Women's startups held back by 'unconscious and irrational' gender bias
Only 5% of female Catalan entrepreneurs get funding from investors and less than 1% access bank loans
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Condemnation as case involving gang rape of 11-year-old under investigation
Three out of five accused under 14 and thus not eligible to be tried
Overcoming abuse: 'Talking helps you realize you're not alone'
A survivor of gender-based violence encourages other women to reach out for help
Catalonia to provide all women with free reusable period products
Some 1.8m people entitled to menstrual cups and underwear as part of new government program
Coronavirus in Catalonia: weekly figures explained in graphs
See how pandemic has evolved since February 25, 2020
Hospital Clínic now able to perform up to 50% of elective surgeries following cyberattack
Work to restore virtual servers at Barcelona hospital continues, no official end date announced
Cybercriminals had been inside Hospital Clínic systems 'for days, weeks, or months' - expert
David López of cybersecurity firm IPM believes companies are "behind" perpetrators and more investment is needed in protection
'La Marató' annual telethon to be dedicated to sexual and reproductive health for first time
Over 200,000 cases per year in Catalonia, according to public broadcaster
Catalonia's Maria Branyas, oldest living person on Earth, turns 116
'Longevity is all about good luck and good genetics,' says woman born in 1907
Still no elective surgeries or outpatient visits at major Barcelona hospital due to cyberattack
Cybersecurity Agency: Hospital Clínic attack is foreign, "complex" and it "will not pay a cent" to recover information
2023 guide to International Women's Day events and protests in Catalonia
Demonstrations against "cisheterosexual, patriarchal, racist, and capitalist system" on March 8
Equality and feminism minister: 'Sexual violence is about power, not sex'
Verge chats with Catalan News about latest measures, sex education, and the Alves and Gordillo cases
Three dead after car falls off a cliff and burns down in southern Catalonia
Fatalities were all passengers as driver critically injured
PODCAST: Gender-based violence – a survivor's story in a changing society
Equality minister Tània Verge explains how government is addressing violence against women
'Women suffer more from capitalist exploitation:' March 8 strike presented
Organizers say feminist stoppage should include work, consumption, care and education
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