Clinton in plea for rights of Afghan women
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a powerful plea Sunday for the rights of women in Afghanistan, using a global forum to insist that they must be part of the country's future growth.
Church of England set to vote on women bishops
The Church of England is set to take a final vote on Monday on whether to ordain women bishops, after years of wrangling between traditionalists and liberals.
UN Women mulls to open regional office in Almaty
Kazakhstan's former capital Almaty is a candidate for the regional office of the UN Women.
'Strikingly' few women in Asia's top jobs: report
Companies in Asia's leading economies have "strikingly" few women in senior jobs, missing out on a vital pool of talent to fuel the region's growth.
Most stylish Kazakhstan men live in Almaty
84% of Kazakhstani women believe that the most stylish men of Kazakhstan live in Almaty.
Majority of Kazakhstan residents against raising retirement age for women: poll
81.1 percent of the polled citizens do not support the initiative of raising women's retirement age to 63.
Less girls wear hijabs in Aktobe oblast
The number of young women wearing hijabs went down from 3.7 thousand to 700.
PHOTO: Almaty women exchanged cigarettes for flowers
Almaty women were offered to exchanged their cigarettes for flowers.
Nazarbayev told about woman's role in Kazakhstan society
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev expressed his opinion on the role of women in Kazakhstan’s society.
Gender inequality is lowering in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan was placed 56th in the recent Gender Inequality Index ranking compared to 67th rank in 2008.
Two kids at the cost of one available for potential parents in Kazakhstan
350 quotas issued by Kazakhstan government for in vitro fertilization this year will start to be distributed in July.
Kazakhstan ranked 41st by gender situation
Kazakhstan is ahead of 14 countries of the European Union according to the report of the World Economic Forum.