Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Sexism

Sexism on set made Sarah Polley 'squirm.' So she made a film by a new set of rules

NEW YORK — Sarah Polley wasn't really looking for a project to direct when she was approached about adapting Miriam Toews' novel "Women Talking" into a film. Since the release in 2012 of "Stories We Tell," a deeply personal documentary about Polley's late mother, the Canadian filmmaker has spent most…

Los Angeles Times

Female teachers given ‘toolkit’ letters to combat harassment

A spokeswoman for the NEU said the toolkit was a response to concerns that sexism and sexual harassment were far too common in schools

Evening Standard

Joanna Lumley says it's the 'new fashion' for women to be 'victims' of sexism

The Absolutely Fabulous star claimed it is 'pathetic' and compared it to how sexism and harassment was dealt with during the early days of her showbiz career

Daily Mirror

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Joanna Lumley attacks ‘new fashion’ for women to be ‘victims’ of sexism

‘It’s pathetic. We’ve gone mad’, says the actor and presenter

Evening Standard

The Tories trashed racism and sexism as ‘woke’ concerns. Now our public services are paying the price

Bullying and bigotry are rife in the fire service, NHS and police, estranging these institutions from the people they should serve, says the Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Guardian - UK

‘Sex education should be as important as maths’: inside the radical new relationship workshops in London schools

Last month, Sadiq Khan launched a £1 million anti-sexism “toolkit” for all secondary schools in the city. Katie Strick attends a workshop to see how students and staff are responding

Evening Standard

From Andrew Tate to Jordan Peterson, a phoney zero-sum-game argument sits at the heart of anti-feminist backlash

Clips of men sharing controversial opinions about women and masculinity do swift business on social media.

The Conversation

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Kim Moore wins Forward poetry prize for ‘phenomenal’ poems about everyday sexism

All the Men I Never Married took the £10,000 award for best collection, while Stephanie Sy-Quia and Nick Laird were also winners in other categories

The Guardian - UK

Top marks for ageism and sexism

As the treasurer of Inangahua Community Arts Council, which is made up of mostly women volunteers over 50 and hosts Arts on Tour shows in Reefton, Lois Williams vents on defunding by Creative New Zealand.

Newsroom.co.nz

Strictly's Shirley Ballas seeks medical help after cruel trolling takes 'emotional toll'

Shirley Ballas, 62, has revealed her confidence has been shattered by the constant taunts from trolls on this year's Strictly, with her mental health so low she has sought professional help

Daily Mirror

I'm A Celeb sexism row as Jill Scott becomes last woman standing after four exit

Lioness Jill Scott is the last woman left on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! with viewers voting off three women off the ITV show first

Daily Mirror

Qld top cop says COVID-19 hindered reform

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will restructure the police force to stamp out a culture of sexism, racism and misogyny, but the top cop will stay.

AAP

I'm A Celebrity sparks sexism row after fans spot four-year pattern

I'm a Celebrity faces fresh 'sexism' row after two women first to exit the jungle as pattern shows it's the fourth series running women have been booted out first by viewers

Daily Mirror

Truly Fkd QLD Police Inquiry Finds Sexism, Racism Misogyny Allowed To Run ‘Unchecked’ In Force

"It is a failure of the leadership of the organisation that this situation has been allowed to continue over many years unchecked."

Pedestrian.tv

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland police ‘failure of leadership’ has allowed sexism, racism and fear to take hold, inquiry finds

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk backs the beleaguered police commissioner, Katarina Carroll, to keep her job and implement reforms

The Guardian - AU

Queensland police let off with a talking to after inquiry’s scathing report

As with officers who engaged in serious sexism or racism, the force’s entire leadership have been told to do better in the future

ABC News

Former UN and military advisor hired to clean up Queensland police culture

Queensland's Police Commissioner announces she's hired a workplace cultural expert to help restore the reputation of the police service following a damming public inquiry which revealed sexism and racism amongst some officers.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland police commissioner ‘hoping to survive’ in role amid force’s racism and sexism scandals

Katarina Carroll says she hopes to keep her position when report examining police culture is released

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

ABC News

South West Football League women's clubs investigated for 'inequality' after claims of sexism, racism

One of the country’s first female football leagues is ordered to investigate the treatment of female players across the competition, after the exodus of an entire women’s team following claims of racism and sexism.

The Guardian - UK

Mina Smallman gives new Met chief ‘100 days’ to address sexism and racism

Mother of murdered sisters Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry says unless Mark Rowley makes changes in force she is ‘coming for him’

Evening Standard

Pupils in London to be trained to recognise sexist behaviour

School pupils in London are to be given training on healthy relationships and how to spot sexism and misogyny as part of a City Hall-funded scheme.

The Guardian - UK

There is no ‘war on men’ – we now know feminism is good for boys

A report shows that boys benefit from learning about gender stereotypes and different types of masculinity, says Laura Bates of Everyday Sexism

The Independent UK

Sunak under pressure as reports cabinet minister faces misconduct allegations

Rishi Sunak is facing growing questions over his judgement after reports a minister he appointed to the cabinet last week is embroiled in allegations of misconduct.

Daily Mirror

Thousands of bent cops on UK streets as watchdog finds culture of sexism and poor vetting

Inspector of constabulary Matt Parr says the number of questionable recruits into the police force over the last several years is "certainly in the hundreds, if not low thousands"

The Guardian - UK

Make poverty discrimination illegal like racism or sexism, official to tell UN

Exclusive: ‘Povertyism’ restricts access to education, housing, employment and social benefits and must be outlawed, says special rapporteur

1 … 12 13 14 15

People

Annastacia Palaszczuk

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.