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Inuit Greenlanders demand answers over Danish birth control scandal

Thousands of Inuit women and girls were fitted with an intrauterine device (IUD), commonly known as a coil, during the 1960s…

Women's symptoms ignored by GPs campaigners

The Women's Health Wales coalition says women are often misdiagnosed or have to push for a diagnosis.

The…

Harvey Weinstein accuser testifies she wanted to ‘destroy’ herself after assault

A woman who accused Harvey Weinstein of raping her in 2013 testified on Tuesday that the attack left her wanting to “destroy”…

Black women missing from tech industry, says report

The report says the proportion of black women in IT is two-and-a-half times smaller than that of the UK workforce as a whole.

Sudan No-one to intervene for woman sentenced to stoning

Sudan has been run by a military junta since a coup one year ago.

Campaigners say the…

About UN Women

Work and priorities

UN Women is the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of…

Who is Anna May Wong???

Wong Liu Tsong (January 3, 1905 – February 3, 1961), known professionally as Anna May Wong, was an American actress, considered the…

Anna Nystrom

Anna Nystrom was born on February 15, 1992, in Stockholm, Sweden. Her first competition was in 2011, and she won the “Fittest Woman”…