From: Witness
Mexico: Football Without Fear
As Mexico cohosts the World Cup, a mother confronts gender violence and seeks safety for her daughter through football.
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‘Turning point’: How Marie-Louise Eta can blaze a trail for women in sport
As the German coach makes history, experts believe her appointment should not be an exception in men’s football.
Australia appoints female army chief for the first time in history
Lieutenant General Susan Coyle has held several senior command roles over a nearly 40-year military career.
Taiwan’s gender row boxer Lin takes bronze medal at Asian championships
Lin Yu-ting wins a medal in her first competitive fight since a gender eligibility row overshadowed her Olympic win.
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Pakistani singer Ali Zafar wins #MeToo defamation case: Why it matters
Shafi’s 2018 sexual harassment allegations against Zafar are widely seen as Pakistan’s highest‑profile #MeToo case.
From: NewsFeed
Senegal’s ‘School of Husbands’ teaches men about gender equality
Senegalese men ask all the questions they don’t dare bring up in public at a so-called ‘School of Husbands’.
Published On 8 Jan 2026
US federal employees file complaint against Trump’s anti-transgender policy
The complaint targets a policy that would nix coverage under federal health insurance for gender-affirming healthcare.
Trump proposes new rules to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth
Critics warn that the Trump administration’s statements against transgender healthcare contradict decades of research.
Italy adds ‘femicide’ to the criminal code to curb violence against women
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has supported a bill to punish ‘femicide’ with life imprisonment.
![Women hold banners reading 'You are healthy children of patriarchy' and 'Femicide is a state murder, the state does not protect us' during a gathering for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women in Milan, Italy, on November 25, 2023 [Luca Bruno/AP Photo]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/AP23354583740518-1764125496.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Partners, family members killed 137 women each day in 2024: UN
About 83,000 women and girls were intentionally killed worldwide last year.
Lawsuit challenges US ban on transgender TSA officers conducting pat-downs
A Virginia transportation worker has alleged the new policy under Trump discriminates on the basis of gender identity.
