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Women with diabetes at greater risk for sleep disturbances

Hormone changes are known to alter insulin sensitivity and glucose metabolism, as well as interfere with women's sleep patterns.

Daesh recruiting women for terrorist attacks, Iraqi intelligence service warns

Iraqi intelligence authorities have warned that the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group is recruiting women to carry out bomb attacks and various acts of terror.

Economic Equality: An attainable goal for women to achieve

A bitter fact is that life is unfair and there has always been economic inequality; however, it does not have to remain unfair, especially if we wish to change the world into a better place for all.

Study: Women no longer regarded as less competent than men

A nationally representative study of gender stereotypes in the United States shows that women are no longer regarded as less competent than men on average.

Leg fat 'better than belly fat' for older women

Carrying more fat on legs compared with the stomach protects postmenopausal women from heart disease, a study says.

Women outperform men after Japan medical school stops rigging exam scores

Women have outperformed their male counterparts in entrance examinations for a medical school in Japan that last year admitted rigging admission procedures to give men an unfair advantage.

Saudi Arabia hunting down fleeing women by tracking IMEI number on their cellphones

Authorities in Saudi Arabia are reportedly resorting to military-grade technology and making use of the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number in a bid to track down the cellphones of women who are fleeing the repressive and male-dominated system in the ultra-conservative kingdom.

Thousands of Argentines protest violence against women

Thousands took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Monday (June 3) for the capital’s annual march against gender-based violence.

Leaked govt. inquiry hints at 'genocide’ of Indigenous women in Canada

A landmark government report has concluded that the disproportionate number of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada amounts to "genocide."

Women are prone to autoimmune disorders

Autoimmune disorders are a silent epidemic in the world, noted more in numbers than cancer and cardiovascular diseases. They are usually not diagnosed on time and are often found to be undertreated.

Ex-US VP Joe Biden accused by 2 more women of inappropriate touching

Two more women have accused former US Vice President Joe Biden of touching them inappropriately at events, bringing the total number of females who have complained publicly about the potential 2020 Democratic presidential candidate to four.

Berklee Study: 78% of women working in music experience gender bias

A new report from Berklee College of Music reveals that 78 percent of women working in the music industry experience gender bias while more than half of respondents felt that their gender had affected their employment.

Report: Many women fleeing domestic abuse in England face poverty

Victims of domestic abuse in England face the choice of their families being plunged into homelessness and poverty, or staying with the abuser, a report found.

Study: Women who work long hours have higher risk of depression than men

Women who work long hours have a higher risk of depression than men, a new study found.

Ratio of South Korean women rises to 46.5% in civil service

The ratio of women among South Korea's civil servants reached 46.5 percent as of last year, marking a rise of 3.3 percentage points over 2013, government data released on Monday showed.