https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Austria's new ban on the full Islamic veil and any face-concealing item is causing confusion, with a man in a shark costume the latest to be ensnared, authorities admitted Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20171010/shark-mask-wearer-falls-foul-of-austrias-burqa-law Tue, 10 Oct 2017 15:45:46 +0200 shark-mask-wearer-falls-foul-of-austrias-burqa-law New restrictions come into force in Austria on Sunday banning the wearing of the full Islamic veil and other items concealing the face in public places and buildings. https://www.thelocal.at/20170929/austria-moves-to-ban-the-burqa Fri, 29 Sep 2017 18:14:32 +0200 austria-moves-to-ban-the-burqa New Austrian legislation came into force on Friday that will ban the full-face Islamic veil in public places from October 1st. https://www.thelocal.at/20170609/burqas-will-be-banned-in-austria-later-this-year Fri, 09 Jun 2017 18:08:12 +0200 burqas-will-be-banned-in-austria-later-this-year Hundreds of women (men are also welcome) are expected to attend the Women’s March on Vienna on January 21st, the day after the inauguration of US President Donald Trump, in a show of support for human and civil rights. https://www.thelocal.at/20170119/why-women-will-march-in-vienna-on-saturday Thu, 19 Jan 2017 11:20:47 +0100 why-women-will-march-in-vienna-on-saturday 42 percent of under 45-year-olds in Austria are critical of mothers with small children who have a job, and believe “a preschooler suffers if his or her mother works”. https://www.thelocal.at/20160929/austrian-men-tend-to-be-critical-of-working-mothers Thu, 29 Sep 2016 11:01:31 +0200 austrian-men-tend-to-be-critical-of-working-mothers Austria is one of the worst performing countries in the OECD when it comes to equality for women in the workplace according to figures released last week. https://www.thelocal.at/20160511/gender-equality-at-work-a-problem-in-austria Wed, 11 May 2016 14:34:05 +0200 gender-equality-at-work-a-problem-in-austria One Austrian politician eager to celebrate gender equality ahead of International Women’s Day today has been handing out pepper sprays to women in Vienna in support of their “right to self-defence”. https://www.thelocal.at/20160308/austrian-politician-hands-out-pepper-spray-in-support-of-womens-rights Tue, 08 Mar 2016 14:17:26 +0100 austrian-politician-hands-out-pepper-spray-in-support-of-womens-rights Austria is one of the EU member states with the highest gender pay gap - which at 23 percent is considerably more than the EU average according to the latest figures from the European Union statistical office (Eurostat). https://www.thelocal.at/20150305/austria-does-badly-on-gender-pay-gap Thu, 05 Mar 2015 13:51:00 +0100 austria-does-badly-on-gender-pay-gap Austria’s Green party is campaigning to have more women in parliament and has suggested that parties with less than 50 percent female members of parliament should be fined. https://www.thelocal.at/20141128/greens-want-fines-for-too-many-male-mps Fri, 28 Nov 2014 14:52:00 +0100 greens-want-fines-for-too-many-male-mps A row about a popular Austrian folk singer’s performance of the national anthem at the Austrian F1 Grand Prix in Spielberg has been ramped up a notch after a former minister insulted the singer on television. https://www.thelocal.at/20140626/former-womens-minister-insults-folk-singer Thu, 26 Jun 2014 14:09:00 +0200 former-womens-minister-insults-folk-singer