Keywords: Gender


Former NBA players reignite WNBA eligibility debate with claims of wanting to join women’s league

The debate over transgender athletes in American basketball has taken another provocative turn after former NBA players Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White said they wanted to pursue opportunities in the WNBA. Their statements come amid an increasingly contentious discussion about eligibility rules......

Artistic swimming's push for inclusion faces persistent online abuse despite growing male participation

Artistic swimming is undergoing one of the most significant transformations in its history as greater male participation reshapes a discipline that was once considered exclusively female. Yet while governing bodies continue to promote inclusion, athletes say social attitudes have not evolved at the same......

Afrobarometer Poll Shows 57% of Moroccan Women Hold Secondary or Higher Education Degrees

A recent survey conducted by the Afrobarometer research network highlights significant educational progress among women in Morocco, revealing that over half of the female population has attained secondary or higher education. According to the poll findings, 57% of Moroccan women hold secondary or tertiary......

US study ranks countries by levels of narcissism

large international study has challenged the long-standing assumption that the United States is the world's most narcissistic country, suggesting instead that narcissistic traits vary significantly across cultures and social groups. The research, conducted by scholars at Michigan State University,......

2M Launches 8th Edition of Tilila Awards with a Renewed Identity and New Categories

2M officially opens applications for the 8th edition of the Tilila Awards, now an essential event for communication professionals committed to inclusion and the fight against stereotypes. This new edition marks a significant evolution of the competition with a repositioning of its identity, the introduction......

World Bank says family responsibilities continue to limit women's participation in Morocco's labor market

The World Bank has identified greater female participation in Morocco's labor market as a key driver of long-term economic growth, emphasizing that social and family responsibilities continue to prevent many women from entering or remaining in the workforce. In its Country Partnership Framework......

Sweden jails man for over four years for forcing wife into exploitation

A Swedish court has sentenced a 61-year-old man to four years and five months in prison after finding him guilty of exploiting his wife in a prolonged case of abuse and coercion that has deeply shocked public opinion in Sweden. The court determined that the man systematically forced his spouse into......

Ebola in Central Africa: Women and Adolescent Girls Remain Most Vulnerable to the Outbreak

The latest health data released by UN Women highlights a persistent reality in the fight against Ebola in Central Africa: women and girls continue to be the primary victims of epidemic outbreaks. In the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, they represent more than half of the confirmed laboratory......

Morocco faces persistent gender inequality despite legal progress

Morocco has achieved significant legal advances for women over the past two decades, yet structural gender inequalities continue to persist and reproduce themselves, depriving the country of a substantial portion of its economic and social potential, according to a new analysis by former minister Nouzha......