Sexism
Ramaphosa addresses the 76th session of the UN General Assembly
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a virtual address at the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on 22 September 2021. This year, the theme is...
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YONELA DIKO: Against every one of the odds you can think of, women remain on top
The change with regard to the presence of women in the workforce can be said to be the most comprehensive transformation of the past century and they have brought great benefits to productivity.
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Pink offers to pay bikini fine for Norway beach handball team
The European Handball Federation (EHF) ordered the team to cough up 1,500 euros ($1,768) after they wore shorts instead of the regulation swimwear in their bronze-medal match loss to Spain in Varna, Bulgaria.
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PHUMLA WILLIAMS: What our Green Paper on Marriages means for everyone
The Green Paper on Marriages has changes that will go a long way to being less sexist towards women and protecting children, writes Phumla Williams.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Tennis player Alexander Zverev, a man at fault
The tennis world finds itself on the back foot because they remain silent and complicit in abusive behaviour and perpetuate existing and wholly outdated patriarchal structures, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
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ANALYSIS: Why do women still get judged so harshly for having casual sex?
A new study finds that women are just as likely as men to assume something's wrong with a woman who decides she wants to sleep with a handful of partners.
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Tokyo Olympics ceremonies chief quits over pig insult to woman comedian
Hiroshi Sasaki announced his decision after a report on Wednesday revealed his proposal that Naomi Watanabe, a popular celebrity and plus-size model.
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Oscars museum to tackle 'problematic history' of racism, sexism
The Oscar-awarding Academy first envisioned a museum dedicated to the magic of movies almost a century ago, and its doors are finally set to open in September after numerous delays, most recently caused by the pandemic.
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Tokyo Olympics boss Mori to resign over sexist remarks: media
The decision comes after a barrage of criticism from politicians to sports stars, and is the latest headache for organisers as they battle public disquiet over plans to hold the Games this summer despite the pandemic.
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New #MeToo wave challenges Denmark's image as haven of equality
On Wednesday Morten Ostergaard, leader of the Social Liberal party, resigned after it emerged he had placed his hand on the thigh of a female colleague ten years earlier.
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Chinese university instructs female students to spurn 'overly revealing' dress
Guangxi University published a 50-point safety guide for incoming first-year female students, including a dress code that suggested that women were responsible for sexual harassment or even assault.
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Africa's female journalists use radio to dispel coronavirus fake news and sexism
Radio is the only source of information in many parts of rural Africa and viewed as an important medium to stem the spread of the coronavirus across the continent which has so far been less severely hit by COVID-19 than other regions.
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ANALYSIS: Why a Wits academic got a radio ad banned
Gender stereotyping might be funny, but it's no joke. A public health professor explains why she took action against everyday sexism when she heard it in a radio advert.
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CHARLES WEBSTER: Rape culture and the ‘ownership’ of women
We have aeons of deeply ingrained ideas of ownership of women to break free from, writes Charles Webster.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Femicide: Here’s what men can do
Haji Mohamed Dawjee offers some hands-on, real-world advice to those boys and men who genuinely wish to support women.
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FIKILE-NTSIKELELO MOYA: The unintended consequences of Women’s Month
Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya says we can’t continue doing what we have been doing for the past 25 years and hope that we will have different results.
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MIA LINDEQUE: Why does she have to fight her battles silently?
Fighters come in different forms - the survivor, the warrior, the dragon lady, the academic, and so many others, writes Mia Lindeque.
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Sexism still an issue, says Parton, as '9 to 5 the Musical' opens
The country superstar joined the cast of '9 to 5 The Musical' for the curtain call at the end of Sunday’s official opening performance in London.
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[ANALYSIS] Ramos’s exit underscores how few SA women hold top jobs
Several locally listed companies still have no female board members while most who do diversify their boards tend to appoint only one female director at a time.
