Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Melissa Houston covers financial issues that affect women in business. Despite significant progress over the past few decades, ...

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 ...

Heart disease, cancer, menopause and endometriosis: millions of European women are paying the price of late diagnoses, ...

Last week, reports emerged that the G7 leaders meeting in Italy were grappling with issues related to gender parity, including the recognition of abortion as a fundamental right. Unlike last year, ...

These are arguably the most feminist and female-friendly countries on earth, where gender equality is at its highest and women can rest assured their rights and protections are top priority.

In Africa and beyond, societies are experiencing a rapid digital transformation that is not without risks. Citizen vulnerability to cyber attacks is a real danger, often affecting more women than men.

Gender equality at work has barely improved over the past ten years, with paid work opportunities held back by women doing the bulk of unpaid work in the home, new research shows. Stubborn gaps in pay ...

Planning and smart questions produced an outspoken AP interview with Seiko Noda, Japan’s minister for gender equality and children’s issues, who is a leading contender to be Japan’s first female prime ...

Can games help the cause of equality and inclusivity? And can that message catch on in the burgeoning MENA region? Sometimes, two hot topics come together at once. The capacity for games to do good, ...

In adolescence, beliefs about fairness, equality and social roles are still taking shape. This includes teens’ views about gender – whether they support gender equality and their beliefs about gender ...