women

The BBC has unveiled its 2023 list of 100 powerful and inspirational women worldwide. This year, this list includes Bangladeshi social youth icon Jannatul Ferdous Ivy. Having survived an accident that burnt 60% of her body,...

On October 30, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Department of Women Affairs (DWA) jointly hosted a dissemination workshop on learnings from a digital financial inclusion and women’s economic empowerment study produced by...

A significant Catholic convention declared on Saturday that it was “urgent” to grant women decision-making positions in the Church and suggested further study be done before allowing women to become deacons. The 365 members of the...

While Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar crowd Saudi stadiums, women’s professional football, which was nonexistent in the country five years ago, is undergoing a quieter but no less radical transition. The latest in a series of friendlies...

Dennis Francis, the president of the UN General Assembly, encouraged the Afghan government on Thursday to rethink its decision to bar women and girls from receiving a quality education. According to Francis, Afghan women and girls...

Germany wants you in the military, especially if you’re a woman. This week, Chancellor Olaf Scholz’ Cabinet approved a range of steps to improve equal opportunity in the military. The revisions are intended to harmonize processes...

Globally, women are most likely to be responsible for fetching water for households, while girls are nearly twice as likely as boys to bear the responsibility, and spend more time doing it each day, according to...

According to a study released on Saturday by the Ombudsman’s Office, more than 3,400 women were reported missing in Peru between January and April of this year. 3,406 complaints of missing women were made in the...

According to a survey released on Friday, two out of every three young women in the United Kingdom have experienced sexual harassment, bullying, or verbal abuse at work. However, most victims do not disclose events for...

Pope Francis will allow women to vote for the first time at a global summit of bishops in October, in a historic move that might lead to more inclusive decision-making in the Roman Catholic Church. Women...