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VIDEO: Australian PM lashes out at 'sexist' Abbott

Gillard accused Abbott of hypocrisy and double-standards after he called for the removal of speaker Peter Slipper over lurid text messages.

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Restaurant removes urinals shaped like woman's mouth

The two urinals designed by female Dutch artist Meike van Schijndel, which resemble a woman’s lipsticked mouth, are to be removed after being labelled “an example of misogyny”.

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Australian PM outburst prompts misogyny definition update

Dictionary updating definition, after Prime Minister Julia Gillard lambasted opposition leader Tony Abbott as a misogynist in parliament last week.

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Australian opposition leader apologises to PM in fresh sexism row

Tony Abbott apologised over remarks about the government being inexperienced when it comes to having babies, a veiled dig at childless prime minister Julia Gillard.

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What is #twittersilence?

Some prominent members of Twitter are not tweeting today to draw attention to abusive messages on the social networking site – but others are taking a different approach.

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Lily Allen and dancers respond to accusations of racism in her new video

Reaction to the Hard out Here video has been mixed.

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'Why can't I be thinner?': Restaurant removes 'misogynist' wall design after...

The wall in the ladies’ bathrooms also featured slogans like ‘Laxatives are definitely the answer’.

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People are campaigning to ban this pick-up artist from the UK - but he’s...

Pick-up artist Julien Blanc is currently at the centre of an online petition.

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Mary McAleese: 'Pope Francis carries a residual element of misogyny'

She likes him though.

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These Avengers stars are in trouble for calling female character a 'slut' and...

This press tour is going from bad to worse.

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Iran women's football captain isn't at a major tournament - because her...

Under Iranian law a man has the right to prevent his wife from leaving the country.

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A brave woman is calling for a fightback against harassment on Ireland's streets

Laura Duncliffe has spoken out after she was attacked while walking with friends.

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'The media should tell the truth about the alt-right'

The alt-right is a phenomenon, and matters to public life – so the media should report on it by telling the truth about it, writes Julien Mercille.

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Republican politician resigns after he's revealed as the creator of...

Robert Fisher says he fears for his family following backlash.

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Sunday Times 'deeply sorry' for publishing controversial Kevin Myers column

An apology printed today said the article “included unacceptable comments that caused offence to many”.

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Miss America CEO quits after abusive emails leaked about pageant winners

Past winners of the Miss America contest wrote an open letter calling for Sam Haskell to resign.

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Mary McAleese says it's 'pure codology' that women can't become priests

The former president also called the Catholic Church an “empire of misogyny”.

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Diarmuid Martin says Mary McAleese's criticism of the Church was 'brutally...

The former president has called on Pope Francis to address gender inequality in the Catholic Church.

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Vast majority of people agree that Catholic Church is 'empire of misogyny'

Over 1,000 adults were polled about Mary McAleese’s comments.

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Seanad briefly suspended over 'misogyny' row

Fianna Fáil’s Lorraine Clifford-Lee clashed with Fine Gael’s Jerry Buttimer.

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