UN conference hears calls for supporting marginalized groups
01 Sep 2010
Marginalized groups deserve special attention from policy-makers if the world is to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, UN meeting told.
Desperate U.S. Women Forced to Go to Mexico to Take Care of Unwanted Pregnancies
01 Sep 2010
Women across the US continue to seek out alternatives to clinics that are embattled, costly and inaccessible.
Test could predict which mothers will need Caesareans
01 Sep 2010
A test which could stop women labouring for hours only to end up with a Caesarean section, has been developed in Sweden.
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27 Aug 2010
The office will be closed over Bank Holiday Monday (30 August 2010).
More Polish women seen seeking abortions abroad
27 Aug 2010
More Polish women are traveling abroad to have an abortion to bypass strict laws outlawing the practice in their overwhelmingly Catholic country, a pro-choice group said.
France's ban on the Islamic veil has little to do with female emancipation
27 Aug 2010
A focus on women's rights is being used to justify intervention in religious and public life that would otherwise be unacceptable.
USA: To Reduce HIV Risk Among Men Who Have Sex With Men, Better Interventions Are Needed
27 Aug 2010
As HIV prevention increasingly competes for behavior-change attention alongside other issues, new approaches may better resonate with at-risk groups.
India: boy oh boy
27 Aug 2010
They’re referred to as ‘Bangkok Boys’ — babies conceived during holidays in the Thai capital.
Malaysia: the trials of teen mothers
25 Aug 2010
Young unwed mothers are as much victims as their unborn babies.
UK: young women 'affected most' by rise in STIs
25 Aug 2010
The number of cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is rising in the UK and young women continue to be the group most affected.
UK: miscarriage: a mother's last taboo
25 Aug 2010
Up to 20% of pregnancies end in miscarriage – and yet most women never reveal they have had one.
UK: egg and sperm donors may get thousands of pounds in fertility plan
23 Aug 2010
Significant shift in policy aims to stop more childless couples seeking treatment abroad.
USA: Two FDA Approved Drugs Identified That May Fight HIV
23 Aug 2010
Researchers at the University of Minnesota Academic Health Center have identified two drugs that, when combined, may serve as an effective treatment for HIV.
Africa's Abortion Rights Gap
23 Aug 2010
Those pushing for the Maputo Protocol to be ratified have an uphill task.
Competing for female attention can shorten men's lifespan
23 Aug 2010
Ratios between males and females affect human longevity, a new study has found.
Half the Sky: how the trafficking of women today is on a par with genocide
20 Aug 2010
The authors of a new book, Half the Sky, say the slavery and abuse of women is the greatest moral outrage of our century.
UK: equal pay for women not likely till 2067, says research
20 Aug 2010
Chartered Management Institute data shows that gender wage differential still wide – 40 years after equal pay laws.
USA: Rape Evidence Often Goes Untested For a Decade or More
20 Aug 2010
After Helena Lazaro was raped, she had to wait 13 years before the DNA evidence taken from her body was tested, while her attacker went on to rape others.
No Link Between Media Exposure And Early Sex In Teens
20 Aug 2010
The prevalence of sex in the mainstream media has led many researchers to study its effect on impressionable adolescents.
Tackling the perils of pregnancy in Ethiopia
18 Aug 2010
Cultural norms, low education levels and poor health infrastructure contribute to Ethiopia's dismal maternal mortality statistics.