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Cyprus gender pay gap needs 30 years to close

Women in Cyprus will need to wait another 30 years to see their earnings equal those of their male colleagues, according to the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). Based on Eurostat data

5th October 2020

Cyprus/Economy

COVID19: Gender and smoking don’t seem to be factors

There is no serious gender divide of COVID-19 cases in Cyprus while smoking habits do not seem to be a determining factor on whether a person will be infected by the virus

8th April 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

Time to get gender-serious

It’s Women’s Day once again, when everybody hops on the equality bandwagon, adding a tag of their choosing to “gender-” to show the general public that they care about inequality issues. President

7th March 2020

Comment/Editorial/Life & Society

Cyprus women protest for equality

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades said he is striving to put more women in decision-making centres after protests demanding gender equality. Hundreds of Women across the island staged a one-hour strike outside their

6th March 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

Cyprus has one of EU’s widest gender pension gaps

At 38% Cyprus has one of the widest gender pension gaps in the EU with men receiving a lot more than women to get by while pensioners at risk of poverty is

7th February 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

Monthly earnings of employees went up 3.1% in Q3 2019

Monthly earnings of employees in the third quarter of 2019 increased by 3% on an annual basis but there is still a gender pay gap, provisional data by the Cyprus Statistical Service

30th December 2019

Business

Male-dominated cabinet sparks gender equality fury

Hurt by criticism over the lack of women in government, President Nicos Anastasiades denies he failed to consider the principle of gender equality when reshuffling his cabinet that now has only one

2nd December 2019

Cyprus