Security officials continue their rescue operations — so far, 100 hostages have been freed — after armed rebels attacked the Jaffar Express train in Pakistan’s Bolan district on Tuesday (March 11).

Convening next week for its annual gathering, the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will mark 30 years since the famous Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995, also known as the “Beijing ...

Thirty years ago, the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing was a turning point in the global fight for gender equality ...

Several Chinese labour unions, including in central Hunan province and the southern hub of Shenzhen, issued official notices ...

A recent analysis by the Pew Research Center highlighted that 400,000 H-1B applications for high-skilled foreign workers were ...

Ten years ago this month, a group of women known as China’s Feminist Five were arrested for raising awareness about sexual ...

On International Women’s Day (8 March), that is the bold call for action for all women and girls worldwide. As we mark the 30th year of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the world is ...

BEIJING -- Ten outstanding women have been honored in China for their remarkable contributions, with their meritorious deeds made public as the country celebrates International Women's Day on Saturday ...

Explore the historical, cultural, and policy context behind the gender parity gap, and lessons learned to boost the role of ...

Two women have made it their mission to give a voice to the Chinese women of the Sacramento delta whose selfless dedication built strong families and shaped their community.

I have more equal status than my grandmother did in the pre-communist era. But young women are still pushing back against ...

Tech high-fliers say look past its reputation for male domination, find a mentor and seek out roles with responsibility for ...