Nima Doma Sherpa and Furdiki Sherpa are two Nepali Sherpa women who hope to conquer Mount Everest next month in an attempt to fight taboo and social stigma.

Annie Banerji and Gopal Sharma · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 24 Apr 2019

Gender Parity

A study reveals that female managers are having no impact on the gender pay gap

In a study published in the European Sociological Review, findings suggest that women are just as likely to earn less than men when they work under a female supervisor.

Sonia Elks · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 24 Apr 2019

Gender Parity

How 'savings circles' empower women in rural Africa

World Relief is helping women in Burundi to manage their own money, and subsequently lift their communities out of poverty.

Rhona Murungi 24 Apr 2019

Education, Gender and Work

These countries have the most expensive childcare

The availability of affordable childcare varies considerably depending on where you live.

Sean Fleming 23 Apr 2019

Education, Gender and Work

For video games to reach the next level we need more women coders

According to UNESCO, even though the number of women in STEM has increased in recent years, they still only account for about 30% of the world's researchers. To change this, teenage girl...

Lin Taylor · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 23 Apr 2019

Space

This astronaut is set to break the record for the longest spaceflight by a woman

Astronaut Christina Koch is due to set a record for the longest spaceflight by a woman, remaining in orbit on board the International Space Station until February, said NASA.

Kate Ryan · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 23 Apr 2019

Leadership

People were asked which leadership traits are most important. What they said matters for gender equality

A new study reveals communal leadership traits — like being tolerant and cooperative — are viewed as desirable but ultimately superfluous add-ons. It's these traits that are generally lab...

Fabienne Eckert · Frontiers 18 Apr 2019

Education, Gender and Work

UK to offer free sanitary products to primary school pupils

Some 10% of girls in Britain have been unable to afford sanitary products.

Sonia Elks · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 18 Apr 2019

Climate Change

To survive climate change we have to transform both economics and design

Environmental problems are accelerating far more quickly than sustainable solutions but to design sustainable future ways of living, a shift in economic priorities is needed.

Joanna Boehnert · The Conversation 17 Apr 2019

Chile

Chile gets tough on sexual harassment in the streets

Chile joins Peru as the second country in Latin America where street sexual harassment has a legal definition making it a specific crime.

Anastasia Moloney · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 17 Apr 2019

Education, Gender and Work

US teen girls at risk in dating violence, study says

Teen and adolescent girls are often embarrassed or reluctant to talk about violence, while some schools and parents resist teaching about violent relationships.

Kate Ryan · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 17 Apr 2019

Education, Gender and Work

How gender and racial biases are hurting economics

Wharton's Olivia S. Mitchell, MSU's Lisa D. Cook and Judith Chevalier from Yale University discuss the effects of gender and racial biases in the field of economics.

Knowledge @Wharton · Knowledge@Wharton 16 Apr 2019

Education, Gender and Work

First Women's Amateur sends welcome ripples through the Masters

For years, controversy swirled around the club over its long-standing tradition of not admitting women as members, drawing outrage from women's groups.

Amy Tennery · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 16 Apr 2019

Education, Gender and Work

The UK has just introduced a new law to protect women

The two new laws criminalise taking 'upskirt' images where the purpose is to obtain sexual gratification, or to cause humiliation, distress or alarm

Sonia Elks · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 15 Apr 2019

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