News of women

Organisations head to courts to request clarity over gender policies

12-07-2024 16:33 Different organisations specialising in gender issues filed a claim in court requesting clarification about the closing of the former Women, Gender & Diversity Ministry. None of the government budget to assist relatives of victims of femicide, transfemicide and transvesticide was touched in the first four months of the year, claim NGOs.

by Agustina Bordigoni

Justice Ministry says 85% of workers at ex-Women's Ministry 'dismissed'

01-07-2024 15:33 Justice Minister Mariano Cúneo Libarona announces that 85% of workers at the former Women, Gender & Diversity Ministry have been dismissed, with remainder to be transferred to Family Protection Directorate.

'We will be a tsunami' – Green tide fills streets surrounding Congress on 8M

09-03-2024 19:48 Thousands of women of all ages demonstrated near Congress to make their slogans against sexist violence heard.

by Sabrina Chemen

Tens of thousands of women challenge Milei on march for rights

08-03-2024 22:53 People across Argentina marked International Women's Day Friday with protests and celebrations, with demonstrators at a large rally in Buenos Aires voicing fierce criticism of President Javier Milei's government.

Organised backlash unravels progress in women's rights

08-03-2024 06:10 Conservative counter-campaigns are unravelling global advances in women's rights, the latest "backlash" in a series dating to the 1980s, activists and experts warned ahead of International Women's Day on Friday.

Corporate shortfall: Women far from reaching 50% of corporate leadership positions

08-03-2024 06:10 Despite the increased presence of women on boards of directors, the corporate world is still largely run by men.

France enshrines abortion as constitutional right in world first

04-03-2024 16:39 Lawmakers in Versailles vote to anchor the right to abortion in the constitution, making France the first country in the world to enshrine explicit protection for terminating a pregnancy in basic law.

'Not on president's agenda' – Spokesperson denies Milei link to abortion bill

08-02-2024 15:26 Executive branch is suspicious of the proposal and denies the possibility of going for repeal in the immediate future.

Sister, vice-president, girlfriend – the women in Milei’s inner circle

06-12-2023 18:17 He is single, with no children, and very few trusted friends. Javier Milei, who as of this Sunday will be president of Argentina, has three women in his innermost circle: his sister, his vice-president and his girlfriend.

25N: Demonstrators for women's rights call for end to global violence

27-11-2023 20:42 Protesters march to defend their “conquered rights” in Buenos Aires following election of Javier Milei as Argentina’s next president. Thousands attending fear for the country's future, but also show their support for Palestine amidst war and violence.

by Montserrat Pagan

Women’s World Cup: Schedule, Argentina’s debut and all you need to know

20-07-2023 15:06 The ninth edition of the World Cup, the first to be played in two countries with 32 teams, is starting. All the info.

'Girls with balls' still sidelined in Argentine football

17-07-2023 17:34 In Argentina, a country obsessed with football and the proud holder of three World Cup titles, women have yet to be fully welcomed into the beautiful game.

Poll: 60% of women have been sexually harassed on public transport

25-04-2023 15:47 New study carried out by Marea, in collaboration with the Universidad Popular Barrios de Pie, reveals that six out of every 10 women in the capital say they’ve been sexually harassed while using public transport; 90% responded that they feel unsafe.

by Claudio Corsalini

Tango Queer: Argentina’s famous dance has a new surname

25-03-2023 06:00 While the dress and music of the Argentine tango have updated with the times, the dance has lacked one marked revision: the role of the dancers has remained remarkably immutable. That’s where the idea for Tango Queer was born: a space that permitted dancers of any gender to fill the role they pleased: lead, or be led.

by Erica Davis

Mabel Bianco: ‘The mechanisms we have to support women are not working’

08-03-2023 07:00 Physician, campaigner and activist Dr. Mabel Bianco on gender equality in Argentina, abortion reform, barriers to reproductive freedom and tackling violence against women.

by Erica Davis

Small victories as women challenge Vatican patriarchy

08-03-2023 05:33 Once a rare sight in the Vatican's halls of power, women are increasingly being seen in senior posts under Pope Francis, but the gender battle is far from won.

Argentina: Criminal groups are luring Russian mums-to-be

13-02-2023 09:09 Criminal organisations are luring pregnant Russian women into Argentina with so-called childbirth tourism packages, declares National Director of Immigration Florencia Carignano.

Police raids in Buenos Aires as authorities probe pregnant Russian arrivals

12-02-2023 12:50 Immigration officials and justice system probing reasons behind surge of pregnant Russian women arriving to Argentina to give birth; Criminal investigation opened by federal courts to investigate reasons behind massive influx, with numbers growing month by month.