Where the UK ranks as top 10 countries with best gender equality revealed
The UK fell one place in the report In September, the World Economic Forum released its annual Global Gender Gap Index, ranking 145 countries on gender equality. Full equality appears 120 years away now, meaning the world will have to wait until 2146. This is only assuming that progress actually continues, as before the pandemic, […]
2 weeks ago
Pilot left frustrated after airport worker assumes she’s a flight attendant because she’s a woman
‘I’m offended for you’ A pilot has expressed her annoyance after a gate agent at an airport assumed she was a flight attended – and not a pilot. And apparently it wasn’t a one-off either. Sabrina Johnson vented her anger about the incident on TikTok where it has been viewed 2.6m times. “Gate agent looked […]
3 years ago
Wimbledon to drop Mrs and Miss on women’s honours board to match men’s titles
Married female winners of the tournament have been recognised on the honours board by their husband’s initial and surname Wimbledon organisers have decided to remove titles before the names of female champions on the honours board at the tournament. Currently, the honours board – which has the name of every female champion on it – […]
4 years ago
Boris Johnson says ‘biological males’ should not compete in female sports events
This comes just a day after a landmark LGBTQ+ conference was cancelled Boris Johnson has said that he does not believe people born as biological men should be able to compete in biological women’s sporting events. Speaking during a visit to a hospital in Welwyn Garden City on Wednesday, the PM was addressing issues such […]
4 years ago
UK Supreme Court rejects gender-neutral passports
Such passports already exist in more than 11 countries The UK Supreme Court has rejected a proposal for gender-neutral passports after a unanimous decision. The case put forward by Christie Elan-Cane – activist and non-gendered campaigner for over 30 years – was ultimately thrown out on Wednesday after the court ruled that gender is “a […]
5 years ago
Susanna Reid apologises for ‘insensitive’ question to lesbian couple trying for baby
The GMB host apologised immediately for having misspoken Susanna Reid immediately apologised after asking what she admits was an “insensitive” albeit accidental question to a lesbian couple on Tuesday’s episode of Good Morning Britain. As reported by multiple outlets, Reid was interviewing influencers and lesbian couple, Megan and Whitney Bacon-Evans, who are currently suing the […]
5 years ago