Breast cancer rates are surging among AAPI women

Breast cancer rates among Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women are rising at an alarmingly faster rate than in other racial and ...

Women can achieve equal health benefits from half the exercise men do: study

A recent study found that women can achieve equivalent health benefits with about half the amount of exercise men do.  Key points: ...

AANHPI women earn 80 cents on average for every dollar white men make: report

Newly released data by the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) identified April 5 as this year’s Equal Pay Day for Asian ...

Malaysia to punish women for out-of-wedlock pregnancies and ‘acting like men’

Malaysia’s Terengganu state has passed new laws that will punish Muslim women for out-of-wedlock pregnancies and for behaving and dressing l...

China amends gender law to tell women to ‘obey family values’

China has revised its decades-old Women’s Rights and Interests Protection Act to introduce a new list of moral standards for women, which i...

Michelle Yeoh, 60, says she’s having ‘the best times’ of her career even past her supposed ‘prime years’

Acting legend Michelle Yeoh was one of the honorees at Elle’s 29th annual Women in Hollywood event on Monday. The star-studded celebration...

Massachusetts man accused of tampering with young women’s cars so he could offer them rides home

Police in Massachusetts have arrested a man accused of tampering with young women’s cars and subsequently offering to drive them home. Alexa...

‘We can all learn something from them’: Pixar execs praise all-female ‘Turning Red’ creative leadership team

Chinese Canadian filmmaker Domee Shi, who helmed the 2018 Oscar-winning animated short film “Bao,” assembled an all-female creative leaders...

Seoul Milk apologizes for ad that portrays women as cows and has a voyeur trying to secretly film them

Seoul Dairy Cooperative, Korea’s leading milk producer, apologized on Wednesday for its controversial ad that many social media users deemed...

Oppa Hit Me

Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on Full Grown People and reposted with permission. It’s the summer of 2007. ...

First Woman To Ever Climb Mount Everest Honored in Google Doodle

The first woman to climb Mount Everest was honored by Google on what would have been her 80th birthday.   ...

Billionaire Uniqlo Founder Wants a Woman to Take His Job

Japanese fashion retail giant Uniqlo will likely have a female leader in the future, setting an example of a corporate shift from traditiona...

The Truth Behind the ‘Iconic’ Image of Female Firefighters in Pearl Harbor

A photograph of four young women purportedly hosing a fire during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has appeared on several mainstream pub...

Some of The Deadliest Samurai Were Women, But History Forgot

There is no shortage of stories about legendary Japanese samurai warriors in modern pop culture; but most stories only feature the male ones...

Indian Girl on Her Period Forced to Stay in Hut K‌ill‌e‌d During Cyclone

A young girl in India d‌ie‌d alone in a hut during a deadly cyclone after she was forced to sleep there separately because she was on her pe...

Indonesian Women Must Reportedly Pass ‘Two-Finger’ Vir‌g‌i‌n‌it‌‌y‌ Test Before Joining P‌‌o‌li‌c‌‌e

Women in Indonesia hoping to join the police force are reportedly subjected to a “two-finger” vi‌rg‌i‌ni‌t‌y test that supposedly proves the...

Seoul Now Provides Free Sanitary Products to Women to Tackle ‘Period Poverty’

To tackle the problem that officials called “period poverty,” the Seoul Metropolitan Government recently launched a program that will give o...

Thai Man Who Lives in a Cave Becomes a Celebrity For Dating Western Women

A minor internet personality in Thailand known for living in a cave on Koh Phangan suddenly blew up in popularity after sharing the story on...

Vietnamese-American Women Move to Vietnam to Discover Their Culture in New Series ‘The Take Over’

Meet Celina Huynh and Vanessa Le, the stars of a new series called “The Take Over,” which features two Vietnamese-American women who move to...

Comedic Viral Video Warns Against the ‘Five White Guys Asian Women Encounter’

White guys who are into Asian women can be classified into five distinct types, according to a hilarious but insightful video that has becom...

New Web Series Empowers Asian Girls to Embrace Their Identities

A new web series that aims to empower Asian girls and all kids of color to embrace their identities and be allies to other social movements ...

Women Blamed After Getting Groped in a Pool Full of ‘Bachelors’

Two women who were groped by a swarm of men in a swimming pool in Bahrain received a warning from authorities saying that they should never ...

Saudi Arabia Begins Issuing Driver’s Licenses to Women in Historic Moment

Saudi Arabia has finally started issuing driver’s licenses to women after King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud signed a royal decree last year ...

American Student Hooks Up With ’50 Guys’ in Japan, Here’s Her Verdict

An Afro-Latina YouTuber is slowly building her online fanbase for her videos in which she describes her various escapades in Japan. The 19-y...

Japanese Woman Blasts Male Coworker for Sexist Office Tradition of Serving Men Tea

A Japanese woman shattered a common workplace custom called “ochakumi” where female office workers are expected to make and serve tea to mal...

Asian Mom Who Dreamed of Having a ‘Blue-Eyed Baby’ Defends Controversial Instagram Post

Editor’s Note: Earlier this month, new mom and business owner Michelle Worth became the focus of a controversial Instagram post praisi...

5 Former USC Students Sue Doctor Who Allegedly Targeted Chinese Women for Sexual Abuse

At least five women and former USC students have filed lawsuits against former USC gynecologist Dr. George Tyndall for alleged sexual miscon...

Meet the ‘First Lady of Physics’ Who Helped the U.S. Win World War II

The United States may have cemented its victory in the Second World War after its successful testing of the atomic bomb on July 16, 1945. Bu...

USC Gynecologist Accused of Sexual Misconduct Targeted Chinese Students for 30 Years

A gynecologist who worked for the student health clinic of the University of Southern California is facing a wave of accusations of sexual m...

Japanese Cosplayer’s ‘BoobPack’ Becomes a Viral Trend on Twitter

A female Japanese cosplayer is hoping to start an unusual fashion trend that requires a little more than just a significant amount of confid...

Students Unite After Soka University Told Asian American Survivor to ‘Get Over’ Sexual Harassment

A few months ago, a college student at Soka University named Grace* reached out to me via social media to share her story of experiencing se...

Report: China Still Heavily Discriminates Against Women Trying to Find Jobs

While China has ratified measures against gender discrimination, thousands of jobs in the country still blatantly exclude women, a new repor...

Senator Tammy Duckworth Welcomes Baby Daughter, Becomes the First Senator to Give Birth in Office

Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), 50, and husband Brian Bowlsbey welcomed a baby daughter on Monday, making Duckworth the first senator to g...

Up to Half a Million Middle-Aged White ‘Aunties’ are Playing Mahjong in the U.S.

Mahjong, a popular game in China that requires skill, strategy with a dash of gambling on the side, is reportedly popular in the United Stat...

Engineering Students Buy The Only Woman in Their Class a Lipstick Set for Women’s Day

The male students of an engineering class at Guangzhou University are making headlines for buying their only female classmate luxury cosmeti...

Shanghai Celebrates Women’s Day By Opening a Sex Club Just for Women

Shanghai celebrated International Women’s Day with a women-only event that gives attendees a place to comfortably explore their sexuality. A...