Japan's suicides jump 16% in COVID-19 2nd wave after fall in 1st wave - study
The pandemic has increased the burden on working mothers, while domestic violence has also risen, a study showed
Scaling roofs and mountains, Philippine students battle to take online classes
With schools shut to curb COVID-19 cases, many students are struggling to get enough internet signal to take virtual classes
POLL-More women than men in U.S. nervous about fast rollout of COVID vaccine - that's a problem
With women more likely to make the healthcare decisions for a family, a lower level of trust in COVID-19 vaccines is a problem
'Kung Fu nuns' deliver aid, health advice in pandemic-hit Himalayas
Hundreds of the maroon-robed nuns have fanned out across the mountains to supply essential items to about 2,000 poor families
Leaders in COVID fight praised in Forbes list of world's powerful women
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen were particularly effective, it said
India's 'badass' female comic superhero fights a new enemy - COVID-19
In the latest "Priya's Shakti" series, the superhero battles the new coronavirus
Young Afghan woman opens art gallery to create jobs, and hope, in pandemic
Marzia Panahi, 21, set up Namad Gallery in Kabul to create jobs for young people hit hard by the economic downturn due to coronavirus
Jamaican women worst hit by livestock and crop theft in pandemic
The economic downturn due to coronavirus is driving a rise in agricultural theft, and farms run by women are more vulnerable to the crime
Cocoa Girl, Britain's first magazine for Black girls, launches under lockdown
Serlina Boyd struggled to find a magazine for her young daughter that celebrated Black culture. With extra time on their hands during lockdown, they created one together.
Remdesivir questioned by WHO trial; women take virus more seriously than men
Women are more likely than men to consider COVID-19 a serious problem and to agree and comply with restrictions