China’s marriage rate is in steep decline. There were 6.1 million marriage registrations nationwide in 2024, down from 7.7 ...

Wedded to weight gain? New research shows a shocking link between marriage and excess pounds. A team from the National ...

House Republicans have introduced the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, a bill that voting rights groups say ...

Female job applicants in China, which is trying to raise its birthrate, have long been discriminated against by employers who ask about their marriage and childbearing plans.

When a social scientist proved that married people are happier, the media had a field day. But are we even asking the right ...

An advocacy group says it’s time for states to stop requiring abortion providers to file reports for every abortion ...

Several Chinese labour unions, including in central Hunan province and the southern hub of Shenzhen, issued official notices ...

On International Women’s Day (8 March), that is the bold call for action for all women and girls worldwide. As we mark the 30th year of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the world is ...

Marriage costs women on average one-fifth of their income, according to researchers at Munich's ifo Institute, who released ...

We sat down with Zeina Hilal, IPU’s Manager for Gender and Youth Programmes, on the eve of the 69th UN Commission on the ...