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South Korea vows continued efforts in exposing Japan's wartime sex crime

South Korea said it will continue its efforts to expose the cruel history of Japan's wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women to the international community, following Japan's complaint of South Korea's plan to list documents about Korean victims as United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) documentary heritage.

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South Korea vows continued efforts in exposing Japan's wartime sex crime

SouthKoreasaiditwillcontinueitseffortstoexposethecruelhistoryofJapan'swartimesexualenslavementofKoreanwomentotheinternationalcommunity,followingJapan'scomplaint

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Pew says around 40 percent of Americans are harassed online

Roughlyfour-in-10Americanshavepersonallyexperiencedonlineharassment,mostcommonlyonsocialmediaplatformssuchasFacebookandTwitter,accordingtoaPewResearchCentersurv

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Contraceptives 'one of the greatest anti-poverty innovations': Melinda

Contraceptivesare“oneofthegreatestanti-povertyinnovationstheworldhaseverknown,”philanthropistMelindaGatessaidonTuesday,callingforfamilyplanningtobeaglobalpriori

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Contraceptives is a great anti-poverty invention: Melinda Gates

Contraceptivesare“oneofthegreatestanti-povertyinnovationstheworldhaseverknown,”philanthropistMelindaGatessaidonTuesday,callingforfamilyplanningtobeaglobalpriori

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Indian sprinter ready to fight gender rule again

IndiansprinterDuteeChandvowedTuesdaytofightanyeffortstobarherfromthesport,afternewresearchshowedrunnersbornwithhightestosteronelevelsenjoya"significantcompetiti

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No girls allowed: Japan's men-only island gets UNESCO nod

A men-only island in Japan where women are banned and male visitors must bathe naked in the sea before visiting its shrine, has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Brazilian NGO fights for gender equality by teaching women new skills

Globally,genderpaygapstillexists,withwomenpaidlessthanmenforthesameworkorposition.InBrazil,womenworkmorethanmen,buttheystillearnless.Theyalsoleadfamiliesanddomo

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Rare footage shows Korean 'comfort women' from World War Two

The Seoul government has released rare video footage of Korean women forced to work in Japanese military brothels during World War Two, the first time moving images have been shown of the "comfort women".

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Rare footage shows Korean 'comfort women' from World War Two

TheSeoulgovernmenthasreleasedrarevideofootageofKoreanwomenforcedtoworkinJapanesemilitarybrothelsduringWorldWarTwo,thefirsttimemovingimageshavebeenshownofthe"com

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Study assigns risk levels to 25 cancer-associated mutations

ResearchersworkingonastudyledbyStanfordUniversityhaveassignedlevelsofriskto25mutationsassociatedwithbreastandovariancancer,andtheresultsmaybehelpfulinguidingtre

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Guinean former fashion model digs into west African mining

Leavingbehindchicgownsandcatwalkstostompinthemudinheavyworkboots,GuineanformerfashionmodelTiguidankeCamarahasmadeherselfwestAfrica'sfirstwomanmineowner.Inthesma

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The biological clock ticks for men too, researchers find

Formenwhoarereluctanttostartafamily,itisanage-olddefence:thereisnoneedtorushintofatherhood.Andahostofcelebritydadsseemtohelpprovethepoint,from56-year-oldGeorgeC

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China's Shenzhen launches 'ladies first' subway cars

ShenzhenMetroGrouplaunched"ladiesfirst"subwaycarsonMonday,withtheaimofprovidingabettertravelingexperienceforfemalepassengersandadvocatingcareforwomen.ThecityinG

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Women can read minds better than men, according to study

We’re better learners, more empathetic and even have cleaner hands. But scientists have recently discovered something else about women that shouldn’t come as any surprise: We can read minds better than men.

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Women can read minds better than men, according to study

We’rebetterlearners,moreempatheticandevenhavecleanerhands.Butscientistshaverecentlydiscoveredsomethingelseaboutwomenthatshouldn’tcomeasanysurprise:Wecanreadmind

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Women Can Read Minds Better Than Men, According to a Unsurprising Study

We’rebetterlearners,moreempatheticandevenhavecleanerhands.Butscientistshaverecentlydiscoveredsomethingelseaboutwomenthatshouldn’tcomeasanysurprise:Wecanreadmind