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Strong pressure continues for states to pass tougher pay equity laws and enforce efforts to address pay inequality for certain protected classes, including women and people of color. Many states, including Illinois, have prioritized pay…

Will Quince. (Parliament) Tory schools minister Will Quince has announced he "wouldn't be too happy" for a trans child to share a boarding school with his daughters.Quince was giving evidence before the Education!-->!-->…

The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest LGBTQ civil rights organization, announced the launch of a nationwide multimedia campaign to promote congressional approval of LGBTQ non-discrimination legislation known as the equality law.…

Alison Mau is a senior reporter at Thingand weekly columnist for the Sunday Star-Times. OPINION: In a week when daily Covid-19 cases topped 12,000 and war broke out in Eastern Europe, a little article about menstrual discrimination in a…

I15 years have passed since the establishment of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, the independent body charged with protecting and promoting equality and human rights for all in Britain. We regulate and enforce human rights and…

Minnesota Catholic Conference staff are monitoring a flurry of bills, including paid family leave and a constitutional amendment that would give judges the power to create new patterns of discrimination…

Vaccines mean we are making progress in the fight against COVID-19, officials are heeding calls for more climate action, politicians have taken a small first step by formally apologizing to victims of harassment…

Sir, - Although the issue of gender-based violence (GBV) has recently come to the fore with the tragic death of Ashling Murphy and the RTÉ Primetime special Investigates, it is important to remember…

The Human Rights Campaign, a national LGBTQ rights organization, suspended two Dallas hospitals from its healthcare inclusiveness rating system after the facilities closed the state's only comprehensive medical program for transgender…

TIMELINE OF GOVERNMENT POSITION ON RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION LAWSNovember 2017Then-Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull commissioned a review of religious protections by former Liberal cabinet minister Philip Ruddock to allay Tory concerns over…

It is not uncommon for people's basic rights to come into conflict. Democracies need legal frameworks and justice systems that allow these conflicts to be resolved in a fair and civilized manner. In the UK, the Equality Act 2010 provides…

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 27, 2022--Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), announced that it has been…

AUGUSTA, Maine — The Democrat leading a third charge to enshrine anti-discrimination protections in Maine's Constitution could expand her bill in a bid to win Republican support, but that might not be enough to win the votes it…

Laws already allow some schools to discriminate against LBGTIQ teachers. Michaelia Cash just doubled on that right. Like Paul Karp of The Guardian reported: "Michael Cash's department defended the right of religious schools to fire…

Law and Religion Australian Neil Foster has reported on a case before the ACT Appeals Tribunal that attempts to find the line between infringement and defamation in resolving complaints about a vigorous debate on social media. The ACT…

His goal, as elusive as it turned out to be, is simple. "Susan B. Anthony died before the vote was given to women," said Rep. Lois Galgay Reckitt, D-South Portland, referring to the matriarch of the women's suffrage movement. "And I don't…

All public employers and private employers with 6 or more employees are bound by this law. Allegations of sexual harassment cannot be made if the sexual behavior was welcomed or occurred with mutual consent. Sexual…

It is quite shameful that a dozen years after its introduction, the Gender and Equal Opportunities Bill has not been adopted by the National Assembly. In Ekiti state senator Abiodun Olujimi's latest attempt to pass the bill, some…

HONG KONG - An LGBTQ activist in Hong Kong on Tuesday rejected calls to boycott the 2023 Gay Games over China's human rights record. “In Hong Kong, the team behind Gay Games have really worked tirelessly to bring it to Hong Kong and it…

The Greek government has come under increasing pressure to introduce femicide as an offense into the country's penal code amid outrage over the growing and unprecedented number of women brutally murdered by their partners.Two women were…

Faith groups, LGBTQI + advocates and legal experts will all conduct a controversial investigation into proposed religious discrimination laws.A parliamentary human rights committee will hold its first hearing as the federal government says…

works presented during the exhibition entitled "Narir Shopno" held at the Drik gallery in the Panthapath in the capital from December 9 to 16 Mahmud Hossain Opu / Dhaka Tribune Naripokkho chose 50 works of art to represent artists' visions…

(Bangkok) - Transgender people in Thailand have no path to legal recognition of their gender identity, which leaves them vulnerable to various forms of discrimination, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today with…

Tuesday, December 14, 2021 In a surprising move, Texas Governor Greg Abbott enacted three bills: Senate Bill 45 ("SB 45"), Senate Bill 282 ("SB 282")…

A Pakistani transgender person, who is an active organizer of a movement to end the demolition of working-class settlements and markets in Karachi, was reportedly tortured and sexually assaulted a day before a climate march that took…

BILLINGS — The Montana Department of Labor has announced it will end its contract with a Billings-based nonprofit that helps rehabilitate Montana healthcare workers suffering from drug addiction and addiction.The announcement came after a…

Dear members of the UCT community Dignity, respect, human rights and social justice are core values ​​that define who we are as an institution. It requires that we tackle unjust discrimination in all its forms, be…

