“I think it's almost a joke that it will take the world so long to create women empowerment, particularly as we know that there’s an economic upside in empowering women in the range of $28 trillion.”

WHO fact sheet on violence against women providing key facts and information on the scope of the problem, health consequences, prevention, WHO response.

Troops in all branches of the military, and especially women, are suffering more unwanted sexual contacts and are less likely to report them, the survey found.

The gender pay gap is real, and it gets worse as women move up in their careers. Check out the most recent gender pay gap statistics and visualizations. Learn how this culturally ingrained problem...

Black women are up to four times more likely than white women to die from pregnancy-related complications.

The data are the first to be released since a maternal mortality checkbox was added to death certificates in all 50 states.

Nepali police recently made their first-ever arrest for the outlawed practice of banishing women to huts during their periods. But advocates say legal measures aren't enough to keep women safe.