U.S. women are more likely to die in pregnancy and childbirth and to skip care because of costs, a study of high-income nations findsRead More

You may be surprised to learn about some health issues that affect millions of women or girls each year. Learn about some of them and what you can do.Read More

While both men and women contract various conditions, some health issues affect women differently and more commonly.Read More

Women’s health can be a barometer of a nation’s progress. Countries afflicted by poverty, corruption, war or weak governance often neglect their most vulnerable citizens.Read More

With 90 countries in lockdown, four billion people are now sheltering at home from the global contagion of COVID-19. It’s a protective measure, but it brings another deadly danger.Read More

‘Women’s rights are human rights!’ This famous slogan was used by the women’s rights movement at the 1993 World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna.Read More

Human rights are rights claimed against the State and society by virtue of being a human being. However, the human rights of most people have been continuously violated all around the world.Read More

• 109 years after the first International Women’s Day there is still much to be done. • A UN report has found more than 80% of both men and women hold gender-biased views against women.Read More

Celebrate how far we've come by sharing our timeline, over 100 years of milestones for women's rights.Read More

For centuries, women have been struggling for the recognition of their rights. Women’s rights are still being dismissed by United Nations (UN) human rights bodies and even governments, despite the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex.Read More