NUR-SULTAN Kazakhstan - "All women, regardless of their disability, have the right to decide whether they want to have a child, how many children and how often," said Lyazzat Kaltayeva, president of the Shyrak Association of Women with…

A report by the World Health Organization (WHO) focused on the largest study of the prevalence of violence against women. The report was written on behalf of a United Nations ad hoc working group and found that over the course of her…

The investigation into the religious discrimination bill should not take into account exemptions that allow schools to discriminate against teachers and students based on their sexuality, President Anne Webster said.The national MP said the…

Australia is not a particularly religious country. Australians have a reputation for being widely ambivalent about the place of religion in their lives and in society. But while a growing number of people report "no religion" in the…

Representatives of We Will Stop Femicide accepted the price of 300,000 euros in Tampere on Monday.We Will Stop Femicide founders Fidan Ataselim (left) and Gülsüm Önal accepted the award in Finland on Monday Image: Antti Eintola / YleYle…

The JUDGEs called on ministers to explain why they failed to enforce UK equality laws while ensuring a change in the definition of women in Scotland to include men who have changed their gender. It comes as the…

ROME - President Joe Biden announced at the G-20 summit on Sunday that the United States had reached a deal to cut tariffs on billions of dollars of European steel and aluminum, mitigating a trade war that had put straining transatlantic…

NEW DELHI: Welcoming the increase in the number of women in the police force, Prime Minister Narendra Modi noted on Sunday that it had doubled between 2014 and 2020 and expressed hope that they will lead the “new age police” at the 'to come…

By EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated PressUNITED NATIONS (PA) - Increasing military spending and the "extreme marginalization and exclusion" of women from peace negotiations risk resuming conflicts instead of promoting peace and stability, the…

Nike shareholders have given indications of significant support for a number of social measures - though none won a majority. Four social shareholder proposals were put to a vote at Nike's AGM last week. The board urged shareholders to…

Experts recommend ways to foster workplaces free from sexual harassment.#MeToo took the world by storm in 2017.The hashtag has become a way of supporting survivors of sexual violence, as well as a battle cry for reform. #MeToo has brought…

Why is the Taliban taking away so many hard-won freedoms from Afghan women?This may sound like a facetious question. When the Taliban ruled the country in the 1990s, after all, their regime was known to have some of the world's toughest…

An academic on TikTok explained why transphobia is endemic in the UK and why the Nations Collection has come online known as the 'TERF Island'. (TikTok / @ danieltalkstoomuch) A scholar on TikTok explained why transphobia is rampant in…

Authorities and representatives of civil society and international organizations attended the first day of the sixty-first meeting of the presidents of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC…

UN Women published a snapshot of progress towards the SDGs, presenting evidence on gender equality in the context of each of the 17 global goals. It also assesses the progress made on the indicators of SDG 5 (gender equality); only…

As part of the International Day of Peace on September 22, the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United Nations in Geneva, on behalf of Bahrain, Israel, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates and the University for…

The organizers of "Super Happy Fun America", the producers of Straight Pride, organized a fundraiser to celebrate the January 6 riots on the Capitol; MassEquality counter-protested By: Chris Gilmore / TRT Reporter— WORCESTER, Mass .--…

Scott Morrison and the Liberal government are leading Australia towards a Handmaid's Tale scenario in terms of women's rights, writes Labor MP Graham Perrett. RIGHT NOW, women around the world face decades of unprecedented human rights…

By LÉANDRA ROLLE Journalist of the Tribune [email protected] A LOCAL organization called on the seven women elected to the House of Assembly to join its advocacy for the promotion, protection and expansion of all human rights…

“Equal pay for equal work is fundamental,” Minister Tinee Furbert said as the Department of Social Development and Seniors joined the global celebration of the United Nations International Equal Pay Day.“This day, commemorated on September…

The Canterbury MP said a backlash against her views had turned into abuse and threats to her safety, adding: 'I just thought it was better for everyone if I just stood aside "Canterbury Labor MP Rosie DuffieldA Labor MP has revealed that!-->…

We are at the height of narcissism when a young gay man - a recent SNP candidate - derogatoryly tweets (on the eve of his own wedding) about the hundreds of women outside the Scottish Parliament protesting the perceived risks…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for dismantling harmful gender discrimination and stereotypes that contribute to the gender pay gap. “The fight against the COVID-19…

US President Joe Biden discussed the investigation into the origins of COVID-19 during a call Thursday with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, according to the White House. "They have discussed a range of transnational issues, including…

(c) Can Stock Photo / PrazisSixty-one. This is the number of extra days that women currently have to work in a fiscal year to earn as much as their male counterparts. And when it comes to retirement, the gender gap gets worse, writes…

After a Lower East Side high school principal was accused of sexually pressing his groin against a teacher's leg at a staff holiday party, an Education Department lawyer asked witnesses to help him "prepare a…

