Record numbers of women are standing for election in countries around the world - changing the global face of politics and bringing gender equality in national legislatures a step closer.

It's creative, glamorous and worth billions of dollars each year -- and in fashion unlike many other high-value sectors women are well represented at the top of the tree. They are high-profile ...

As the U.S. election grows closer, so do the chances that the U.S. could join the ranks of nations that have elected women heads of state.

The political reality, however, is that there were only 26 female heads of state and government as of January this year. Imagine what we’d achieve if more women ran the world.

It is a woman’s world, and we are just living in it ... Here are some black women who have ruled the entertainment industry. Closer home, there is Nigerian media connoisseur Mo Abudu, who ...

It is not known whether the latest rule has been implemented or how widely ... rage and disgust about the Taliban’s ...

This ban is a continuation of the Taliban's extensive restrictions on women's rights, aiming to reduce their public ...

The Taliban claimed that a woman's voice is considered "awrah", or that which must be covered, and should not be heard in ...

Here, Culture.pl presents a constellation map of some of the top Polish women directors. I used to be like Joan of ... The director herself enjoys challenging the world around her as well. Interviewed ...

People attended Women’s March events across the world, a record number of women were elected to Congress in 2018 and six ...

A women's rights group has condemned the BBC for nominating a Zambian footballer for its Women's Footballer of the Year prize - two years after the player was ruled ... Women's World Cup striker ...