Women’s Advocacy at the Center of Hungarian Conference The aim of the conference on Women's Advocacy in Christian Democracy was to raise awareness of the presence, need for,... 2022.09.16.
Opinion: No, Hungary’s Family Policies Do Not Punish Women A recent article in La Repubblica has drawn false conclusions from a new Hungarian report and the country’s family policies... 2022.09.01.
Fighting Underrepresentation One Statue at a Time – Interview with Borbála Koniorczyk We sat down for a discussion with Borbála Koniorczyk, co-founder and director of Hosszúlépés, a company specializing in unique guided... 2021.08.02.
The Latest Storm: Family Minister’s Video on Women – Press Roundup Opinions diverge on the video in which Katalin Novák, Minister for Family Affairs, encourages women to enjoy their womanhood as... 2020.12.19.
‘Women for Hungary’ Prize Awarded to Everyday Heroines The 'Women for Hungary' awards were handed out to women who have shown exemplary behavior during the first wave of... 2020.10.07.
Monument to Wartime Rape Victims Set to be Inaugurated in Spring 2023 The Budapest municipal council plans to inaugurate a monument to women raped during wars in the spring of 2023, Deputy... 2020.08.09.
“Build your house on stone, not on sand” – the story of rejecting the Istanbul Convention The Hungarian National Assembly turned down the Istanbul Convention on Tuesday. In November 2019, the EU urged states which had... 2020.05.07.
Hungarian Fitness Guru Angers Many by Harshly Connecting Divorce with Female Obesity Hungarian fitness guru and entrepreneur Norbert Schobert, posted a live video on his official Facebook page, in which he deliberates... 2020.01.22.
‘Charm Cannon’ Justice Minister Varga Among Most Influential “Powerwomen” of 2020 Netherlands' most popular political weekly 'Elsevier Weekblad' has ranked Hungary’s Minister of Justice Judit Varga fifth on its list of the... 2020.01.06.
LMP Calls for More Effective Measures to Combat Abuse against Women The green opposition LMP marked International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Monday, calling on the government... 2019.11.25.
Police Launches Campaign against Domestic Violence Hungary's National Police Headquarters (ORFK) is teaming up with the national crisis hotline to launch a campaign aimed at preventing... 2019.11.25.
Free Breast Cancer Screenings Lead to 11,000 Diagnoses of Malignancies Since the rollout of free screenings in 2002, some 11,000 Hungarian women have been diagnosed with malignant breast tumours, the... 2019.11.25.
Poet and Parachutist Hanna Szenes to Receive Statue in Budapest As we previously reported, The Hosszúlépés. Járunk? (Long Step. Are we going?) tour guide team has decided that this year, five extraordinary... 2019.11.18.
Council of Europe: ‘Human Rights Violations in Hungary’ Hungary must do more for the protection of refugees, the independence of civil society and the judiciary, gender equality and... 2019.05.21.
The Most Influential Women in Hungary, According to Forbes Forbes Hungary recently released its fifth annual list of the most influential women in Hungary. The list ranks the women... 2019.04.03.
So far 241,000 Women Avail of Early Retirement Scheme Some 241,000 women have benefited from the government's "Women 40" scheme allowing early retirement over the past eight years, the... 2019.01.14.
One in Five Hungarian Women Suffer Abuse One in five women suffer abuse in Hungary, clinical psychologist Hajnalka Kalamár said on public television on Sunday, the International... 2018.11.26.
Best of Budapest: 6 Famous Women and Their Graves In Hungary “All Souls’ Day” (Halottak napja) is a day of respect and remembrance held in order to commemorate the... 2018.10.31.
Hungarian MEP: EP Women’s Rights Cttee Report on Hungary ‘Incorrect’ The recent report prepared by the European Parliament's Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee (FEMM) about women's rights in Hungary... 2018.05.15.
More Than 100 Year-Old Global Day For Celebrating Women – Today Is International Women’s Day It is hard to decide about the time of the truly first ever women’s day as there are different actions... 2017.03.08.
Gender Wage Gap Narrows In Hungary But There Is Room For Improvement The disparity of wages earned by men and women in Hungary has narrowed dramatically, a government official has said. According... 2017.03.08.
