If we’re going to end hunger in our lifetimes, we need to empower women. The statistics are well-known. Women make up to half of the agricultural labour force in many developing countries, but barriers to credit, inputs and extension services, as well as land ownership and rights, limit their production. …

A new Duke Medicine study has discovered that divorce seems to increase medical risks more in women than in men. Researchers discovered divorced women suffer heart attacks at higher rates than women who are continuously married. Furthermore, a woman who has been through two or more divorces is nearly twice …

Through sharing experiences and focusing on key events, online activism is boosting women’s rights issues – but its effect on policy change is still unclear . Hashtag activism has helped to propel women’s rights to the forefront of political agendas, bringing attention to issues often under-reported by mainstream media, panelists …