Just because things could always be worse doesn’t mean that the current issues are not worth fighting for.

What are the costs and consequences of such biases?

What codes of safety and protection can ensure women’s right to, well, exist?

This World Population Day, the focus is on gender equality, symbolised by the theme of "Unleashing the power of gender equality: Uplifting the voices of women and girls to unlock our world's infinite possibilities."

Indigenous women are read even less. There are multiple root causes–lack of editorial support for indigenous authors writing in their mother tongues, the predominance of oral traditions, gender inequality and bias.

The government is better than any other nation in supporting single mothers. Parental leave is generous, and the choices and decisions by all are respected.

Achieving gender equality requires collective effort from all members of society.

The theme most certainly represents women, but does it represent all women?

UN chief stresses the importance of having women's contribution in technology and innovation.

Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury says at AmCham’s luncheon meeting

Mothers can now be students' sole legal guardians, but this is only the first step forward

In spite of the activism, increased partnerships and awareness, gender-based violence continues unabated in the private and public domains.

Remembering feminist activist, writer and poet Kamla Bhasin on her one-year death anniversary.

Men must control their own base instincts instead of policing women's clothing.

Many probably did not notice, but the news was a huge step towards gender equality in sport, specifically in cricket, when New Zealand Cricket (NZC) and the players’ association signed a five-year deal on Tuesday that will see male and female cricketers receive equal pay.

The International Women's Day, observed yesterday, has brought to the forefront a range of issues that give us a picture of the state of women in this country.

The International Women's Day (IWD) has been observed this year with a call to build a gender-balanced world. The day is an occasion

More than 40 percent people in Bangladesh consider physical abuse to be the only form of violence against women, according to a Brac study.

Progress towards gender parity at work has barely budged for the past quarter century, and will only speed up once men take on far more unpaid caregiving tasks, the UN says, on the eve of International Women's Day.

Each morning at 6am, across from the American Embassy in Dhaka, hundreds of day labourers wait in hopes of finding an employer. Garments, domestic, and hospitality workers walk on either side of the street toward factories, homes, and hotels.