Which countries have the most gender-equal parliaments?
The number of female lawmakers in Tunisia's parliament is set to plunge following a recent election in the North African country, which has traditionally been seen as a leader on women's ...
The number of female lawmakers in Tunisia's parliament is set to plunge following a recent election in the North African country, which has traditionally been seen as a leader on women's ...
From surgical masks and gloves to disposable hospital gowns and aprons, the COVID-19 pandemic is creating a mountain of plastic medical waste that is polluting the land and sea – alarming...
People in England no longer have to wear masks after the country lifted almost all COVID-19 restrictions - dubbed "freedom day".
As COVID-19 strains Pakistan's health system, tens of thousands of women doctors are sitting at home, their talents squandered in a country where millions have no access to medical care.
With "one of the coolest jobs in the world", NASA rover operator Vandi Verma hopes women's high profile in the latest Mars mission will inspire a new generation to pursue careers in a sec...
The coronavirus lockdown could lead to a 20% surge in domestic violence as victims remain trapped at home with their abusers, the United Nations predicted on Tuesday, warning the pandemic...
From Sydney re-opening beaches for swimmers to Paris introducing traffic-free roads, many cities are tentatively preparing to ease lockdowns, but governments have a tricky balancing act a...
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is exacting a "crippling" economic toll on many countries, the United Nations said on Thursday as it launched a tool to help them calculate the cost of tre...
Although progress towards ending FGM is not moving fast enough attitudes are changing, new analysis shows.
Mobile technology had the biggest benefit of all technology on aid operations in 2019, according to an exclusive poll by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, with drones and satellites also he...
Bosses are starting to realise the economic and reputational risks of "toxic" workplaces, said the new head of the Time's Up anti-sexual harassment movement, with discrimination against w...
Aid agency Concern Worldwide said progress towards a 2030 zero hunger target was "under threat or is being reversed".
Women and men caught up in disasters respond differently, with women quick to take shelter or prepare to evacuate, but often struggling to persuade the men in their families to do so, res...
The number of rape convictions in England and Wales has fallen to a decade low despite increasing reports to police, according to data released on Thursday, prompting criticism that rape ...
Women need to know their rights if sexual harassment at work is to stop, actress Emma Watson said on Monday as she launched a legal advice line for victims in Britain.