Two Hungarian women jailed for usurping Greek Cypriot property in North Cyprus
Two Hungarian nationals were sentenced to prison on Friday for illegally promoting and advertising the sale of Greek Cypriot property in the Northen Cyprus. The...
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Bicommunal event discussed challenges working women face in Cyprus
A bicommunal event in Nicosia on Thursday afternoon, discussed the challenges working women encounter in Cyprus. A call made for joint action to achieve equality...
Cyprus has the smallest percentage of women parliamentarians in the EU
Cyprus had the lowest percentage of women members of the parliament among the EU member states in 2024 (14.3%), significantly lower than the EU average...
Cyprus Celebrates Graduation of Women Entrepreneurs at AWE 2024
The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) celebrated the graduation of its 2024 class in Cyprus, marking another successful year of empowering female entrepreneurs on January...
Survey shows 36.1% of women in Cyprus have experienced violence
According to the results of a European survey, 36.1% of women in Cyprus have experienced physical violence, threats, and/or sexual violence, either by their partner...
Cyprus’ women leaders discussed human rights and education
The vital role education plays in fostering human rights and gender equality was discussed in a panel discussion titled “Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now!”,...
800 women seek help from violence intervention units annually
Cyprus Turkish Secondary Education Teachers’ Union representative Çilen Ulusoy revealed that approximately 800 women in Northern Cyprus seek assistance each year from the police’s violence...
Cyprus expresses commitment to combat violence against women in UN GA meeting
Cyprus’ commitment to combating violence against women and girls (VAWG), condemning all forms of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), both online and offline, during peacetime...
Women to voluntarily enlist in National Guard
Greek Cypriot Leader Nikos Christodoulides announced on Sunday that women will soon can voluntarily enlist in the National Guard after completing their secondary education. During...
Christiana Xenophontos: Young people and women need to be represented
As young candidates we can bring fresh perspectives and a commitment to peace-building, says one of the youngest Cypriot candidates who is running for the...