For too long, the business world has viewed gender equality as a “nice to have”—a box to check for the human resources department, a compliance requirement tied to parental leave or lactation ...

The lack of gender equality in science is not just a problem that affects women. It also impedes a country’s development. Moreover, when we limit the size of the talent pool by making it harder for ...

Lucknow: Finland has emerged as a global example of policy driven gender inclusion, where equality is not dependent on social goodwill but is embedded in laws, institutions and governance. Experts ...

Young people's attitudes to masculinity and women's equality show signs of an emerging gender divide, with the views of men and women often differing more within younger, rather than older, ...

Legal equality for women could take centuries as the fight for gender equality is becoming an uphill struggle against widespread discrimination and gross human rights abuses, the United Nations chief ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marianne Schnall is a journalist who amplifies women’s leadership. In recent years, we have heard various alarming estimates about ...

An overwhelming majority of Americans believe that gender inequality exists in the U.S. But there is stark disagreement about ...

Women’s empowerment is an essential element of gender equality. However, gender equality is not just a ‘woman’s issue’. Gender equality and women’s rights are human rights issues that require men’s ...

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which states that equal rights under the law cannot be denied on account of sex, has been in a perpetual state of limbo for 100 years. Originally written by ...