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Bulk of care tasks still fall on women amid pandemic, survey finds

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 20 01:00 AM

The result of the survey, released on Saturday, said women still took on the bulk of unpaid care work, even though the pandemic has forced families to spend more time at home.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 14, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 14 11:55 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

'Male-dominated politics'

Peter Nicholls, Reuters
Posted at Jun 14 07:34 PM

Activists wearing masks depicting G7 leaders highlight male-dominated G7 leadership, during the G7 summit. Read more »

Desiree del Valle, Boom Labrusca expecting baby boy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 11:17 AM

Desiree del Valle and her husband Boom Labrusca are expecting a baby boy, the Kapamilya actress revealed on social media Wednesday. Read more »

Hungary seeks to ban 'promotion' of homosexuality in schools

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 11 07:30 AM

BUDAPEST - The Hungarian ruling party of right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday introduced legislative amendments seeking to ban the "promotion" of homosexuality and sex changes. Read more »

Hiddleston pleased that Marvel's 'Loki' addresses gender fluidity

Sarah Mills, Reuters
Posted at Jun 09 07:03 AM

"Loki" actor Tom Hiddleston said he welcomed Marvel Studios' decision to address the popular villain's gender fluidity in a new Disney+ streaming series that debuts on Wednesday. Read more »

Florida bans transgender women from school sports

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 02 07:36 AM

MIAMI - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed a law prohibiting transgender women and girls from competing in girls and women's sports at public schools in his southern US state. Read more »

Instagram lets users pick preferred gender pronouns

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 13 04:55 AM

Pronoun options included "them" and "theirs" along with nonbinary "co," "ze" and others shared at a resource center page at the University of California Davis website.   Read more »

German priests defy Vatican ban by blessing same-sex unions

Enrique Anarte, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at May 12 12:07 AM

Priests and dioceses all over Germany have joined the "Liebe Gewinnt" or "Love Wins" initiative, with blessings taking place this week in cities like Berlin, Munich and Cologne, home to Germany's largest archdiocese, as well as rural areas.   Read more »

House panel drops intersex from definition of sex in proposed anti-discrimination law

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 06:32 PM

Members of a House panel on Tuesday argued whether to include "intersex" from its definition of sex in the proposed comprehensive anti-discrimination bill, but a conservative solon rejected and insisted to keep the terminology "simple."   Read more »

'Woke' CIA recruitment video infuriates US conservatives

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 04 07:36 PM

The backlash was sparked after the Central Intelligence Agency posted the slick promotional video on its YouTube channel as part of a series called "Humans of CIA." Read more »

It's a boy! Juancho Triviño, Joyce Pring look forward to welcome baby boy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 11:15 AM

Joyce Pring and Juancho Triviño are going to have a baby boy.   Read more »

‘Whatever you are, I’ll accept,’ Kris tells son Bimby on gender orientation

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 24 07:36 PM

“You know, Bimb, whatever you choose to be, it’s none of their business.” Read more »

UN report says millions of women face restrictions on their body

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 14 02:12 PM

Nearly half the women in 57 countries around the world face restrictions on what they can do with their bodies, such as have sex, use contraception or seek health care, the UN said in a report Wednesday. Read more »

Kaye Abad, Paul Jake Castillo expecting another baby boy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 08 10:57 AM

Celebrity couple Kaye Abad and Paul Jake Castillo are expecting another baby boy, the actress announced on Instagram on Wednesday night. Read more »

Roxanne Barcelo, husband are having a boy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 02:17 PM

Roxanne Barcelo and her husband are set to have a baby boy.   Read more »

Pandemic delays gender parity by a generation: WEF

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 31 10:40 AM

The pandemic has rolled back years of progress towards equality between men and women, according to a report released Wednesday showing the crisis had added decades to the trajectory towards closing the gender gap.   Read more »

DepEd to revisit, revise module depicting gender bias

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 30 01:52 PM

The Department of Education said Tuesday its local office in South Cotabato would “revisit and revise” modules that are not aligned with the agency’s policy on gender sensitivity after a Grade 5 student in the province raised concerns over a learning material that depicted gender stereotyping. Read more »

ECQ helped launch new business for 63-year old widow

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Mar 29 11:12 AM

Three letters guaranteed to strike fear, or should I write terror, into the hearts of every business owner are E, C and Q. Read more »

How sharing positive stories can empower every woman

Avon
Updated as of Mar 24 05:45 PM

Did you know that women find strength in listening to the experiences of other women and sharing their own? Read more »