New York: Low women’s empowerment and large gender gaps are commonplace in many parts of the world, the UN’s lead agencies on gender equality and international development sai ...
New York: A college professor in the USA has been removed from the USA after he allegedly asked female students to remove their shirts.
New York: Immense strides have been made in the quest for gender equality, but major barriers thrown up by the patriarchal system must be dismantled so women can play a fuller role in pol ...
New York: Millions of women and girls across the United States have suffered an alarming deterioration in access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, following the US Supreme Court deci ...
Even as China has outlined its plans to become the world’s biggest superpower within thenext 30 years, it has failed to give substantial representation in political matters to women ...
New York: UN Special Representative, Pramila Patten, expressed her ‘deep concern’ on Thursday over increasing allegations of sexual violence against women and girls being carr ...
Lhasa: The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) has voiced its concern over the condition of women in Tibet.
Around 90 per cent of adolescent girls and young women do not use the internet in low-income countries, while their male peers are twice as likely to be online, according to a new UNICEF ...
The Taliban has once again imposed a strict restriction as the group banned families and women from outdoor dining at restaurants in an Afghanistan province, media reports said.
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- Meet a Hindu woman doctor who creates history by filing nomination for Pakistan general polls
- UNAMA report says Afghan women face prison in Taliban-ruled nation
- Pakistan remains one of the most dangerous countries for women
- Karachi's Erica Robin becomes first Miss Universe Pakistan, draws ire of conservatives
