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 ...

Dec. 11, 2024 — Researchers have found definitive proof of a kidney microbiome that influences renal health and kidney stone formation, demonstrating that the urinary tract is not sterile and ...

Created by CFR’s Women and Foreign Policy program, the Women’s Power Index ranks 193 UN member states on their progress toward gender parity in political participation. It analyzes the ...

Police have launched a murder investigation after a woman was set on fire while on a subway train in New York. Detectives say the woman was discovered at around 7.30am local time on Sunday after ...

She has published widely in the areas of Gnosticism, ancient Christianity, and Women's Studies. In the last twenty years, the history of women in ancient Christianity has been almost completely ...

The Labour government is facing backlash after refusing to pay compensation to women who were affected by the rise in state pension age. The recommendation was put forward by the Parliamentary and ...

Of those, only four selected a woman to become head of state or government, according to CNN’s analysis of International Foundation for Electoral Systems data. While the US had the opportunity ...

The United Nations has organized four world conferences on women. These took place in Mexico City in 1975, Copenhagen in 1980, Nairobi in 1985 and Beijing in 1995. The last was followed by a series of ...

Women’s movements have driven global and national action on gender equality. In countries and localities, advocates often have the greatest understanding of the deficiencies that women and girls face, ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Finding a business loan can be challenging, but women often face even greater adversity in funding than other entrepreneurs.

For the first time, Bigg Boss addressed the controversial incident from December 12, revealing a poolside conversation between Kashish Kapoor and Avinash Mishra. The revelation left contestants ...