Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Shaping the Future of Work Through Leadership, Culture, and Inclusion. Women in leadership are often encouraged to "Lean In," a ...

This paper explores the relationship between violent conflicts and gender inequality in a global sample since the 1990s. Based on a composite index, it shows that conflicts, including both interstate ...

The benefits of empowering women extend far beyond the immediate recipients of gender-related aid, fostering economic growth, political stability, and social cohesion. Recognizing these benefits, ...

Families in the U.S. and around the world are having fewer children as people make profoundly different decisions about their lives. NPR's series Population Shift: How Smaller Families Are Changing ...

Naila Kabeer has received funding from the Economic and Social Research Council, the Department for International Development UK and the International Development Research Centre, Canada. Deepta ...

A new study published in The Journal of Social Psychology indicates that women who express anger about gender inequality tend to be judged more harshly and receive less public support for their causes ...

Men hold about 70 percent of the world’s polluting jobs, so one might think that they have most to lose from the transition to cleaner energy. After all, they risk finding themselves out of work as ...

Thai women hold significant leadership roles in business, yet gender equality remains a persistent issue. Women-owned enterprises lack formal financing and women face a disproportionate burden of care ...

As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes the world at breakneck speed, economists have raised concerns over women and girls being left behind. Women are both underrepresented and misrepresented in the ...