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After 'one-child policy', China emphasises on a 'pro-birth agenda' to tackle shrinking population
Amid China's ongoing demographic crisis, the new 'pro-birth agenda' set up by the Communist Party d…
ANI
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Over 6,500 adolescent girls die giving birth every year across South Asia, says a recent study
According to the joint analysis, every year, nearly 6,500 adolescent girls die in childbirth in Sou…
PTI
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Two Wheels, One Mission: Bicycles empower girls in Bihar and Zambia in a call-back to the 19th century Suffrage movement
Bicycles have empowered young girls in Zambia and Bihar by enabling them to attend school despite l…
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SIMPLY PUT: Two Wheels, One Mission — Bicycles empowering girls in Bihar and Zambia, a call-back to 19th century Suffrage movement
The article discusses how bicycles have empowered young girls in Bihar, India, and Zambia by improv…
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This government scheme aims to right gender imbalance
Even though the government has been taking many initiatives, the sex ratio in India has become a…
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Seoul's girls' schools are finally ditching a policy that mandates students wear plain, white underwear
A quarter of Seoul's girls' schools still regulate and check the color, pattern, and transparency o…
Cheryl Teh
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DeSantis' policies are controversial even among his supporters. They might come back to bite him, even in a primary
Supporters of Gov. Ron DeSantis were less inclined to vote for him after learning about his policie…
Madison Hall
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Global Gender Gap Index: India is the best in sending girls to primary schools, universities but fails with high schools
India ranked at 135th position in the Global Gender Gap index report by World Economic Forum. There…
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Jeffrey Epstein withdrew up to $80,000 in cash 'several times a month' while he paid girls for 'massages,' court filings say
The now-dead pedophile's massive cash withdrawals rang alarm bells at JPMorgan, but he was also one…
Jacob Shamsian
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North Korea is banning girls from having the same name as Kim Jong Un's daughter, report says
We still don't know if this means the girl will succeed Kim, but it shows how he wants the world to…
Matthew Loh
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After a ban in May, government mulls an approval framework for wheat exports
"Export policy of wheat flour (atta) remains free but export shall be subject to recommendation of …
PTI
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Rising temperatures put women and girls in danger. Pregnancy drives risk even higher.
Women and girls are especially vulnerable to extreme weather, food insecurity, and water-scarcity v…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Candidates of color made history in elections across the country. Here's a breakdown of winners breaking barriers
Virginia's Jason Miyares and Winsome Sears and Boston's Michelle Wu are among the history-makers an…
Gwen Aviles
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Rep. Lois Frankel says there will be 'government-mandated pregnancies' if Roe v. Wade is overturned
Doctors and reproductive rights activists are on edge after a leaked draft Supreme Court opinion ca…
Yelena Dzhanova
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USA Swimming's new policy requires trans women to have low testosterone levels for 3 years
Michael Phelps was criticized for saying the organization needed to "level the playing field" in re…
Canela López
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A Chinese couple paid $155,000 in fees to have 7 children in violation of the country's 2-child policy
China ended its one-child policy in 2015, but it's still struggling with declining birth rates and …
Katie Warren
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Government-run boarding schools were founded to 'civilize' Native Americans. Hundreds of dead children remain buried in the schoolyard graves.
Thousands of students were sent to the schools, where their languages and cultures were forbidden. …
Kelsey Vlamis,Morgan Keith
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China's government may be moving away from its two-child policy as birth rates continue to plummet
While family planning policies may still exist, for the first time since 1981, 'family planning' wi…
Tara Francis Chan
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The number of migrant children in government custody surged to 10,773 under Trump's policy to separate kids from their parents
But it's unclear exactly how many of the 10,773 children being held in government custody were actu…
Michelle Mark
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New education policy will lead to transformative restructuring of education in India, says union minister Smriti Irani
"#NEP2020 is outcome of the most exhaustive consultations carried out by GOI under PM @narendram…