Japanese cosmetic firm create a make-up filter for womenAs technology has made it possible to have facetime with co-workers even from miles away, companies around the globe are finding ways to accommodate...
- Durable designs for women who work in manual labor
Physically demanding jobs may not be restricted to men anymore, but the women entering such careers are still finding it challenging to break into...
- Maternity units have been forced to shut their doors to women
Two in five midwives surveyed said there were too few of them to cope with demands on the service.
Women help mums needing a break New Zealand
A wave of support for mums in need is sweeping the country after the creation of an online support group. From Auckland...
Women are more likely to use misogynistic language on Twitter
When it comes to misogyny on Twitter, we’re all in this together. A new study has found that misognyistic tweets were...
Norway allows foreign women to abort healthy twin
Norway’s health ministry has ruled foreign women pregnant with twins can have selective reduction abortions in the...
200 women march for peace agreement on Israel’s Lebanese border
A protest, led by the Women Wage Peace organization, included Liberian Peace Prize laureate Leymah Gbowee, who spoke...
Hundreds of thousands of women set to protest against violence in Argentina
Organizers urge women to stop work and other activities for an hour in Wednesday ‘women’s strike’ following rape...
Japanese women redefine stereotype of ‘hikikomori’
While “hikikomori,” or social withdrawal, is usually seen as an issue mostly affecting men, the current way of...
Women in Germany ‘have not been paid in a week’
Given Germany’s gender pay gap of women earning 21.6 percent less than men, female employees effectively started...
Women make up 20 per cent of senior management positions in Southern Africa
Private companies and government entities are losing by not offering many women opportunity to serve at various...