Average support for gender equality worldwide has plateaued, in part because of higher population growth in countries where ...

Women are more likely to be injured in a car crash because safety features in cars were designed to protect the average male. When safety isn’t universal, equality isn’t either.

Ladies First Acts As a Reminder That Gender Equality Is Still An Issue Today. Damien (Sacha Baron Cohen) is a misogynist who ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Conversations about equality are important—but real progress happens when the people who hold power are in the room.

BERLIN—Japan again ranked 118th out of 148 countries in terms of gender equality—the lowest among Group of Seven ...

Gender Equality Minister Won Min-kyong (R) and Lina Galvez (2nd from L), head of the European Parliament's Committee on Women ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marianne Schnall is a journalist who amplifies women’s leadership. Top row, from left: Fatima Goss Graves, Ai-jen Poo, Stacey ...

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In the last 50 years, women have been seeking gender equality. We have been moving into the public sphere reserved for men since the Industrial Revolution of the late 1800s, continually pushing for ...

WASHINGTON--Japan has the widest gender gap among developed countries, ranking 73rd among 190 economies in a World Bank ...

Gender equality is vital for a peaceful and sustainable world. Thirty years since the Fourth World Conference on Women was held, and the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted, some ...

Gone are the days when companies focused solely on maximizing share value and investors focused mostly on returns. These days, companies understand the need to provide value to all stakeholders, and ...