"Intimate Transgressions," which opened in Beijing this week, brought together 34 artists from over 15 countries and regions to exhibit works on the theme of wartime women.
Mentally impaired women in China need more legal protection, police say, after a trafficking gang praying on such women was busted.
An outspoken Australian city mayor has apologized amidst calls to resign after he was caught wearing a controversial piece of clothing which critics have labeled demeaning to women.
Small Pacific island nations have a crucial role to play in efforts to advance a sustainable future, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said here on Thursday.
A senior official of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region defended a local ban on burqas Thursday, saying burqas are not folk costumes nor Muslim clothes but are "garments of extremism."
UN Women chief Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka applauded the progress China has made in women empowerment, especially in the areas of education and health.
Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull called domestic violence against women a " national disgrace," and outlined a 70-million-U.S. dollar package to combat the problem on Thursday.
After Liu Xia, 28, gave birth to a child this year, her husband started to do more housework: cooking, washing clothes and mopping the floor. Liu is only responsible for taking care of her baby.
This month is the 20th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women, which was held in Beijing in 1995 and has been credited with laying out 12 critical areas of concerns that must be addressed to achieve gender equality.
China issued Tuesday a white paper on gender equality and women's development, providing a comprehensive overview of the country's women policies as well as unremitting efforts made and measures implemented in this regard.
Some 85 percent of cancer cases affecting Peruvian women are detected in already advanced stages, state news agency Andina reported Tuesday.
Chinese women are among the most beautiful women in the world and their beauty is partly due to genetics, said the famous Belgian dermatologist Francoise Guiot during a recent interview with Xinhua.
Australia's Foreign Minister has backed colleagues' calls to set a target for equal representation for women in Parliament on Wednesday.
Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong on Tuesday called for stepping up exchanges between women in China and the United States.
Mammography screening can reduce the risk of death from breast cancer by 40 percent in women aged 50 to 69, a major international review suggested Wednesday.
More than a dozen young Australian women have attempted to join Islamic State (IS) strongholds in the Middle East over the last two months, Victoria Police revealed Friday.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in the face of a growing chorus of calls for an outright apology for his country's wartime atrocities, told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday only that he would "uphold" related statements made by his predecessors.
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