In some African countries, more than 50% of women regularly use skin-lightening products. In South Africa, the rate is 32%, while in Nigeria it’s 77%. […]
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4 women accuse Rep. Eric Swalwell of sexual misconduct; 1 claims rape
Rep. Eric Swalwell D-Calif., speaks during a hearing in 2023. Four women have accused him of sexual misconduct. File Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI | License […]
Older women set to inherit most of $54 trillion in ‘great wealth transfer’ to widowed spouses
Alistair Berg | Digitalvision | Getty Images For many married women, one of the biggest financial transitions of their lives will come when it’s least […]
How do women entrepreneurs survive in Ghana’s informal economy? We went to a local market to ask them
The informal economy is the basis of everyday economic life across sub-Saharan Africa. In Ghana, as in many low- and middle-income contexts, a lot of […]
The women of “Pretty in Pink” deserved better
commentary Forty years on, it’s time to admit John Hughes’ film is worse off for dulling Andie and Iona’s shine Published February 28, 2026 12:00PM […]
Research: How Men and Women Sponsor Junior Colleagues
Harvard Business Review Logo Audshule/Stocksy Sponsorship, or the act of using your own social capital to advocate for a junior employee, is often touted as […]
Pregnant women describe miscarrying and bleeding out while in ICE custody, advocates say
Over a dozen women told advocates and their attorneys that they suffered mistreatment and neglect while they were pregnant and held in immigration custody, including […]
A year after the uprising, women in Bangladesh face new challenges
The struggle never ended. Bangladeshi women have been on the battlefield since 1971; July simply reconnected us with that rebellious past. If needed, we’ll return […]
Will The Rise Of The CEO Gig Economy Help Or Hurt Women Executives?
Women, most of all working mothers, are more likely than men to stay in a role for its flexibility and less likely to stay solely […]