Women's rights are facing setbacks worldwide, according to the United Nations. From Afghanistan's education bans to growing ...

Average support for gender equality worldwide has plateaued, in part because of higher population growth in countries where ...

More women are attending university than ever before and a quarter of the world’s top universities have appointed a female president, but research shows that female academics are being pushed out of ...

With the support from the financial incentive scheme facilitated by the AGILE project, Fatima re-enrolled in school after dropping out for months. International Day of the Girl Child, October 11, is ...

In Pakistan, gender roles and a lack of accessible education are deeply rooted barriers that create a system that’s extremely difficult to overcome. A young man is expected to pursue a career. A young ...

A female student wearing a square academic hat made of one-dollar banknotes, US, 1981. (Photo by Alfred Gescheidt/Getty Images) Often, the conversation about closing the gender gap in education ...

Gender equality is vital for a peaceful and sustainable world. Thirty years since the Fourth World Conference on Women was held, and the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted, some ...

Why do gender pay gaps and other disparities persist despite converging education levels and mounting evidence that the ...

India, June 8 -- Periods do not stop during wars, floods, displacement, climate disasters, or economic crises. Yet millions ...

From popular culture depictions of the #girlboss to advice and books about how women should “lean in” to further their careers, discussions about gender equality at work tend to focus on how women ...

TAWANG, 8 Jun: Young and adolescent students were sensitised to gender equality, mental health, the importance of education, and other critical issues during a career counselling and training ...