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Asia
Record number of women run for Japan general election
The previous record was 229 in the 2009 general election. Female leaders are still rare in business and politics in…
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Sport
Meet the young women looking to shape the future of tech
Twenty-nine young women from the EU, the Western Balkans and Ukraine have been at a summer bootcamp in female leadership,…
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Sport
Is less than 40% of women on the Refugee Olympic Team enough?
Refugee athletes are about to take the stage in Paris as record migration and a rise in far-right populism affect…
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Sport
Qatar: Inspiring women at the top of their game
From the business of jewellery to sports and the tech and science industries, women take an active role in shaping…
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Sport
International Women’s Day: Leaders driving the change
Gender biases against women can take many forms; and still exist all over the world. Some women are taking the…
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Asia
Commentary: Chinese women are breaking period taboos to campaign for cheaper tampons and pads
TABOO, IGNORANCE AND AVOIDING DISCUSSION ON PERIODS Period blood has long been falsely regarded as impure in China, with the…
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Sport
Is gender parity the key to economic prosperity? The IMF says ‘yes’
Why does the world need more women in the labour market and managerial positions? Kristalina Georgieva, the International Monetary Fund’s…
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Travel
Meet the 5%: What it’s like to be a woman in the aviation industry
One pilot says she finds it detrimental to progress when female passengers give her over-enthusiastic praise because she is a…
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News
Artificial intelligence technologies today ‘perpetuating gender bias’, says expert
USING AI TO PROGRESS IN THEIR CAREERS However, there are signs that more women are equipping themselves with AI skills…
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