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The Gender Health Gap: the scandal of sexism in medicine

Dr Marieke Bigg’s new book on the gender health gap is inspired by her own experiences of medical inequality, she explains to Claire Cohen

Evening Standard

Christian right's radicalization worsens

Showily booting the famous Saddleback Church is the latest example of why the church can't keep young people around

Salon

British police face struggle to clean up sexist culture after scandals

Britain's police force is under unprecedented pressure to reform after the conviction of officers for murder and rape, alongside evidence of widespread sexism and misogyny in its ranks.

Reuters

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‘Endemic’ sexism in Met police led to undercover deception, inquiry told

Barrister says ‘women were used casually’ by officers according to their personal preferences

The Guardian - UK

Iceland: A feminist paradise?

Is Iceland the best place to be a woman? Our reporter visits the island nation which prides itself on being a champion of feminism, to see if it is a gender equality paradise. Also an end to sexism in toy advertisements in Spain after its government introduces a code of…

France 24

Nicola Sturgeon described politics as 'harsh and hostile' for women

Sturgeon said: “Social media provides a vehicle for the most awful abuse of women, misogyny, sexism and threats of violence for women who put their heads above the parapet.”

Daily Record

WRU sexism allegations ‘moment’ to change sports culture – Tanni Grey-Thompson

The Sport Wales chair was giving evidence at a Senedd committee hearing looking into claims made in a BBC television programme last month.

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Kansas City official says fire department racism report confirms ‘urgent need’ to change culture

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — City Manager Brian Platt on Friday said a report released this week on racism and sexism in the Kansas City Fire Department again showed the pressing need for city leaders to take immediate action to change the department’s culture.

Tribune News Service

Beyoncé is not the most commercially successful artist of our age but she might be one of the most culturally significant

There is always a flurry of media excitement at this time of year surrounding the Grammys, the American music business’s peer-recognised music awards delivered by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. But away from the gossip about who deserved to win, the outfits on display and the racial…

The Conversation

Republican identity politics

Their Orwellian newspeak version of "freedom, liberty and individual rights" belies a darker truth

Salon

Camp Cope leaves the Australian music industry forever changed by their fearless feminist activism

Australian indie-rock trio Camp Cope announced yesterday they are splitting up. They leave behind an industry forever changed by their fearless feminist activism, and a legacy of empowered young fans.

The Conversation

‘Nobody was listening’: Wales kick off Six Nations under a cloud of scandal

The game in Wales is reeling from allegations of a culture of sexism and misogyny at the WRU

The Guardian - UK

Future of Welsh rugby at stake after misogyny allegations

When Prime Minister Harold Wilson said “a week is a long time in politics”, it’s unlikely that many thought Welsh rugby would one day be the subject of this truism. But a BBC Wales investigative documentary has exposed a “toxic culture” within the sport’s governing body, the Welsh Rugby Union…

The Conversation

Welsh Rugby in ‘denial’ over extent of sexism and misogyny, committee told

Chairman Ieuan Evans and acting chief executive Nigel Walker were grilled by the Senedd’s sports and culture committee

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The Independent UK

WRU bosses admit being in ‘denial’ over sexism and misogyny in the organisation

Chairman Ieuan Evans and acting chief executive Nigel Walker were grilled by the Senedd’s sports and culture committee.

The Independent UK

Bosses admit being in ‘denial’ over sexism and misogyny in Welsh Rugby Union

Chairman Ieuan Evans and acting chief executive Nigel Walker were grilled by the Senedd’s sports and culture committee.

Los Angeles Times

Mark Z. Barabak: California Sen. Dianne Feinstein needs to do the right thing and not seek reelection

Today we answer questions about ageism, sexism and the rompin', stompin' contest to succeed Dianne Feinstein in the U.S. Senate.

Daily Mirror

FIA defends president Mohammed ben Sulayem as sexism row emerges amid F1 storm

The surfacing of comments Ben Sulayem made in an archived post on his website comes in the same week F1 lawyers sent him a letter admonishing him for a social media post

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Wales Online

Welsh rugby's crisis explained and the key questions now as Steve Phillips stands on the brink

At the end of a pretty depressing week for Welsh rugby which has included allegations of bullying and sexism, Steffan Thomas looks at the key questions which still need to be answered

France 24

Education in the spotlight as watchdog warns of sexist ‘backlash’ sweeping France

France’s equality watchdog has called for an “emergency plan” to combat widespread sexism that is affecting youths in particular, amid concern that the country’s education system is failing to foster gender equality from a young and vulnerable age. While online exposure to pornography is cause for particular alarm, experts say…

ABC News

Nicolette Fraillon was told she couldn't be a conductor 'because I was a woman'

The Australian conductor says sexism is still an issue within the classical music scene.

Wales Online

Major WRU sponsors speak out and tell rugby bosses to act over allegations of 'toxic' culture

The Welsh Rugby Union's principal sponsors have spoken out following allegations of bullying and sexism within the governing body

Radio France Internationale

France struggles to shake off everyday sexism, particularly among young men

Despite the #MeToo movement, sexism remains at an "alarming" level in France with many young men seeing discriminatory or violent behaviour against women as acceptable, a report by France's High Authority on Equality (HCE) revealed.

The Independent UK

France is still ‘very sexist’ and needs emergency plan to tackle misogyny, watchdog says

‘Alarming’ levels of misogyny, says Paris watchdog – and violence against women ‘getting worse’

The Independent UK

WRU facing allegations of sexism and discrimination following BBC investigation

Incidents of racism and homophobia are also alleged

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