High court judge and human rights advocate Katerina Sakellaropoulou has been elected Greece's first female president by parliament.
Sakellaropoulou was nominated by the ruling conservative New Democracy party, but also managed to secure the backing of the main opposition party Syriza and the center-left Movement for Change.Global gender equality will take another 100 years to achieve, study findsBreaking through gender barriers is not a new thing for the president-elect. She was the first woman to serve as the president of the Council of State, the country's top administrative court.
It scores below the European average in gender equality and was at the very bottom of the gender equality index for 2017 issued by the European Institute for Gender Equality. Accroding to Eurostat, the pay gap between men and women in Greece was more than 12% in 2017.Teenage boys who witness their peers abusing girls are more likely to bully and fight with others, study saysA poll by MRB pollsters released Tuesday showed that 55% of respondents saw Sakellaropoulou as a positive choice.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
With a nod from parliament, Greece gets first female presidentTop judge Katerina Sakellaropoulou became Greece's first woman president on...
Read more »
Greece: Top judge set to become first female presidentA high court judge is set to become Greece's first female president after two opposition parties sided with the center-right government's nomination
Read more »
8 senators to watch in the impeachment trialOn Thursday, it became official: The Senate impeachment trial into President Donald Trump is underway.
Read more »
Meet Hansel, the 1st pit bull arson detection K-9 in the USA pit bull rescued from a dogfighting ring in Canada is ready to protect and serve as the newest K-9 arson detection officer and the first of his kind in the U.S.
Read more »
Tesla crosses $100 billion stock market valuation in extended tradingTesla Inc became the first $100 billion publicly listed U.S. carmaker in extende...
Read more »
'I thought I was losing my mind after miscarriage'Women need more sensitive and specific care after a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy, researchers say.
Read more »