gender equality

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Childcare rules leave mothers struggling to attend state Greek lessons

Mothers attending state-run Greek language courses in Cyprus face barriers to continuing their education after being barred from bringing...
Local

POGO Women’s Movement files complaint over online gender-based violence

The POGO Women's Movement filed a formal complaint with the relevant authorities on Thursday over an incident of online...
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18,000 gender-based violence complaints in six years, police reveal

"The problem of gender-based violence is much bigger than we believed," Police Chief Themistos Arnaoutis told the parliamentary Human...
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16 femicides recorded in Cyprus 2020-2025, three attempts already in 2026

Sixteen femicides were recorded in Cyprus between 2020 and 2025, according to police data, while three attempted femicides have...
Politics

Low fertility is not women’s ‘problem’ to solve, gender institute warns Cyprus politicians

The Mediterranean Institute for Gender Studies has warned Cyprus and European politicians that low fertility is a structural problem,...
Politics

Cyprus among majority of EU states missing pay transparency directive deadline

Cyprus will be among the majority of European countries failing to integrate the EU directive on pay transparency into...
Politics

Institute calls for gender quotas in elections

The Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS) is calling on political parties to introduce binding quotas and concrete equality...
Politics

Women make up 29.7% of candidates for May 24 elections despite record candidacy numbers

Women account for 29.7% of candidates standing in Cyprus's May 24 parliamentary elections, with 224 female candidacies submitted against...
Local

Gender equality a prerequisite for peace and stability, says Equality Commissioner

Gender equality is a fundamental prerequisite for peace, stability, and sustainable development, Gender Equality Commissioner Josie Christodoulou stated on...
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Cyprus ranks last in EU for gender equality

Deep-seated gender stereotypes have been established in Cypriot society, resulting in the country ranking last among the European Union...
Opinion

A spectacularly misguided campaign

We've proved time and again in this country that we lose sight of what matters for the sake of...
Opinion

Traffic light feminism

Little did Simone de Beauvoir imagine, when she wrote about The Second Sex back in the 1960s, that we'd...
Local

Here are the traffic lights with female figures – How they’ll be named (photos)

It's the end of an era for the traditional male pedestrian figures at Cyprus traffic lights, as female silhouettes...
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