Even for participants in markets who say they are aware of at least one oral antiviral, more than half say they are unsure or don’t know which treatments are offered free of charge.
PPD is characterised by sadness and/or loss of interest in activities that a person used to enjoy and a decreased ability to feel pleasure. It can present with symptoms such as cognitive impairment, feelings of sadness or inadequacy, loss of energy. or suicidal ideation.
New report from ILO, ADB, UNDP and UNRISD highlights impacts of shortfalls in child care provision in the region and makes recommendations for change at all levels.
FIFA is proud of its hugely successful 2023 Women’s World Cup, but momentum could evaporate if issues around pay and player safety aren’t properly addressed.
Affecting one in 10 reproductive-age women, endometriosis is a gynaecologic condition with chronic, painful, and debilitating symptoms that can interfere with all aspects of life, including daily activity, work productivity, school performance, and personal relationships.
In a survey involving 15,000 breastfeeding parents conducted last month, 47 per cent cite a lack of time to pump at work as a barrier and only 15 per cent say public spaces are fully supportive of breastfeeding.
The nature of transnational surrogacy, where an intended parent seeks a woman to carry their baby internationally, allows people to circumvent national laws.
During a panel discussion organised by ILO, domestic workers described their heartbreak and torment at not being able to go home for a parent’s funeral and finding out much later about the death of their child.
“When used as directed, daily oral contraception is safe and is expected to be more effective than currently available nonprescription contraceptive methods in preventing unintended pregnancy,” said Patrizia Cavazzoni, director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.
Women and girls responsible for fetching water in 7 out of 10 households without supplies on premises, according to first in-depth analysis of gender inequalities in drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in households.
Edna has encouraged women to come forward, men to stand up for them, cultural discussions to be had at every level, and the decoupling of FGM from faithful Islamic practice.
In December 2022, Pakistan repealed the penal code criminalising attempted suicide. Now the focus can shift to better understanding the scope of the crisis.
Despite having the law on their side, people who attempted suicide in India are continually harassed by authorities and don’t receive appropriate help.
Micro loans promised Sri Lankan and Cambodian women affected by war a way out of poverty as they rebuilt their lives. Instead, the loans trapped them in debt.
Asking women about the relevance of rules on gender violence should be the first step to confronting this issue. Stronger laws on their own just don’t cut it.
Women’s groups in Thailand’s deep south provinces have never been included in peace talks, despite being affected by the conflict, directly and indirectly.
Many of the women in the study experienced systemic racism from corrective services officers, police officers, and the medical professionals assigned to treat them.
Poverty and abuse often mean Indian girls and women see human traffickers as their ticket to a better life – and this only grew worse during the pandemic.
Research shows that starting kangaroo mother care immediately after birth saves many more lives, reduces infections and hypothermia, and improves feeding.
Nearly 90 per cent of cervical cancer deaths occur in low and middle-income countries due to inadequate access to cancer prevention, diagnosis, and care.
Nearly 40 million women have left the workforce in India since the turn of the millennium despite an economic boom. Now, there’s a window to reverse the trend.
From labour exploitation to torturous conditions in confinement, the rights of foreign workers facing the death penalty in Bahrain are often neglected.
Doctors compensated on a fee-for-service basis in India, were more likely to perform hysterectomy surgeries, whether or not they were clinically necessary.
While hysterectomy surgery has seen a drop in developed economies, it persists in the global South reflecting a racist, sexist, and prejudicial legacy.
The Australia-India Bilateral Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership aims to help accelerate businesses scale to global markets and increase participation of women entrepreneurs in the areas of cyber and critical technologies.
For years, literacy has not been the centre of education in Indonesia. This could change after a long-awaited new curriculum was introduced during the pandemic.
US$5.4 billion earning potential from education will be lost to Afghanistan should the country fail to allow girls to complete their secondary education, according to a new analysis by Unicef.
The Canadian health care system has a long and complicated relationship with people of colour. Acknowledging the need for change is the first step to change.
The most comprehensive global analysis of gender pay inequalities in the health and care sector finds that women face a larger gender pay gap than other economic sectors.
More women in leadership roles, solid social protection systems, strong democracies, and thriving feminist civil society groups are contributing factors to effective crisis response, according to a new report by UN Women and UNDP.
The research tracked more than 1,500 women in Melbourne, with a third reporting intimate partner violence (IPV) in the first decade of motherhood and one in five in the past year.