News of gender

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

Brazil announces equal pay on national football teams

03-09-2020 00:12 Brazil's football federation announced on Wednesday it will pay men and women the same amount for representing the national team, one of the few countries to make such a pledge.

Peru says over 900 girls, women feared dead since pandemic began

28-07-2020 00:15 A staggering 900-plus girls and women are missing and feared dead in Peru since Covid-19 confinement began, according to officials.

Campaigners renew call for ‘Ni Una Menos,’ five years on

06-06-2020 10:05 The annual march, which is normally attended by tens of thousands of people, first took place in 2015 as huge crowds came together to mobilse against femicide and gender violence.

Women suffer as lockdown worsens Latin America's 'domestic hell'

21-04-2020 07:55 Confinement in several Latin American countries to curb the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered warnings about violence against women, many of whom are forced to be locked up with their aggressor for extended periods.

Surge in femicides sparks renewed concerns over gender violence

07-03-2020 10:51 As demonstrators prepare to take to the streets for International Women’s Day with a host of demands, a string of femicides has once again pushed the issue to the fore.

The gender power gap

07-03-2020 10:40 Gender inequality is the overwhelming injustice of our age and the biggest human rights challenge we face. But gender equality offers solutions to some of the most intractable problems of our age.

by UN Secretary General António Guterres

Killing of seven-year-old girl stokes anger in Mexico

17-02-2020 23:23 Young girl abducted from entrance of her primary school later found murdered. The killing of Fatima, 7, has stoked rising anger over brutal slayings of women in Mexico.

9,000th DNI recording change of gender issued in Argentina

14-02-2020 17:11 Under a right enshrined in law in 2012, 9,000 Argentines have now altered their national identity document to reflect their change in gender.