Data suggests women do at least two and a half times more unpaid household and care work than men. Time use surveys help quantify that labour for making better policy decisions. Amit Ranjan/Credits Unsplash International
Making women’s work count, in real time
Manjula M & Sangita Dutta Gupta 2025-01-21 13:31:01
Women with no formal education and from rural areas are among the most vulnerable, and have higher odds of undergoing hysterectomy. Ibrahim Rifath, via Unsplash International
How young women can now avoid unnecessary hysterectomies
Dr Neerja Bhatla 2024-09-20 07:21:47
Menopause and menstruation not only mark the reproductive spectrum but also signal the adoption and transfer of care protocols between older and younger women. Credits Unsplash International
Better menopause care can help young women too
Vijayetta Sharma 2024-09-18 07:32:14
Medical misogyny — the systemic bias, discrimination, and mistreatment of women in healthcare settings — has a long history, and remains pervasive. Medical misogyny — the systemic bias, discrimination, and mistreatment of women in healthcare settings — has a long history, and remains pervasive. Michael Joiner, 360info Grace Jennings-Edquist International
Made by men, for men: Why medicine’s gender bias matters
Grace Jennings-Edquist 2024-02-21 09:00:00
This image provided by National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows the X and Y chromosomes. AP/RSS Photo International
Lupus and other autoimmune diseases strike far more women than men. Now there’s a clue why
AP 2024-02-02 08:32:00
A plantation worker carries dried bushes to be used as firewood A plantation worker carries dried bushes to be used as firewood. Conor Ashleigh, DFAT International
Women bear the brunt of Asia's climate failures
Gabriela Fernando & Samanthi Gunawardana 2023-12-28 08:26:20
Afghan school girls attend their classroom on the first day of the new school year, in Kabul, Saturday, March 25, 2023. AP/RSS Photo International
Afghan religious scholars criticize girls’ education ban
AP 2023-04-09 08:02:00
An Afghan woman weaves a carpet at a traditional carpet factory in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, March 6, 2023. After the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, women have been deprived of many of their basic rights. AP/RSS Photo International
Afghanistan is world’s most repressive country for women: UN
AP 2023-03-09 07:42:00
FILE - In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, visiting Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, right, walks with Chinese President Xi Jinping after reviewing an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb 14, 2023. (AP/RSS Photo) International
China, Iran call on Afghanistan to end restrictions on women
AP 2023-02-16 17:16:00
FILE - Afghan students queue at one of Kabul University's gates in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Feb. 26, 2022. AP/RSS Photo International
Taliban bar women from university education in Afghanistan
AP 2022-12-21 08:29:00
South Asian women are demanding an end to violence and oppression. (Joe Athialy, Flickr) International
South Asian women pushing back against rape culture
Nilanjana Paul 2022-11-27 10:34:00
Women engaging in rural work in Maharashtra, India. (Gyan Shahane, Unsplash) International
Where did India’s millions of working women go?
Rajendra P Mamgain 2022-10-20 08:19:00