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International Women's Day: The 5 Worst Countries to Be Born Female

Over the years a number of organizations have attempted to list the "worst countries for women," often to coincide with dates such as International Women's Day. One immediate challenge: What makes a country "worst for women"? Some researchers focus on humanitarian issues, others on educational attainment and literacy...

Topless Feminists Protest 'Win a Wife' Competition

A feminist group in Ukraine has protested a radio station competition to "win a wife" in the most eye-catching way possible -- by removing clothes. The Femen Movement is angered by a contest organized by a New Zealand radio station that offered a listener the opportunity to travel to Ukraine and meet women. Nine women...

Women's Longer Lifespans Explained: Men Are 'Genetically Disposable'

(Nov. 1) -- Women can credit their longer lifespans to genetic resiliency, says a new study that deems men to be "genetically more disposable" than the fairer sex. Us ladies tend to live five or six years longer than our male peers. In the United States, that means a woman's life expectancy is around 80 years, while that...

Report: Nordic Nations Are Best for Gender Equality

(Oct. 12) -- Which countries have the greatest equality between men and women? Look north. For the second year in a row, Iceland topped the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report. Nordic nations took four of the five top slots in the report's rankings. Iceland was followed by Norway at No. 2, Finland in third...

Study: Women Don't Have More Work to Do, After All

(Aug. 6) -- There's a new voice in the never-ending argument of who works harder, men or women. A new study from the London School of Economics has come up with an unexpected answer to that question, at least as it applies to Europe. Data gathered from across the European Union showed that both men and women generally put...

Background on gender equality

Gender equality, also known as sex equality or sexual equality, is the goal of the equality of the genders, stemming from a belief in the injustice of myriad forms of gender inequality.

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