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London school considers allowing boys to wear skirts

AnexclusiveprivateschoolinLondonisexploringwhetherboystudentsshouldbeallowedtowearskirtsaspartofanoverhaulofitsuniformpolicy.HighgateSchoolinLondon,whichcharges

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Women's status rising slowly in China: activist

Observers warned that social status of Chinese women is improving "slowly," and called for greater participation of Chinese women in public life, ahead of the InternationalWomen's Day which falls on Wednesday.

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The Trump Administration Wants to Revise Transgender School Bathroom Guidelines

The Trump administration is working on a new set of directives on the use of school bathrooms by transgender students, the White House said Tuesday.

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Boys' standing falls as girls win favor

A growing number of parents are eschewing tradition and attempting to ensure that their second child is female.

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The World Economic Forum's annual gender gap report is out and it doesn't look good

The World Economic Forum (WEF) revealed its annual global gender gap report today, and the results are depressing.

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Teaching birds and bees: China's school launches book on gender education

Discovering different aspects of gender is part of a teenager's growth. Boys in Shanghai are lucky that they will now have a better and appropriate understanding as the first textbook on gender education in China has been published recently, according to local media in Shanghai.

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U.S. President Obama calls himself feminist in birthday essay

U.S. President Barack Obama called himself a feminist in an essay published on Thursday in Glamour magazine, urging all men to keep fighting against gender stereotypes and double standards.

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Canadian lawmakers vote to make national anthem gender neutral

Canadian lawmakers voted on Wednesday to alter the country's national anthem to make the lyrics gender neutral, a move that comes as the new Liberal government focuses on being more inclusive toward women.

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Male CEOs with daughters more likely to support gender equality: Austrlian study

​Australian male CEOs with daughters or first-had experience of discrimination were more likely to champion gender diversity in their workplace, a study has found.

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US Oregon court allows a person to choose neither sex

A judge in Oregon has granted a petition allowing a person to legally choose neither sex and be classified as nonbinary: an important development for transgender Americans while civil rights and sexual identity are in the national spotlight, advocates and legal experts said.

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Female authors suffer "unconscious gender bias" in Aust' n literature: study

​Female Australian authors are being shunned by professional book reviewers, while there is also an underrepresentation of women reviewing books, a literature expert from the Australian National University (ANU) told Xinhua on Friday.

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China improves significantly education, health for women

​UN Women chief Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka applauded the progress China has made in women empowerment, especially in the areas of education and health.

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Closing gender gap unfinished task

This month is the 20th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women, which was held in Beijing in 1995 and has been credited with laying out 12 critical areas of concerns that must be addressed to achieve gender equality.

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First transgender person to receive passport in Nepal dreams of scaling Qomolangma

When 37-year-old Monica Shahi used to introduce self as being transgender, people would stare with questioning eyes seeking numerous proof. She used to feel tired giving countless explanations regarding her existence and identity.

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Elimination of gender discrimination urged

A political adviser called for regulation and supervision to protect women from being discriminated against in employment during the ongoing two sessions.

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African women enjoy rights, privileges but obstacles remain

​The 21st century has unleashed new opportunities for African women, thanks to the implementation of affirmative action policies and legislation to narrow gender gap in socioeconomic spheres.