Researchers used data from more than 150 countries to connect gender equality and life expectancy. They hope their findings can help policymakers set priorities in public health and other areas.

The country recently pulled out of the UN’s gender equality committee over its refusal to change the male-only royal ...

It will take 286 years to close gender gaps in legal protection and remove discriminatory laws against women, 140 years for equal representation in positions of power and at least 40 years to ...

A squabble over abortion rights at the G7 summit highlighted a regressive trend on gender equality.

The first global study to investigate how gender equality may be associated with life expectancy has found that both women and men live longer as it improves.

Ensuring that gender equality is woven into the DNA of their organizational culture is increasingly becoming a priority for many businesses.

Biased gender social norms are a major barrier to achieving gender equality, the report’s authors warn, adding that the undervaluation of women’s capabilities and rights in society constrains ...

Progress towards gender equality is “vanishing before our eyes,” United Nations Secretary General António Guterres told the Commission on the Status of Women Monday.

Younger generations are holding less progressive views when it comes to women in leadership, indicating gender equality won't be achieved with the passing of time, as recent research findings reveal.

In his first major move as Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney eliminated roughly a third of all cabinet positions, including the crucially important Minister of Women and Gender Equality.

Chennai schools are strengthening gender equality through expanded gender clubs supported by a new teacher orientation ...

Progress in gender equality in South Korea has been met by an anti-feminist backlash among young men. It's an issue in this week's presidential election, in which young swing voters are the key.