Greek Women
History
Karpathos: The Greek Island Where Women Dominate
Karpathos, the second-largest island in the Dodecanese island chain, is a place where women dominate.
Greece
Greek Women Who Make a Difference
Greek women are making a difference -- whether it's in the realm of politics, science, business, philanthropy or sport.
Greece
Ten Influential Greek Women Who Shaped Modern Greece
Influential Greek women have played a crucial role in Greece's history since antiquity -- read on to learn about ten women who shaped Greece today.
Greek news
Greek Physicist Awarded for Contributions to Subatomic Physics
Greek physicist, Asimina Arvanitaki, has been awarded the 2022 CAP-TRIUMF Vogt Medal for her innovative experiments and contributions to subatomic physics.
Arvanitaki is the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Aristarchus Chair in Theoretical Physics at Canada’s Perimeter Institute. The Perimeter Institute...
Greece
How the One-Piece Swimsuit Played a Role in ‘Freeing’ Greek Women
It is hard to imagine that just over 100 years ago, a woman could find herself being arrested for wearing a one-piece swimsuit at the beach!
Culture
Successful Greek Women Share their Experiences with the World
Successful Greek women were celebrated by the Daughters of Penelope on International Women's Day in a webinar
Europe
Women in Politics: Greece Next to Last in Europe
Greece is next to last among all European nations in terms of women in politics, according to research prepared by Eurostat.
Greece
Greek Mothers, Grandmas and Wives to Enforce Quarantine As Police Struggle
Greek Prime Minister Kiriakos Mitsotakis, who was among the first EU leaders to implement a strict quarantine in Greece, in now transferring the authority of enforcing the quarantine to Greek women.
The decision took most by storm but police sources...
Greece
At Last, A Woman for President of the Hellenic Republic
The decision by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday to propose a female candidate for the President of the Hellenic Republic sent shock waves through the male-dominated Greek political system -- and society itself.
Mitsotakis proposed Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou, first female...
Greece
Six Amazing Female Greek Travelers You Need to Follow on Instagram
This story was originally published by Joanna on LosetheMap.com.
It's summer, and one of the most popular destinations this year, as usual, is Greece.
For those of you who are missing summer in Greece or are looking for some general travel...