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COVID19: Staying home triggers spike in domestic abuse

Violence against women has increased to an alarming level since Cyprus urged people to stay at home after reporting its first coronavirus cases on 9 March. The Association for the Prevention of

22nd March 2020

Cyprus/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

IMO, WISTA sign deal to promote greater diversity in shipping

The International Maritime Organisation and WISTA, the umbrella organisation for professional women in the shipping industry, signed a landmark technical cooperation agreement to encourage greater diversity and empower women in the maritime

28th January 2020

Maritime

Cyprus breast cancer screening rates among worst in EU

The proportion of women aged 50-69 who were screened for breast cancer (mammography) within a two-year period was only 34.8% in Cyrus, the 4th lowest in the EU. The screening ranged from

9th January 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

Cypriot women continue to reap shipping accolades

Two prominent women in the Cyprus shipping sector, Despina Panayiotou Theodosiou, co-CEO of the marine communications company Tototheo Maritime and Natasa Pilidou, Deputy Minister of Shipping, have been recognised as leaders in

13th December 2019

Maritime

There are no excuses for a male-saturated cabinet

The not-so-inspiring cabinet reshuffle, best seen as another round of musical chairs, has done little to drum up domestic support from the ruling DISY party. It has also alienated a significant part

7th December 2019

Comment/Editorial

CYPRUS: Violence against women is being tolerated

Concerned over the high number of women murdered by their partners and domestic violence cases, Cyprus MPs have launched a campaign over the need to stop this worrying trend and for the

14th July 2019

Cyprus

CYPRUS: Violence against women is being tolerated

Concerned over the high number of women murdered by their partners and domestic violence cases, Cyprus MPs have launched a campaign over the need to stop this worrying trend and for the

1st July 2019

Cyprus