More women, disabled members make debut in Japanese parliament
Japan’s parliament opened a special session on Thursday with its most diverse upper house yet,
Women want to be more involved in initiation process
The call by women to become more involved in the male Xhosa initiation process has met stern
Battle for change far from over for women in new Sudan
She may have spent 40 days in jail for demonstrating against president Omar al-Bashir who has since
Stina Blackstenius scores Sweden into victory against Germany
Stina Blackstenius scored the winner as Sweden came from behind to stun old rivals Germany on
Scotland optimistic of reaching last 16 at Women’s World Cup
Shelley Kerr says her Scotland team remain optimistic they can make it beyond the group stage at
New Zealand open World Cup with no goal against Netherlands
New Zealand had no reward for a dogged defensive display against the Netherlands on Tuesday when a
New breast cancer drug found to boost survival rates by 30%
A new form of drug drastically improves survival rates of young women with the most common form of
Women still ‘invisible’ in SA media: Study
Non-governmental organisation Gender Links has released a study showing that women are still not
Moroccan film tackles taboo of unmarried mothers
Maryam Touzani never forgot the day a young woman knocked on the door of her home in Tangier asking
Women to be included in Taliban delegation for talks on Afghanistan’s future
Women will be included for the first time in the Taliban delegation to talks this month in Qatar on
Why cabinet, rather than parliament, is the centre of power for African women
For many years, scholars have focused on women’s representation in legislatures. But in many African
More women landing top jobs in SA: Study
A new study has found that South African companies have started to take gender transformation more
Women, youth remain marginalised in mainstream economy : Zikalala
KwaZulu-Natal Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs MEC Sihle Zikalala says a lot
Female fronted superhero film ‘Captain Marvel’ tops box offices
“Captain Marvel,” the first Marvel superhero film with a female character in top billing, soared
Delegates gather in Durban for Forbes Women Africa Summit
A lot still needs to be done to ensure that women have an equal role in society.
Basotho women take risks to make a living
As the cost of living continue to escalate, many Basotho women have to devise innovative means to
Nearly a quarter of lawmakers worldwide are women: study
Nearly a quarter of all lawmakers serving in national parliaments worldwide are women, after more
More women take up chemistry
The number of women taking up chemistry as a career is on the increase in South Africa.
Two women defy centuries-old ban by entering Indian temple
Two women defied a centuries-old ban on entering a Hindu temple in India’s southern state of Kerala
UN experts accuse DR Congo warlord of mass rape
UN experts are accusing a warlord in the Democratic Republic of Congo of leading horrific gang rapes