After years of languishing in the bottom ten, Saudi Arabia has been inching up the ranks of the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Index, now coming 126th out of 146 countries in the 2024 report.

The British publisher Tilted Axis specialized in innovative translated literature. It won them major awards. Now they’re ...

Feb. 19, 2025 — Breast cancer incidence trends in U.S. women under 40 vary by geography and supports incorporating location information with established risk factors into risk prediction ...

Despite great strides made by the international women’s rights movement over many years, women and girls around the world are still married as children or trafficked into forced labor and sex ...

In honor of Women's History Month, learn about the fight for equal rights and some truly inspiring female firsts Since 1995, Women’s History Month has been a time to reflect on the milestones ...

Conservators in London, England used infrared and X-ray imaging to reveal a never-before-seen portrait of a woman beneath a popular painting by renowned artist Pablo Picasso. The Courtauld ...

Training for gender equality and women’s empowerment is an essential component for UN Women’s commitment to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment. Training for gender equality is a ...

"It restored my happiness, my soul, and my spirit." Hundreds of women have had their vaginas resculpted in recent years, either to make the opening narrower and stronger, or to improve upon the ...

A young woman who has taken 30 "micro-retirements" to travel all over the world said these experiences have transformed her from a shy, retiring teenager into a confident, self-assured woman.

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