Friday 2 July
The accession of Australia’s 27th prime minister, Julia Gillard, has struck a blow for several demographics traditionally and unfairly repressed, derided and/or mocked: the female, the red-haired, the unmarried, the Welsh…
Saturday 3 July
They call her the Tatra Tigress, the fiery sociologist with flowing blonde hair who is set to take office as Slovakia’s first female prime minister on 8 July.
Chile’s first female president, Michelle Bachelet, was tortured as a student under Pinochet’s rule and lived in exile for nearly five years. As her term comes to an end, Monocle talks to the popular leader about male cha…
Gender equality is on the to-do list in France, local food is on the table in Helsinki, and holiday homes are on the shopping list in Switzerland
An eye on Serbia's parliamentary election, the launch of Bristol's own currency, and Q&As with Sweden's Minister of Gender Equality and the CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management, Oslo.
Why the Chinese premier is eyeing up Reykjavik as an Arctic foothold, and what the Spanish Ministry of Defence's Centre for Gender has to teach the world.
Thursday 10 February
The UN’s new agency – UN Women – is slowly cranking into gear. But while it has a shiny new logo, it still lacks proper funding.
Tuesday 16 November
When Fernando Lugo took presidential power in Paraguay two years ago, ending 60 years of rule by the right-wing Colorados party, he promised to help the underprivileged and deprived.
Tuesday 5 January
Cuba’s bakers will be working overtime on Sunday, making cakes for the nation’s women.
Monday 31 October
It is easy to deride the Commonwealth as an irrelevance and an anachronism, which is doubtless why so many do.
Wednesday 11 July
Picture a newsroom in America and a newsreader, suitably vanilla-looking and a tad like an overgrown Ken doll, who leans over a desk and says to a female colleague, “Social scientists have concluded that the country is more…
Friday 9 April
With India’s – mostly male – MPs embroiled in a prolonged debate in Parliament over the pros and cons of a bill that would set aside a third of seats for women, the spotlight is firmly on the role of the fairer sex in…
Thursday 27 September
“Heroes” by David Bowie, is one of my favourite songs. But I’m not sure I’d want to meet it’s maker. Getting up close and personal with one’s heroes can be a sad affair.
Saturday 21 January
This weekend’s highlights include a new cinema in Dublin, an art fair in London and a debut album by Diagrams.
Wednesday 5 October
Liberia’s ruling Unity Party had one aim for its flagship citywide rally held in the nation’s capital, Monrovia, last month.
In the latest in our ambassadors series, Monocle talks to the husband-and-wife team trying out the ultimate diplomatic job share scheme in the Thai capital.
The latest from the Pacific islands, including a sanitation crisis in Tuvalu and the phasing of Vanuatu's handwritten passport.
Urban farming in Chicago, Zimbabwe's women security guards and Japan's eco-billboards
A clever redesign for a school in Spain, apartments with a view in Switzerland, the rebirth of rattan in Copenhagen and the craft of tea-caddies in Japan.
Cambodia keeps politics in the family, South Korea get equal, and Japan gets green vending machines
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