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Women now lead a third of world's top universities, including Oxford and MIT

Women now lead a third of world's top universities, including Oxford and MIT

Nearly a third of the world's top universities are now headed by women, marking a record high and reflecting gradual progress toward gender equality in higher education, according to data from Times Higher Education.
'Opportunity to uplift others': Double Olympic champion Eileen Gu reflects on choosing China over US

'Opportunity to uplift others': Double Olympic champion Eileen Gu reflects on choosing China over US

Vietnam proposes cash rewards for 2-daughter families

Vietnam proposes cash rewards for 2-daughter families

A man's love and a woman's expectations

A man's love and a woman's expectations

There are three Gen Z girls helping me edit a book. They are humorous and mischievous, sometimes calling me "elder brother" and sometimes "father".
March 7, 2025 | 03:00 pm PT
Do celebrations of Women's Day or Men's Day lead to meaningful change in behavior?

Do celebrations of Women's Day or Men's Day lead to meaningful change in behavior?

My friend, a wife and the main breadwinner in her family, earns a higher income than her husband.
November 18, 2024 | 04:54 pm PT
My husband criticizes me for not getting up at 5 am to do house chores

My husband criticizes me for not getting up at 5 am to do house chores

My husband insists that I should be awake when our daughter is and do household chores while she sleeps.
September 2, 2024 | 05:00 pm PT
International Women's Day is marked on the streets and in the courts

International Women's Day is marked on the streets and in the courts

People around the world marked International Women's Day Friday with protests and celebrations.
March 8, 2024 | 06:48 pm PT
International Women’s Day celebrations highlight gender disparities

International Women’s Day celebrations highlight gender disparities

Every year on International Women’s Day, Thu Hang’s office provides its female staff with a photo shoot, a VND500,000 (US$20) bonus, and a banquet…but she feels no joy.
March 8, 2024 | 02:49 am PT
'I couldn't move': Japanese male office workers experience simulated menstrual pain

'I couldn't move': Japanese male office workers experience simulated menstrual pain

Male office workers at a telecoms firm in Tokyo have experienced simulated menstrual pain to help them become more sympathetic toward female colleagues ahead of International Women's Day on Friday.
March 7, 2024 | 10:24 pm PT
Cambodia's women tuk-tuk drivers fighting prejudice

Cambodia's women tuk-tuk drivers fighting prejudice

Every day Roeung Sorphy deftly weaves through the streets of Siem Reap, zigzagging past cars, motorbikes and the occasional stray dog as she shepherds tourists to the famed Angkor Wat temple complex.
December 12, 2023 | 10:59 pm PT
Spain bets on mixed gender prisons

Spain bets on mixed gender prisons

At a jail in northwestern Spain, a sole female inmate played football with 21 male convicts, part of a push towards mixed prison living that remains rare in Europe.
December 1, 2023 | 08:03 pm PT
Women's Day has lost its meaning amid empty social media

Women's Day has lost its meaning amid empty social media

Women's Day celebrations have become shallow and do nothing to lift women's place in society, according to readers.
October 23, 2023 | 03:00 pm PT
Women care for others instead of themselves

Women care for others instead of themselves

Minh Ha hadn’t traveled anywhere in the 10 years since her wedding, so a sympathetic friend offered to take her on a trip to HCMC.
June 11, 2023 | 04:34 am PT
Don't ask for women's rights, work for them

Don't ask for women's rights, work for them

My first marriage, to a Vietnamese woman, was very stressful.
June 8, 2023 | 07:19 pm PT
Men want the right to feel weak

Men want the right to feel weak

Men must do the heavy jobs, be the foundation of the family, not complain and not show weakness.
May 14, 2023 | 04:00 pm PT
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