Science and technology-related ministers from the Group of Seven major economies issued a joint statement Tuesday in Japan outlining the importance of technical innovation for the development of societies and economies around the world as well as being central to tackling a number of worldwide challenges including gender parity.
Last year’s Cannes Film Festival was abuzz with the “heel gate” microscandal after a security guard reportedly wouldn’t let women wearing flats onto the red carpet. This year, Julia Roberts strode up the red-carpeted steps for the premiere of Jodie Foster’s “Money Monster” and revealed that beneath her gown she was barefoot.
Brash U.S. billionaire and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will have to ramp up his game with women amid accusations that he is sexist and rude to women, experts said.
Nitish Kumar, chief minister of eastern Indian state of Bihar, has called on women to destroy all local liquor factories.
A group of influential women in the tech industry on Tuesday launched a tool to better measure and increase diversity in technology, an area where they say not enough progress has been made.
Rate for over-45s having babies doubles, prompting doctors to warn about the health consequences of delaying pregnancy
Thailand has chosen August 2016 to launch its first ever women oriented month-long travel festival, during which there will be many events and special discount on products and service, Thai Tourism Authority said here on Thursday.
China's first female astronaut has claimed that women have unique advantages in working in space.
Amie Jo Guinn finds herself pregnant, unexpectedly. Being a single mother who lives in the U.S. state of Missouri, she works nearly 90 hours per week as a bartender to support her two children.
Women from eastern Myanmar’s Kayan tribe wearing rings that stretch their necks have long been a tourist draw in Thailand, but some are going home in hope of profiting from more ethical tourism
A new policy on extended maternity leave in Liaoning Province came just at the right time for Ge Shengnan, who recently welcomed her second child into the world.
This summer, some yellow-fever mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus are expected to arrive along the Gulf Coast and elsewhere in the continental United States. Health officials are urging people to use insect repellents with DEET to avoid being bitten
Donald Trump scrambled to clarify his position on abortion Wednesday after he said women who undergo the procedure should face "some form of punishment" should the practice be outlawed.
Changes include increased window to take drug and at a smaller dose
The majority of Australian women are taking their husband's surnames at marriage, despite constant debate about whether or not the tradition is sexist, researchers from Adelaide's Flinders University said on Thursday.
Women employees in Beijing who give birth to a second child could have their maternity leave extended by up to three months, according to a revised regulation on family planning adopted by the city on Thursday.
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