Almost half of women in Africa will be obese or overweight by 2030, according to a new study, an "alarming rise" that has been "compared with the HIV epidemic", said The Guardian. Unlike in most ...

A movement calling for women's clothing to include pockets is gaining traction in Japan, prompting a change in the apparel industry. Many women's jackets, pants and skirts either lack pockets or ...

Ms. Watanabe said she had been interested in women’s rights since her school days in Tokyo. When some of the survivors of Japan’s military sexual slavery system finally came forward in the ...

03/08/2025 March 8, 2025 In many African societies, women are directly or indirectly pressured to bear children. DW finds out what women think of this issue as International Women's Day approaches.

While Africa has vast natural resources, Japan’s greatest asset is its human resources — the driving force behind its innovation and progress. It makes perfect sense then that Africa is ...

Mother’s #39 (2002) by Ishiuchi Miyako, who organised and featured in Japan’s first all-women photography exhibition in 1976 Courtesy Third Gallery Aya (Osaka) and Aperture Ambivalence over ...

The report found that women in Africa score just 50.3 percent in equality across economic, social and public representation areas – a slight improvement from the 48 percent score in 2019.