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Nowhere in the world is the pay gap between men and women closing faster than in Belgium, writes De Standaard based on figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation
Women are the victims of fiscal discrimination in Belgium, where tampons and sanitary napkins are taxed at the highest rate (21%), in the same category as so-called luxury goods.
Slightly more than one in three women in Belgium (37%) say they feel discriminated against in the workplace, report De Standaard, Het Nieuwsblad a
Belgium’s federal police have agreed to stop using the word “gypsy” on official reports in response to a complaint lodged by the Minorities Forum and the Interfederal Centre for Equal Opportunitie
The Catholic school of Ursulinen Mechelen has prohibited the wearing of long skirts, according to the intercultural association Kif Kif.
Ghent is the first Belgian city to adopt a comprehensive action plan to combat discrimination on the grounds of race, gender, religion, age or disability.