United States: Chicago Expands Paid Sick Leave Ordinance…

NASHVILLE - The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has filed a lawsuit with the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Tennessee to challenge Tennessee law that prohibits transgender students, faculty, and staff from accessing washrooms,…

HP was the first Fortune 100 tech company to commit to gender parity in leadership. In May, HP Inc. announced a series of goals designed to foster a more diverse, equitable and inclusive tech industry. This included a…

CHICAGO, July 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Col. Jennifer Pritzker, the Chicago philanthropist and business…

Australian Gender Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins urged the Morrison government to impose a positive duty on employers to eliminate sexual harassment, insisting that the workplace issue is much bigger than "a few bad ones. types…

Business Leaders in Christ President Jake Estell (center) and sophomore Liz Swanson discuss Jan. 24 with a student during their exhibit at…

The Australian Human Rights Commission, in partnership with FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) and the New Zealand Human Rights Commission, today announced that they will work together ahead of the next FIFA World…

Attendees at the White House Pride Month reception last week included prominent LGBTQ leaders from activist groups, state legislatures and the federal government. A legislator, however, was clearly absent. Senator Kyrsten Sinema…

A former Penn State associate professor of earth and mineral sciences filed a lawsuit against the…

In what must be a historic development in Tanzania, Africa and much of the rest of the world, President Samia Suluhu Hassan has committed her government to “empowering” women on land issues. As part of broader efforts to functionally…

“Here's the truth,” Harris said. “Democracy is stronger when everyone is participating and it is weaker when people are left behind. " Vice President Harris in Pittsburgh in June to mark Child Tax Credit Awareness Day.…

As the world grapples unevenly with the effects of Covid-19, a parallel and equally horrific pandemic has threatened half of the world's population. In the first months of the pandemic, the United Nations predicted that quarantines and…

A new Moroccan podcast sheds light on the harmful effects of some traditional ideals of male behavior. Its creators call on men to be part of the solution to achieve gender equality.!--googleon:index-->…

With the Australian Human Rights Commission Report noting that nearly two in five women (39%) and just over one in four men (26%) had been victims of sexual harassment in the workplace in the five years leading up to 2018, sexual…

World leaders are calling for ambitious solutions that will lead to a women-centered recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, as a cornerstone of an inclusive and resilient response. This was one of the messages delivered by key…

Historic bar to stop selling all Anheuser-Busch products in protest against company political donations By Matthieu Lavietès NEW YORK, June 21…

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We invite interested organizations to send in their project proposals to become implementers of our bilateral program 2021-2022, in line with our expected areas of work. Deadline: Monday, July 5, 2021, 12:01 a.m. The bilateral program…

Hungarian politicians have passed legislation that prohibits sharing with minors any content that features homosexuality or gender reassignment.Key points:Children are prohibited by law from viewing content in schools, movies, or…

The COVID-19 pandemic has set the LGBTQ rights movement back several years and amplified pre-existing discrimination against the community by a thousand. Therefore, it is not surprising that members of the LGBTQ community have faced…

Elevate your technology and enterprise data strategy to Transform 2021. Activision Blizzard has published its very first report on its environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments. The report focuses on how the…

The app connects people and brands with causes using actionable content to facilitate tangible change such as virtual protests, one-click petitions, fundraisers, and community organizations for a variety of causes. New…

The department says the Mid-America Festivals Corporation violated state civil rights law by failing to provide a safe work environment free from sexual assault and harassment. An…

The Commonwealth Government recently accepted or took note of the 55 recommendations made in the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) : National survey on sexual harassment in Australian workplaces report ( Report). Each of the…

A sign on a wall for "Toilets for all types" Getty In August 2020, Lauren Jackson was spending a summer day at Agate State Beach Park in Oregon. It was then that a routine visit to the women's…

The latest book by Professor Mark Fathi Massoud, in political and legal sciences, Shari'a, Inshallah: Finding God in Somali Legal Policy, challenges Western notions of Islam and secular law-making by revealing the many ways in which…

The Biden administration is preparing to directly confront the rash of anti-LGBT, and specifically anti-trans bills proliferating in state legislatures, according to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the country’s leading LGBTQ advocacy…

Gender Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins. Source: AAP / David Moir When Kate Jenkins was growing up in the 1970s in her family orchard outside Melbourne with two brothers, she vividly remembers watching a report on Deborah…

(This story from April 29 is passed on to correct the spelling of the name Talbott in par 20)NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Candidate Joe Biden has pledged a “march to equality” for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender…

Every year, thousands of workers are misled and abused into all kinds of shady labor agreements. In most cases, these workers are not recruited by an ordinary construction company but by a so-called intermediary…

MELBOURNE, Australia - An independent study of gymnastics in Australia has received evidence of a toxic culture that has contributed to the physical, emotional and sexual abuse of young athletes.Gymnastics Australia last August asked the…