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New H&M tagline sparks outcry over gender violence association

Beh Lih Yi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Updated as of Nov 12 08:34 AM

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—A new collection from fashion giant H&M has unleashed protests from women's rights campaigners because it includes the slogan "I love GBV," the initials of the designer but also a widely used acronym for gender-based violence. Read more »

Apple Card faces probe over discrimination complaint

Neil Vigdor, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 11 08:04 AM

New York state regulators will investigate the algorithm used by Apple Card to determine the creditworthiness of applicants. Read more »

Most Filipinos frown at trans women in female toilets: survey

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 10:34 PM

Majority of Filipinos rejected the idea of allowing transgender women in female toilets, but agreed there should be a law specifically protecting members of the LGBT community, a new Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released Wednesday showed. Read more »

Explosion at gender reveal party kills woman

Sandra E. Garcia, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 29 07:17 AM

A woman in Iowa died during a gender reveal announcement Saturday after flying debris from an explosion from what amounted to a homemade pipe bomb struck her, authorities said Monday. Read more »

Ivanka Trump says developing countries must do more to empower women to get US aid

Andrea Shalal, Reuters
Posted at Oct 19 12:32 PM

Developing countries that want to do business with the United States must do more to empower women and give them better access to the workforce, education and legal protections, White House adviser Ivanka Trump said on Friday. Read more »

IMF chief Georgieva tells women: Don't accept less!

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 16 08:12 AM

Women around the world take on far more unpaid work than men but what they should never do is agree to a lower wage in the workplace, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said Tuesday. Read more »

SM malls to begin installing 'all-gender' restrooms in November

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 11 08:27 PM

All-gender restrooms will be installed in select SM Supermalls in the capital starting November, its operator said Thursday.  Read more »

Japanese MP makes waves by linking same-sex marriage to revising constitution

Linda Sieg, Reuters
Posted at Oct 04 06:51 PM

A conservative ally of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called for discussion on revising Japan's constitution to allow same-sex marriage, annoying colleagues in the ruling party who are against it and also opposition parliamentarians who say enacting a simple law would clear the way. Read more »

Philippines looks for ways to boost the number of women in jobs

Reuters
Posted at Oct 02 06:09 PM

In the family-oriented Philippines, women often quit work after getting married or having children, particularly during the peak childbearing ages from 25 to 29. Read more »

Pinoy artist creates mural promoting gender identities

Albert Bataclan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 04:17 PM

A mural created by a Filipino-American artist promoting gender and equality awareness was unveiled at the Transgender Health and Wellness Center in Cathedral City, California.   Read more »

Philippines has room for more women in top corporate posts, MAP says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 12:02 PM

The Philippines needs to do more to bring more women to top corporate positions, a manager's guild says. The country still lacks enough women in so-called "c suite" posts despite improving its ranking in the world gender gap index, according to the Management Association of the Philippines. Read more »

Barbie toymaker Mattel creates gender-neutral dolls

Sonia Elks, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Sep 26 01:17 AM

The toymaker behind Barbie launched a range of gender-neutral dolls on Wednesday which can be styled as either girls or boys, saying children were moving away from traditional stereotypes.   Read more »

Walmart accused of discriminating against women workers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 18 08:29 AM

US authorities believe global retail giant Walmart likely discriminated against some female employees in US stores, paying them less or denying them promotions, according to a media report on Tuesday. Read more »

The real deal on gender inequality in PH workplace

Jobstreet
Updated as of Sep 13 07:00 PM

ABS-CBN News' NXT collaborated with Jobstreet PH to tackle the issue during a live discussion. Read more »

Man who used to identify as transgender doubts SOGIE promotes equality

Angelo Andrade, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 10:28 PM

Gavino Santiago Jr., who used to identify as a transgender woman, believes the SOGIE bill does not guarantee protection against discrimination in general. Read more »

China's transgender community risk self-surgery and illegal drugs

Pak Yiu, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 12 03:26 PM

CHENGDU, China - Vulnerable and afraid, a 16-year-old boy sat on the floor of his home in rural eastern China and tried to hack off his genitals with a scalpel, an act of desperation against a body he did not want. Read more »

Palace bats for general anti-discrimination bill

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 03:05 PM

A proposed law against discrimination should cover all forms of prejudice and not just bigotry, Malacañang said Thursday. Read more »

Geena Davis says Hollywood gender imbalance an 'embarrassment'

Reuters
Posted at Sep 12 06:35 AM

PARIS (Reuters) - The under-representation of women in Hollywood behind the camera is an “embarrassment”, American actor and activist Geena Davis said at France’s Deauville Film Festival. Read more »

Palace: Duterte to certify as urgent anti-discrimination bill, not SOGIE bill

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 12:07 AM

The Palace made clear President Rodrigo Duterte is only willing to certify as urgent a more comprehensive anti-discrimination bill instead of one that is focused on prohibiting gender-based discrimination. Read more »

Sotto doubts SOGIE Bill to pass 'as is' even with Duterte backing

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 12:06 PM

A proposed law protecting the LGBT community from hate crimes and prejudice "as is will not make it" even if President Rodrigo Duterte certifies its passage as priority, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Wednesday. Read more »