From mass job losses to soaring domestic violence, the rise of revenge porn and a widening gender poverty gap, 2020 has ...

Women gained legal rights in nearly 30 countries last year despite disruption due to COVID-19, but governments must do more ...

Gender inequality continues to fuel poverty, with women overrepresented in low-paying and informal work. UN Women calls for ...

On 29 October 2025, the carefully scripted pageantry of the US-ROK alliance in Gyeongju and Seoul met an unwelcome counter-narrative from the streets.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The upcoming Global Leaders' Meeting on Women, which will be held in Beijing, China, will pave the way for greater international cooperation and promote gender ...

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In 1797 the “petticoat band” showed up to vote for the New Jersey state legislature, but only on a technicality. Their impact sent lawmakers into a scramble to shut them out. POLLS APARTHoward Pyle’s ...

After Sanae Takaichi took office as Japan's first woman prime minister, AFP spoke to some of her younger counterparts who called it a symbolic victory. The three local councillors anticipate ...

Japan's first-ever female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is a conservative with a traditional view of gender roles and a penchant for heavy metal music. Japan's parliament elected Takaichi on Tuesday ...