The UN Development Programme analysed biases against gender in 75 countries around the world.

A brain region called the hypothalamus is smaller among women who use birth control pills, compared with non-users, a new study finds.

Want to encourage girls to become professional technologists? Here's how to make sure your girls-in-tech events help them to accurately set their Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) career expectations.

A growing number of men in China are using defamation lawsuits to counter claims of sexual harassment. Women are thinking twice about speaking out.

A new study examined the effects of status and beauty on women’s attractiveness.

The suits that kept Nasa’s astronauts alive in the cold void of space were sewn, one painstaking stitch at a time, by a talented team of expert seamstresses.

Even by the standards of the Reddit advice-sharing community, the story was a doozy: A poster named AwayPerformer, on the popular "Am I The Asshole" (AITA) subreddit, complained that his neighbor wouldn't cook dinner for him.

Research for BBC Radio 5 Live suggests a third of women have experienced unwanted violence during consensual sex.

“Not only does this Barbie change the narrative for little black girls, it does the same for those of all races,” says Dallas County criminal court Judge Shequitta Kelly.

Companies are aggressively touting 3D mammograms, although there’s no evidence they save lives.

Public outcry after TV show exposes businesses imposing ban on female staff

The reporting choice exemplifies how we devalue women's achievements by crediting their accomplishments and identities to the men in their lives.

The social psychologist’s new book tackles the tricky subject of how oral contraceptives may affect women’s brains.

Attracting more girls to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) careers is critical for the health of the tech industry. If you're planning an event to inspire a younger generation in this direction, then here are some guidelines for what actually causes girls to exclaim, "Oh, cool!"

Margaret Rossiter has made it her lifework to spotlight female scientists who were written out of history books through systematic censorship. Read our Q&A with this groundbreaking historian.

In a recently published study examining the effects of binge drinking on rats, researchers discovered that female rats who were of equal age and weight to male rats were more sensitive to alcohol and experienced alcoholic liver injury at a higher rate than male rats.

In the afterglow of successful fecal transplants, researchers are now sniffing around vaginal fluids for the next possible bodily product to improve health—and they’re roused by the possibilities.

We’ve all had those days where we get to quitting time and realize we haven’t gotten up from our chair for the past four hours. Breaks are seen as a luxury in our always-on, high-pressure work culture. Our days are crammed from morning to late into the evening with emails, calls, chats, and tasks.

The museum, in London, will feature art exhibitions, plays, workshops and comedy nights.

A study of more than 3,000 pregnant women followed up their children over 30 years.