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PH among gender-equal countries in Southeast Asia: JobStreet

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 03:47 AM

The Philippines is among the best performing Southeast Asian countries in promoting gender equality in the workplace, according to recruitment website Jobstreet.com. Read more »

Saudi Arabia among most dangerous countries for women despite drive for change - poll

Lin Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Updated as of Jun 26 10:09 AM

As Saudi women take the driving seat in a landmark legal change, a survey of global experts released on Tuesday has found they live in the world's fifth most dangerous country for women, their lives tightly controlled by male relatives.  Read more »

Fruit and veg off the menu for Indonesian girls as myths fuel malnutrition

Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jun 12 06:44 AM

From fears that eating chicken wings makes it hard to find a husband to beliefs that pineapple jeopardizes fertility, a host of food taboos are fueling malnutrition among Indonesian girls, experts said as they launched an adolescent health drive. Read more »

Qatar Airways boss apologizes for remarks on women CEOs

Reuters
Posted at Jun 06 08:18 AM

Qatar Airways Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker defended his airline's record of gender diversity, saying 44 percent of its staff were female. Read more »

DigiGirlz seeks to prove tech is not just for boys

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 28 05:01 PM

Getting more girls to participate in technology is one of the challenges in an increasingly digital world. Read more »

Mga banat ni Duterte sa kababaihan, posibleng 'labag' sa batas: propesor

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 26 01:56 AM

Nag-post ng mga retrato at video ang netizens bilang pagkondena sa misogyny o sexism matapos sabihin ng Pangulo na ayaw niyang magtalaga ng babae para sa isang mataas na posisyon. Read more »

Survey: Gender equality in workplace could add $40 billion to PH GDP by 2025

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 24 09:10 PM

While the Philippines leads the Asia-Pacific region in terms of gender equality in the workplace, there are still areas to improve for the country. Read more »

Accenture's woman boss leads path towards inclusivity in workplace

Jan Yumul, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 24 10:38 PM

Accenture Philippines' Ambe Tierro believes pushing diversity in the workplace is not women's task alone. Read more »

Gay man says pope told him: 'God made you this way' - paper

Reuters
Posted at May 22 07:04 AM

A Chilean man who suffered clerical sexual abuse has said Pope Francis told him in a private conversation that God had made him gay and loved him that way, according to the Spanish newspaper El Pais. Read more »

'Mag-resign ka na,' Sereno bumanat kay Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 10:14 PM

Hinamon ng napatalsik na Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na magbitiw na sa puwesto. Read more »

CHR exec slams Duterte's 'misogynistic' comment on woman chief justice

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 07:14 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's statement against a woman being the chief justice is misogynistic and unfair, an executive of the Commission on Human Rights said Thursday. Read more »

Duterte answers questions on next Ombudsman, Chief Justice

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 17 04:31 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) - President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday was asked questions on his preference for the next Ombudsman and Chief Justice.    Read more »

Saudi to lift driving ban on women June 24

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 08 06:29 PM

Saudi women will be allowed to start driving in the kingdom from June 24. Read more »

Ex 'PBB' housemates Gee-Ann, Mickey expecting baby girl

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 01:18 PM

Former "Pinoy Big Brother" housemates Mickey Perz and Gee-Ann Abrahan are expecting a baby girl. Read more »

Saudi Aramco appoints first woman to the board

Reuters
Posted at Apr 29 05:12 PM

State run Saudi Aramco, the world's top oil company, said on Sunday it has appointed 5 new members to its board including a female executive, a milestone for Saudi Arabia and the oil industry where there are few women executives. Read more »

Afghan girl spends life disguised as 'son' her parents wanted

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 23 03:47 PM

Sultanpur, Afghanistan - Sitara Wafadar yearns for long hair like other girls. Instead, the Afghan teenager has disguised herself as a boy for more than a decade, forced by her parents to be the "son" they never had. Read more »

Laruan, dapat bang panlalaki o pambabae lang?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 09 04:29 PM

Kadalasan kasing binibigyan ng kulay ng iba o nauuwi sa panunukso kapag ang isang bata ay naglalaro ng laruang sinasabing hindi wasto para sa kaniyang kasarian. Read more »

Transgender man gives birth in Finland first

Anne Kauranen, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 05 05:04 AM

HELSINKI, Finland - A Finnish woman who underwent hormonal therapy has become the nation's first transgender man to give birth, local media said Wednesday, triggering controversy as laws require infertility to change gender. Read more »

Singapore couple challenge annulment of marriage after sex change

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 02 05:27 PM

SINGAPORE - A Singaporean couple have launched a legal challenge after authorities annulled their marriage because the husband underwent a sex change, a lawyer said Monday. Read more »

Banks with heart: Women at BSP lead the way in gender equality

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 02 12:11 PM

Women should be given more representation in bank boards so that the industry can capitalize on their strengths while helping close the gender gap, Bangko Sentral Deputy Governor Chuchi Fonacier said. Read more »