Efforts to achieve gender equality will not only help sub-Saharan Africa revive its inclusive growth engine but also will ensure progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals and help address the ...

Bedassa Tadesse does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Irene Coslet’s new book claims Shakespeare was actually a black Jewish woman, Emilia Bassano Willoughby, which argues historical narratives erase diverse identities. She suggests ...

This article is authored by Kalpana Ajayan, regional head, South Asia, Women’s World Banking.

Fitness amongst young adults varies widely from one country to another, and is strongly associated with both socioeconomic development and gender equality, a new study from Karolinska Institutet ...

Gender-based violence (GBV) remains prevalent and significant in Bangladesh, deeply rooted in our patriarchal norms, despite ...

Research provides evidence that cisgender children (children who identify as a boy or a girl according to their assigned sex at birth) show clear patterns of gender development. By age three, they ...

As a woman in economics — a field still heavily dominated by men — I’ve often found myself reflecting on what it takes to thrive in competitive environments. Economics rewards visibility, ...

An Iowa Senate subcommittee advanced a bill Wednesday banning materials and instruction related to gender identity and sexual ...