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India's top court to provide daycare facilities, after years of requests

India’s Supreme Court will set-up a daycare center for its staff, which advocates said will increase the number of women in the workforce by setting an example for others to follow.

Qatar introduces national military service for women

Qatar’s emir has signed off on a law enabling women to do voluntary military service and extending the service for men for as long as one year.

Study: Red meat linked to colon cancer in women

If a woman avoids eating red meat, her risk of colon cancer is significantly reduced, according to a new study in Britain, the UK.

Census: Iranians are living longer

Life expectancy in Iran has risen by 18 months among women and 12 months among men in the past five years, the Statistical Center of Iran announced on Tuesday.

Motherhood ages women faster than smoking or obesity

You know that ‘pregnancy glow’ a lot of women experience thanks to hormones and increased blood flow?

Iran’s women champion at Asian wheelchair basketball tourney

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Three women, suspect dead after hostage standoff in Yountville, California

After an apparent hourslong standoff between police and a gunman, three women were found dead Friday night at the Veterans Home of California in Yountville, authorities said.

Museum displays parity of women in ancient Egypt

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Are you a woman with excessive body hair? You may have PCOS

For the first time since 2008, the Endocrine Society issued an update to its Clinical Practice Guideline on hirsutism - a condition where women experience unwanted hair growth in areas where men typically grow hair.

Progress for women is progress for all: UN chief

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on International Woman's Day, March 8, 2018, said progress for women is progress for all.

Why the fight for women's rights is still necessary

International Women’s Day is a worldwide event that celebrates women’s achievements — from the political to the social — while calling for gender equality.

Rural women essential to struggle against hunger

Adelaida Marca, an Aymaran indigenous woman who produces premium oregano in Socoroma, in the foothills of the Andes in the far north of Chile, embodies the recovery of heirloom seeds, and is a representative of a workforce that supports thousands of people and of a future marked by greater gender equality.

Women earn up to 43% less at Barclays

Female employees earn up to 43.5 percent less at Barclays than men, according to gender pay gap figures it has submitted to the government.

Iran comes first at W Asian Women's Handball Championship

An Iranian team stood at first place at the 2018 West Asian Women's Handball Championship.

Kidney stones becoming more common among women

Kidney stones are becoming more common, especially in women, new research found.