Education and Skills
Switzerland ranked as best country for women's rights, according to the OECD
Denmark, Sweden, France and Portugal were the next best-performing countries in the OECD's Social Institutions and Gender Index.
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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
UK launches global fund to help end 'period poverty' by 2050
The UK government has pledged £2 million to charities aiming to end period poverty, as well as £250,000 to create a taskforce to tackle the issue.
Industries in Depth
The future of food under 'severe threat' as species diversity disappears
The future of food supplies is under "severe threat" because of the number of animal and plant species fast disappearing, a United Nations report has said.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
New board game asks 'Who's She?' to spotlight famous women in history
Did she win a Nobel Prize? Was she an inventor? Did she make a discovery?
Social Innovation
A new approach helps Britain's homeless crowdfund their way to work
Beam says it's built the world's first purpose-built platform that helps homeless people crowdfund donations through their online profile.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Robots and lack of childcare leave women's wages centuries behind
Advances in robotics and artificial intelligence, plus a persistent lack of available childcare, mean far fewer women are working now than men.
Education and Skills
The Church of England is introducing ceremonies to welcome trans people
In its latest move towards greater acceptance, the Church of England is supporting trans members, by issuing guidelines on ceremonies to mark their transition.
Jobs and the Future of Work
This human vending machine highlights the reality of modern slavery
The vending machine was put in place to raise awareness on the issue of modern slavery with more than 40 million people estimated to be trapped as slaves worldwide.
Education and Skills
Podcasts are dominated by male voices, these women want to change that
A lack of diversity in the top podcast presenters leads to a lack of diversity in the stories and voices we hear.
Education and Skills
This is how rich countries feel about women in power
Out of the G7 nations, Britons are the most comfortable with a female leader, according to a new survey, while Germany lags behind.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
UK charities launch legal aid to change the gender pay gap
In the UK, men are paid on average 18.4% more than their female counterparts. These charities are aiming to close that gap.
Geographies in Depth
There's been a 'huge and significant decline' in FGM in African children. But that doesn't tell the whole story
New research shows there's been a significant drop in female genital mutilation (FGM) among African children, but campaigners say teenagers and young women remain at risk.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
These young women are building Kyrgyzstan's first satellite
These young women are helping Kyrgyzstan launch its first satellite - with the country is aiming to launch before 2020.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Investment to help women and girls has surged
Figures show investment that intends to help female entrepreneurs has reached a record high over the past 12 months.
Industries in Depth
How buying a coffee on a train could help tackle homelessness
A coffee company is using its profits to help end homelessness in the UK, in part by training homeless people to become baristas.