Sanae Takaichi, poised to become Japan's first female prime minister, pledged to narrow the political gender gap and elevate women in cabin...

Sanae Takaichi emerges as a frontrunner in the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership race, potentially becoming Japan's first female prime ...

India has seen a rise in women's workforce participation, supported by a decline in unpaid domestic work. However, women remain underrepres...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is set to implement a four-day workweek for its employees starting in April 2025, aiming to address Japan...

Asian women seek freedom from traditional roles. They are choosing Western partners. Marriage to a foreigner offers an escape. Patriarchal ...

Moody's Analytics reports that India and the Philippines have seen the largest reduction in the gender gap in labor force participation pos...

Onomichi city, Japan, issued sexist and offensive flyers to pregnant women in their seventh month. The controversial pamphlets, intended as...

The gender pay gap — a woman being paid less than a man even when both are performing the same role in a company — may sound like an except...

Women attain just 74% of men’s wealth at retirement; in APAC, gender wealth gap largest in India at 64%: WTW Global Gender Wealth Equity re...

The forum estimates that it will now take 132 years - down from 136 - for the world to reach gender parity, which the organisation defines ...

India ranks second (after Japan) when it comes to gender pay gap with men earning 67% more than women, a global survey said.

According to a report released by Credit Suisse Research Institute, companies with a higher participation of women in decision-making roles...

In 12 out of 18 Asia Pacific markets, women outnumber men in university education gross enrollment rate, however, educational attainment is...

While just 20% of 16 to 17 year-olds from the UK and 30% from the USA are interested in an engineering career, in India the rate is as high...

This is much higher than positive impact a 50-50 gender parity in workforce can have on economies of the US and Japan at 5% & 9% respective...

The index has ranked 136 countries on how well resources and opportunities are divided between men and women in four broad areas of economy.

India was one of the worst offenders, with 26 per cent of women in work, compared to 84.1 per cent of men.