Rehabilitating hormone replacement
Hormone replacement should be offered during menopause, experts say, but lack of knowledge about HRT is leaving women suffering
Periods are a pain in the crotch but once they stop, ...
Betting against your biological clock
Egg freezing allows women to delay starting a family, and in Cyprus the government even contributes to the cost. Gina Agapiou finds out more
Hundreds of women freeze their eggs ...
Female farmers ‘show the way to create new life’
Female farmers “show the way to create new life”, Environment Commissioner Klelia Vassiliou said on Saturday after she participated in an event in Emba in honour of ten women involved ...
Leaders agree on action plan for women’s participation in peace process
The two Cypriot leaders have agreed on an action plan to ensure a more “equal and meaningful” participation of women in the peace process, the UN said on Wednesday.
A ...
Pay gap in Cyprus falling, now lower than EU average
A woman has to work until February 6 to reach the same wage as a man received in the preceding year, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Sunday.
Emilianidou said that ...
Violence against women another pandemic, equality commissioner says
Violence against women and girls is another pandemic that violates human rights and widens gender inequality and discrimination, Gender Equality Commissioner Iosifina Antoniou said on Thursday.
One in three women ...
Women’s group say low birth rate due to social and economic policies
Pogo, the Akel-affiliated women’s organisation, on Thursday castigated efforts to link Cyprus’ demographic issue with migration as a cheap attempt to divert attention from the difficulties young people face ...
Women in film and television chapter finally get green light
The Cyprus chapter of ‘Women in Film and Television Cyprus2, Wift Cy has finally been given the green light by the Cyprus government three years after it was initially established ...
Women protest over AG’s decision not to prosecute police officers (Updated)
A group of demonstrators on Wednesday gathered outside the offices of the legal service to protest against a decision by the attorney-general not to prosecute 15 police officers named in an ...
One in three women endure physical or sexual violence, WHO says
Nearly one in three women worldwide is subjected to physical or sexual violence during her lifetime, pervasive criminal behaviour that has increased during the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) ...