues first passport with 'X' gender

Gender quotas fail to boost women in Latin American politics

Argentina’s women left behind in post-pandemic jobs recovery

Trans workers breaking barriers in Brazil

Ángel Cabrera handed two years in jail for assault on former partner

Argentina’s Senate approves transgender job quota law

Fernández to visit Paris for UN gender equality summit

Ángel Cabrera extradited to Argentina on domestic violence charges

Argentine NGO records 94 femicides in first six months of year

Almost 5% of girls under 18 in Argentina are married or living with a partner

Women hit back at safety advice after London disappearance

Brutal murders in rural Venezuela highlight violence against women

Amid virus, a shadow pandemic for domestic abuse sufferers

Venezuelans protest femicide after three women murdered in a week

Brazil trans twins undergo gender confirmation surgery together

World Bank: Women on average have just 76% of men’s legal rights worldwide

Violent murder of 18-year-old sparks indignation across Argentina

Trans footballer Mara Gómez makes history with women's league debut

What we learned this week: November 28 to December 5

Groundbreaking gender violence initiative sees victim handed ex-partner’s job

Argentina's Army must comply with 1% quota for trans individuals

Pandemic inflames gender violence against women

Fernández starts push to legalise abortion before end of year

‘We are responding to a reality’ – president makes case for abortion reform

‘This can’t happen’: Teen’s murder puts spotlight on Argentina’s femicide scourge

Journalist and broadcaster César Mascetti dies at 80

Decades on, the Grandmothers’ search for stolen children continues

Election showed Brazil's far-right was sold short, say analysts

Public transport fares to increase 40% in December

Scientists worried by spate of Península Valdés whale deaths

César Mascetti: qué enfermedad padecía

Ciudadanía española: se aprobó la Ley de Nietos que beneficia a los argentinos

Polémica frase de Mauricio Macri sobre Argentina: “Debe ser la sociedad más fracasada”

Ramiro Marra dijo que el Gobierno prepara una devaluación del 50%

Familiares al Estado: tras el caso Losada, cinco de parientes oficialistas