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Views: Real change needed to close gender pay gap

ThisweekBritainledtheworldinwashingitsdirtylineninpublic.TheGovernmentforcedemployerswithmorethan250workerstopublishinformationonthegenderpaygap-thedifferencebe

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U.S. President Trump signs new transgender military ban

U.S.PresidentTrumphassignedamemorandumthatbanssometransgenderpeoplefromUSmilitaryservicebutrollsbacktheblanketbanheorderedlastyear.U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpboard

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Google spent about $270K to close pay gaps across race and gender

Googlesaystherearecurrentlyno“statisticallysignificant”paygapsatthecompanyacrossraceandgender.Thisisbasedonthecompany’smostrecentpayanalysis,whereitlookedatunex

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Male-dominated panels still rule conferences, study finds

Male-dominatedpanels-or“manels”-remainprevalentatpolicyeventsintheEuropeanUnion,withwomenaveragingonlyoneinfourconferencespeakers,areporthasfound.Despitewomen’s

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Gender pay gap: Football Association figures show 23.2% gap

FootballAssociationchiefssaytheyare"committed"tonarrowingtheirgenderpaygapandareworkingonplanstoaddressthedisparity.Ithaspublishedfigureswhichshowtheaveragehour

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BBC finds 'no evidence of gender bias in pay'

TheBBChaspublishedareviewofon-airpaywhichfinds"noevidenceofgenderbiasinpaydecisionmaking".Thereport,carriedoutbyPricewaterhouseCoopers(PwC),comesasaresponsetoco

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Inequality, gender gap in spotlight ahead of Davos 2018

Aheadofthisweek’sWorldEconomicForuminDavos,Switzerland,severalreportshavebeenreleasedtohighlightgrowingconcernsoverinequalityandthegenderpaygap,underscoringhowa

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Germany to recognise third gender for intersex people

Germany'stopcourthasruledthattheremustbetheoptionofregisteringathirdgenderonbirthcertificates.ItwouldmakeGermanythefirstEuropeancountrytoofferintersexpeoplethec

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WEF: Progress in gender equality 'came to a halt in 2017'

TheWorldEconomicForum(WEF)onThursdaywarnedthattheglobalgendergapiswideningasadecadeofprogresstowardsequalityhascometoahalt.Inrecentyears,womenhavemadesignifican

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U.S.: California to allow gender neutral birth certificate

CaliforniaGovernorJerryBrownhassignedastatesenatebill,allowingagender-neutralmarkeronbirthcertificatesanddriver'slicensesstartingfrom2019.Californiathusbecameth

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Gender is new battleground in culture wars

Withawaveoffilms,televisionseriesandartshowschampioning"genderfluidity"--andcatwalksawashwith"genderneutral"modelsandclothes--theolddividinglinebetweenthesexesi

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Lawsuit accuses Google of paying women less than men

ThreeformerGoogleemployeesfiledalawsuitonThursdayaccusingthetechnologygiantofpayingtheirfemaleemployeeslessthantheirmalecounterpartsforthesameworkanddenyingthem

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White House cuts major Obama equal pay rule

TheWhiteHousesaysitwillhaltarulethatwouldmakebusinessesreporthowmuchtheypayworkersofdifferentgendersandraces.TheannouncementtakesaimatamajorplankofthePresidentB

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Google CEO Pichai cancels ‘town hall’ on gender dispute

GoogleCEOSundarPichaihascanceledaninternaltownhallmeanttoaddressgenderdiscriminationafteremployeequestionsformanagementbegantoleakonline.Pichaisaidinanemailtost

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Google fires employee behind anti-diversity memo

AlphabetInc'sGooglehasfiredanemployeewhowroteaninternalmemothatascribedgenderinequalityinthetechnologyindustrytobiologicaldifferences.JamesDamore,theengineerwho

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Construction industry could lead the way on closing gender pay gap

Theconstructionindustrycouldbecomealeaderinclosingthegenderpaygap,accordingtoanewsurvey.TheRoyalInstitutionofCharteredSurveyors(RICS)foundthatnearlyhalfofconstr

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Vogue criticised over Gig Hadid and Zayn Malik 'gender fluid' claim

Zayn Malik and girlfriend Gigi Hadid's US Vogue photoshoot has led to controversy after the magazine said they were "embracing gender fluidity".