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Illustration depicting the launch of Folha and FGV's 2025 Diversity in Companies study, showing diverse Brazilian executives and charts on inclusion progress and top management gaps.

Folha and FGV launch 2025 Diversity in Companies study

16. december 2025 Rapporteret af AI Billede genereret af AI

Folha and FGV's Center for Financial Studies launched on Wednesday (17) the second edition of the survey on diversity in Brazilian companies, examining gender, race, and age inclusion in publicly traded firms. The study shows subtle improvements in female and Black, Brown, and Indigenous participation but warns of persistent inequalities in top management and diversity washing practices. Drawing from CVM data for 2024, the report highlights 20 leading DEI companies and notes data omissions by 85 firms.

Scientists find vocal fry more common in men

New research challenges the common belief that vocal fry is a speech trait mostly found in young women. Acoustic analysis and listening tests show the creaky voice quality occurs more often in men and increases with age.

Valle assembly approves first debate on ordinance against political violence to women

21. april 2026 Rapporteret af AI

The Valle del Cauca Assembly approved in first debate Project Ordinance 003 to apply Law 2453 of 2025 territorially against political violence towards women. Led by deputy Lina Segura, the project sets attention routes and institutional mechanisms amid ongoing barriers to women's participation. An academic forum at Universidad Santiago de Cali analyzed its implementation.

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Kenyan government probes Russian national over videos targeting women

The Kenyan government has launched a multi-agency probe into a Russian national accused of secretly recording videos of interactions with Kenyan women without their consent, following the videos going viral online last weekend. Gender, Culture, and Children Services Cabinet Secretary Hanna Wendot Cheptumo condemned the act and urged victims to seek counseling and legal aid via hotline 1195. The investigation involves international collaboration to pursue justice under relevant laws.

Gender CS vows action against unauthorized recording of Nairobi woman's images

18. januar 2026 Rapporteret af AI

Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Gender has condemned the circulation of a video depicting a woman in a vulnerable position at a Nairobi entertainment venue, promising action against those responsible. The incident has drawn sharp online backlash and demands for accountability.

Sheinbaum rejects San Luis Potosí 'Spouse Law' amid ongoing gender parity debate

In a follow-up to the San Luis Potosí 'Spouse Law' controversy, President Claudia Sheinbaum firmly rejected mandatory gender alternation for governorships on December 22, arguing the INE's parity quotas suffice. Morena continues to oppose the reform as unconstitutional.

Teacher faces charges for alleged sexual harassment of students in Manzanares

21. december 2025 Rapporteret af AI

Colombia's General Prosecutor's Office has filed disciplinary charges against Gerardo Uribe Velásquez, a teacher at a school in Manzanares, Caldas, for alleged sexual abuse of several female students. The incidents took place between January and February 2023 in classrooms and hallways. The proceedings incorporate a gender perspective and classify the behavior as a very serious offense.

fredag d. 3. april 2026, 12.45