Women are more at risk of concussions - with longer-lasting and worse symptoms, yet research has traditionally treated men and women's bodies as the same.

David Robson · Mosaic Science 06 Jan 2020

Gender Parity

Don't let society hold you back, bodybuilding pioneer tells Bangladeshi girls

Bangladesh's just held its first female bodybuilding competition, which was won by teenager, Awhona Rahman.

Naimul Karim · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 03 Jan 2020

Global Economic Imbalances

This is the gender gap in self-promotion

Workers who assess themselves favourably are more likely to be hired - but women engage in self-promotion less than men.

Christine L. Exley and Judd B. Kessler · VoxEU 03 Jan 2020

Gender Parity

In his New Year message, pope decries violence against women

Pope Francis used his New Year's message to denounce violence against women, calling for an end to worldwide exploitation of women.

Crispian Balmer · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 03 Jan 2020

Gender Parity

This was the struggle for female education in the U.S.

Since 1870, girls have been outperforming boys in school. So how did they get there?

Livia Gershon · Quartz 03 Jan 2020

Gender Parity

Flipping the script on the ‘princess culture’ in opera

'The Magic Flute' and 'Le Dernier Sorcier' offer contrasting insights into the 'princess story' in opera.

Amy Lorette Damron Kyle · The Conversation 02 Jan 2020

Gender Parity

Fifteen pivotal moments in women's history in 2019

From issues such as the gender pay gap in sports, to Greta Thunberg becoming the face of climate change environmental activism, this year has seen some major steps.

UN Women · UN Women 02 Jan 2020

Gender Parity

Highlights from the new Gender Gap Report, apprenticeships and other top stories of the week

Also in this week's round-up: climate action, economic growth and meet the 2020 Crystal Award winners.

Adrian Monck 20 Dec 2019

Gender Parity

What is a gender parity accelerator, and how does it work?

With a growing number of national task forces, this Forum initiative is working with public and private partners to help close the gender gap faster. The programme’s Elselot Hasselaar tel...

Johnny Wood 20 Dec 2019

Gender Parity

Women lag behind men in the race for tomorrow's jobs. But one skill could close the gender gap

The Global Gender Gap Report finds women aren’t acquiring disruptive tech skills as quickly as men.

Sue Duke 19 Dec 2019

Gender Parity

The geography of gender: where women work, economies grow

New global research shows surprising results for the highest rates of women business owners – but how can we move even further forward?

Ann Cairns 19 Dec 2019

Gender Parity

Women's pay equality has slipped back 50 years. What can we do?

Closing the pay gap between men and women means rethinking how societies and economies work from the ground up.

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka 19 Dec 2019

Gender Parity

We are 100 years from gender equality - how can we change that?

The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report says it could take 100 years to reach gender parity. Here's what we can do to speed progress.

Saadia Zahidi 17 Dec 2019

Gender Parity

Everything you need to know about the gender gap in 2020

The latest edition of the World Economic Forum's Gender Gap Report shows we still have a long way to go to achieve gender parity.

Kirsten Salyer and Oliver Cann · x 17 Dec 2019

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Female directors reached record highs in 2019 Hollywood

Concussion is much worse for women than men, studies show

Don't let society hold you back, bodybuilding pioneer tells Bangladeshi girls

This is the gender gap in self-promotion

In his New Year message, pope decries violence against women

This was the struggle for female education in the U.S.

Flipping the script on the ‘princess culture’ in opera

Fifteen pivotal moments in women's history in 2019

Highlights from the new Gender Gap Report, apprenticeships and other top stories of the week

What is a gender parity accelerator, and how does it work?

Women lag behind men in the race for tomorrow's jobs. But one skill could close the gender gap

The geography of gender: where women work, economies grow

Women's pay equality has slipped back 50 years. What can we do?

We are 100 years from gender equality - how can we change that?

Everything you need to know about the gender gap in 2020

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