A program established by investigators from the Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), MIT and Harvard is addressing the persistently elevated risk of HIV infection among young women in South Africa from two angles — first, investigating biological factors that modulate infection risk along with the early immunologic events following viral exposure and second, alleviating the socioeconomic factors that limit opportunities for young women, the group at greatest risk of infection in the region of the world hardest hit by the HIV epidemic.

Three-quarters of Japanese companies have no female senior executives and the vast majority say women account for less than 10 percent of management, a Reuters poll showed, underscoring an uphill battle for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ‘Womenomics’ push.

India accounts for a disproportionately high proportion of global suicide deaths among women

Women in the UK are living shorter lives on average than most of their counterparts in Europe, according to an analysis by Public Health England (PHE).

The number of years a woman can expect to live in decent health has stalled for the first time due to the rising prevalence of dementia, according to a government report.

A government survey showed on Tuesday that men passed entrance exams more than women at nearly 80 percent of medical schools polled after a medical university in Tokyo admitted last month to altering exam scores to limit the enrollment of female students.

Women in the age group of 30 to 39 tend to have migraine due to a greater prevalence of estrogen and other sex hormones, says a new study.

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The Iranian women's coxless four team became second in 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia on Thursday.

Women are more likely to survive a heart attack if they are treated by a female doctor in hospital, a major study has shown.

The education minister of Japan condemned gender discrimination following reports that Tokyo Medical University allegedly rigged entrance exam scores to lower the ratio of female students.

Iran and Indonesia signed an agreement in Tehran on Monday to enhance cooperation in women empowerment.

Stanford University researchers found that professional women are adopting a less assertive strategy to keep a low visible presence at workplace to avoid conflict or balance work with family responsibilities.

Two pregnant women are among a group of migrants left stranded at sea for almost a fortnight after Tunisia became the latest of four countries to refuse their ship entry.