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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.

When the world first noticed America's art, women led the way

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New breast cancer gene tests don't faze women

Women with breast cancer who get newer genetic tests to estimate their risk of recurrence may not be any more anxious about their test results than their peers who get older tests that focus on fewer genes, a recent study suggested.

Saudi Arabia criticized over ‘guardianship’ laws

A Saudi teen's live-tweeted asylum plea has cast a renewed spotlight on women's rights just months after women won the right to drive, and sparked rare criticism of restrictive "guardianship" laws -- from men.

Women’s health is largely neglected in India

Women Health in India is usually put at the backburner by themselves or their families. Any health conditions in them generally go unnoticed until it’s too late.

Women with false-positive mammography results more likely to get breast cancer

Women who experience a ‘false positive’ result after a mammogram are twice as likely to end up developing cancer as those who get a negative result, research suggested.