All news on the topic: Gender equality

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Bodycam footage shows non-binary student describing attack before death
Oklahoma non-binary student Nex Benedict died a day after they were attacked by three girls in their school bathroom. Emergency services rushed to the Benedict home after Nex’s breathing became shallow, their eyes were rolling back and their hands were curled
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'If more people are identifying as transgender, then care must catch up'
Dr Miriam Stoppard shares research from University College London into the number of people who identify as trans, which shows more are likely to live in areas of high deprivation – and she calls for urgent changes and better support
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Women typically wait almost 11 months to receive accurate diagnosis, study finds
And four in ten have to visit a healthcare professional multiple times to get to the bottom of the issue - with a tenth of these waiting over three years for a diagnosis
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Women are more likely than men - to wait a year or more for a pain diagnosis
Two-thirds of men will have their pain diagnosed within 11 months - but less than half of women are lucky enough to get a diagnosis in this same timeframe
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UK facing shortage of as many as 250,000 tradespeople by 2030, figures predict
Electricians, carpenters and joiners, and plumbers and heating engineers are likely to be in shortest supply - while the Midlands will be the worst-hit region