Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Conversations about equality are important—but real progress happens when the people who hold power are in the room.

Blunt instruments like gender quotas do little to improve the lives of most women. Instead, they risk creating the unfair ...

Secretary-General designate António Guterres addresses the UN General Assembly on the occasion of his appointment, 13 October 2016. Throughout the Secretary-General selection process, António Guterres ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about human rights and leadership in a global context. World Bank study reveals persistent gender gap in workplaces ...

If your typical FYP is getting inundated with tradwife aesthetic videos and podcast clips about being an “alpha male,” you’re definitely not alone. Across social media, young people are being fed ...

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Japan's January withdrawal of funding from the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women highlights its aversion to addressing gender equality issues at home. Despite externally ...

The advancement of gender equality, while long overdue, has introduced complexities that affect not only women but men as well. As women continue to make strides in the workplace, many men experience ...

Japan’s decision to end its contribution to the U.N.’s top gender equality body could hardly come at a worse time, both diplomatically and symbolically. Japan’s decision to exclude CEDAW from the list ...

In the 2025 global gender gap index (GGGI), Japan ranks 118th out of 148 countries – still the lowest among the G7 nations and among the poorest performers globally. This is largely because of limited ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Women's professional groups, originally for advancement, often become mere gathering places, ...