Cuba cracks down, arrests 100 women dissidentsCuban authorities arrested an unusually large group of about 100 dissident marchers, breaking up a march by the Ladies in White opposition activists.
Putin calls Hillary Clinton a 'weak' womanRussian President Vladimir Putin waded into US politics Wednesday describing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton -- and possible 2016 presidential candidate -- as "weak" in some sarcastic comments about women.
05 June 2014
Merkel tops Forbes 'powerful women' listGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel topped Forbes's list of the world's most powerful women for the fourth consecutive year, followed by US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, the magazine said.
29 May 2014
#YesAllWomen campaign hits Twitter after US shootingA campaign on Twitter denouncing misogyny has gathered thousands of followers after a bloody rampage in California by a 22-year-old virgin who said he was motivated by hatred of women.
27 May 2014
Better care can save 3-m babies, mothers per yearThe lives of three million women and babies can be saved every year by 2025 for an annual investment of about a dollar per head in better maternity care, researchers said.
Only 1 in 7 Japanese scientists are women: studyJust a seventh of scientists in Japan are female, government figures show -- the lowest rate of any developed nation, despite being a record high for the country.
16 April 2014
Italy IVF patient pregnant with wrong embryosA woman who underwent fertility treatment at a clinic in Rome became pregnant with the twins of another couple after their embryos were mixed up, press reports said.
Obama to meet woman activist on Saudi visitUS President Barack Obama will meet a woman activist in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, when women have pledged to defy a driving ban, a US official said.