status of women

The Syrian refugee crisis is changing women's traditional roles with increasing numbers becoming heads of households and the main breadwinners,…

Saudi Arabian laws requiring women to have male guardians have been reformed in recent years but continue to restrict and…

The brother of Qandeel Baloch, whose risqué social media posts both titillated and appalled conservative Pakistan, on Sunday admitted to…

Saudi Arabia's sweeping plans to overhaul its economy in coming years are matched by proposals for social transformation that extend…

Egyptian women have the right to ride bicycles and wear dresses in Egypt’s streets. They have the right to work,…

The powerful young prince overseeing Saudi Arabia's economy unveiled ambitious plans on Monday aimed at ending the kingdom's "addiction" to…

Illiterate, poor and concentrated in Egypt’s south — or Upper Egypt — they mostly work in small businesses or on…

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Opportunities from the Arab Spring to boost the low number of women in parliaments are being missed, while globally the…

A report by the Information and Decision Support Center of the Egyptian cabinet suggests that the status of women in…