These schools were radical for their time as they countered the rigid Victorian association of women with domestic work.

Walk into a classroom in any public school in the country, and you’ll likely see a woman in front of the class. Take a detour into the principal’s office and those chances go down. By the time you get ...

In December, the latest “Women in the Workplace” report from Lean In and McKinsey made a claim that dominated headlines: Women are experiencing a notable “ambition gap.” They note that less women are ...

When women gain power in national legislatures such as the U.S. Senate or Israeli Knesset, countries begin to spend more on priorities like education and health care. That’s the conclusion of new ...

Why women make up close to a third of engineering graduates but less than one-fifth of the research and development workforce ...

As Japan’s birth rate continues to decline to record lows, officials are quick to point the finger at women climbing the ...

AHMEDABAD: The latest findings of the National Family Health Survey-6 (NFHS-6) have triggered a sharp political and social ...

Afghanistan stands alone as the only country in the world where women are systematically denied the fundamental right to education. For over a year now, the Taliban’s ban on female education has ...