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More women than men work in science, technology

Cyprus is well above the EU average at 55% when it comes to women employed in science and technology, according to Eurostat data. In most EU Member States, there are at least

12th May 2021

Cyprus/Europe

Violence against women a high priority issue

Violence against women and girls is a high priority issue for a government committed to eliminating it, Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis said at a virtual event organized by the Commonwealth Ministerial Action

10th May 2021

Cyprus/Life & Society

Cyprus dragging its feet in closing gender gap

Cyprus is eighth from the bottom in the EU for female participation in parliament, as only 22% of MPs are women, compared to the European average of 33%, according to Eurostat data.

8th March 2021

Cyprus/Europe

Only 27% of women in management positions

Cyprus has one of the lowest rates of women in management-level positions in Europe with only 27%, below the EU average of 34%. Women are still highly outnumbered at the management level

5th March 2021

Business/Europe

Women in Cyprus paid 10.4% less than men

Women in Cyprus are still paid less than their male colleagues with the gender pay gap at 10.4% but the island is taking baby steps in eradicating gender-based inequality. Although better off

9th February 2021

Business

Two Cypriot women fined over racist car park incident

Larnaca District Court on Wednesday found two Cypriot sisters, aged 31 and 38, guilty of a racist attack on a Russian woman over a year ago in a car park and only

23rd December 2020

Cyprus

COVID19: 40% rise in women trying to escape abuse

Lockdowns imposed in the time of coronavirus have dramatically pushed up incidents of violence against women in Cyprus with a 40% rise in calls seeking help from the Association for the Prevention

25th November 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

Just 2 in 10 women employed in ICT

Women in Cyprus and the European Union are virtually absent from jobs related to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) as less than two in 10 employed in the industry are female. According

30th October 2020

Business

Ten women denied entry over sham marriage fears

Ten women have been denied entry into Cyprus and are currently being held at Larnaca airport after a tip-off claimed they were to engage in sham marriages with third-country nationals. The women,

20th July 2020

Cyprus

Reshuffle brings more women into cabinet

President Nicos Anastasiades has increased his women ministers in a mini-cabinet reshuffle after appointing lawyer Emily Yiolitis as the new Justice Minister, Natasa Pilides takes over the key Energy Ministry. The mini

24th June 2020

Cyprus