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Tulfo pushes pants option for female students

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 14 06:57 PM

Sen. Raffy Tulfo also said that wearing pants serves as one’s safety measure against dengue. Read more »

Thysz Estrada fights for a more inclusive society

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 11 07:31 AM

Aside from fighting for the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community, Thysz Estrada, a transwoman who is a bike commuter, is also a mobility advocate. Read more »

Gender pay progress stalls on 'motherhood penalty': study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 08 08:38 AM

There has been minimal global movement toward gender pay equality because many women still face a "motherhood penalty" after having children, a study said. Read more »

Gender equality still '300 years away': UN chief

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 07 02:23 PM

Global progress on women's rights is 'vanishing before our eyes,' UN boss Antonio Guterres warned. Read more »

Philippines hails women this March

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 21 12:22 PM

The Philippine Commission on Women launches the Purple Wednesdays this month of March for Women's Month celebration. Read more »

Spain set to approve trans rights bill

Hazel Ward, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 16 08:26 PM

Spanish lawmakers were set to adopt Thursday a contentious bill allowing anyone over 16 to change gender on their ID card. Read more »

SOGIE bill, hindi dini-delay sa Senado ayon kay Villanueva

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 13 07:30 PM

Nanindigan si Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva na walang delaying tactics sa Senado kaugnay sa pagpasa sa SOGIE bill. Read more »

One Billion Rising Philippines celebrates 10 years

Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 08:01 PM

Members of One Billion Rising (OBR) Philippines and GABRIELA dance at the Liwasang Aurora in Quezon Memorial Circle to celebrate the 10 years of OBR Read more »

SOGIE bill 'di kailangan dahil sa 'equal protection clause': ex-law school dean

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 02:15 AM

Giit niya, kailangan lang i-implement ang parusa laban sa diskriminasyon na hindi nagagawa. Read more »

SOGIE bill faces stiff resistance from 2 lawmakers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 09 10:51 PM

A bill seeking to penalize gender and sexual discrimination in the Philippines faces stiff resistance from two lawmakers whose family leads an influential religious sect in the country. Read more »

House panel tackles SOGIE bills despite move for deferment

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 09 04:09 AM

'This is not an illegal meeting… We were given clearance by the Rules committee,' said Rep. Geraldine Roman, chair of the House Committee on Women and Gender Equality. Read more »

'Anyare sa bill?': Hontiveros asks why SOGIE bill is in 'limbo'

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 05:49 PM

Sen. Risa Hontiveros said she's willing to conduct more hearings on the SOGIE bill. Read more »

Rachel Peters reveals gender of second baby

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 11:36 AM

Rachel Peters turned to social media anew to reveal the gender of her baby two weeks since she announced that she and Migz Villafuerte are expecting their second child together. Read more »

Sierra Leone passes law reserving 30% of jobs for women

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 20 06:42 AM

Sierra Leone passed a law Thursday requiring public and private entities to reserve 30 percent of their jobs for women, in a bid to tackle gender imbalances in a society that favors men. Read more »

Juancho Trivino, Joyce Pring expecting baby girl

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 12:31 PM

TV host Joyce Pring made the gender reveal through a shared post on Instagram Monday night. Read more »

Kenya LGBTQ rights activist killed, suspect arrested

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 07 11:25 AM

Kenyan police said they had arrested a suspect in the killing of an LGBTQ rights campaigner whose body was discovered stuffed in a metal trunk, a grisly crime that has sparked national outrage. Read more »

Trina 'Hopia' Legaspi, husband expecting baby girl

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 11:54 AM

Actress Trina 'Hopia' Legaspi and her husband Ryan Jarina are expecting a baby girl, the Kapamilya actress revealed in her latest vlog. Read more »

Male panda at Dutch zoo turns out to be female

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 24 09:05 AM

A 2-year-old giant panda at a Dutch zoo has caused a stir by turning out to be a female and not a male as initially thought. Read more »

Study seeks explanation on why women clean and men don't notice

Helen Rowe, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 23 11:26 AM

Women looking at an unclean surface may see something to be wiped whereas men may just observe a crumb-covered countertop, researchers argue in the journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. Read more »

Scotland passes bill allowing transgender self-indentification

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Dec 23 09:05 AM

Scotland's parliament passed on Thursday a controversial bill that lowers the age for recognizing transgender people from 18 to 16 and scraps a medical certification requirement. Read more »