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Gender news — October 6, 2026

Publications tagged with Gender published on October 6, 2026 (UTC). This is a fixed calendar-day archive.

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  1. WorldAsiaGender

    Student Protests in Italy: Occupied Schools Demand Better Conditions

    Students across Italy, particularly in Turin and Rome, are occupying schools and blocking classes to demand better conditions in school buildings and stronger guarantees for the right to education. Issues include mold, dilapidated rooms, broken installations, and ongoing construction sites. The protests are also linked to concerns about high rents and new rules for student dormitories. Students are modeling their actions on recent French protests.
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  2. SocietyEuropeHealthcareBiodiversityGender

    Record High for Basic Security Recipients in Old Age, Driven by Foreigners

    The number of recipients of basic security in old age in Germany has reached a new record high, with around 771,000 people receiving the benefit at the end of the first quarter of 2026. This represents a 36.7% increase from 2020. Notably, the number of foreign recipients has surged by 83%, reaching around 280,000, primarily due to immigration from Ukraine. The increase among German citizens was 19.5%. The net expenditure for this benefit has also risen from around 3.3 billion euros in 2020 to around 6.2 billion euros in 2025.
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