WHAT'S NEXT?: Achieving global gender parity will take many decades yet. Read on to understand the trends, challenges and efforts to advance parity at a faster pace.
[New] New plans have been announced to shake up the way cervical cancer risk is detected in England: at-home HPV testing kits are set to be offered to women who have missed their cervical smear test appointments.
Cosmopolitan
[New] Following a national trend in the ratio of men and women applying to dental schools, the U-M DDS Class of 2029 has the highest number of women of any class in school history, with 71 women and 38 men.
U-M Dentistry News
[New] While breast cancer is a health concern for all women in the United States, the risks and outcomes are not the same for everyone.
Biology Insights
[New] Folate: 83% of women of childbearing age had suboptimal RBC folate (< 748 nmol/L) - raising NTD risk.
BAPEN
[New] LGBTQ + youth are at higher risk of suicide, including a 2024 analysis by the CDC that found 26% transgender and gender-questioning students attempted suicide in the past year.
Orange County Register
[New] Electrification will play a vital role in helping MAN - and its customers - meet EU emissions targets in the coming decades.
Assembly
[New] The global fertility rate - the estimated number of births a woman will have in her lifetime, based on current birth rates - peaked at 5.4 in 1963, dropped to 4.1 in 1975, and continued falling in subsequent decades to reach a global fertility rate of 2.1 today.
Marcus by Goldman Sachs
[New] For women of childbearing age (16 to 49 years), 83% had an RBC folate concentration less than 748 nmol per liter, below which there is increased risk of pregnancy affected by neural tube defects.
GOV.UK
The China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges will bring together African and Chinese youths and women, paving the way for intercultural learning to foster mutually shared awareness and cooperation.
IOL
Some studies found an increased risk of a specific type of blood clot and low platelets in women under 50 years of age with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Brown University Health
Recent data highlight a concerning racial disparity in EC survival rates, particularly with African American (AA) women facing a significantly higher mortality risk compared to European American women.
Nature
Gender biases among international trading partners may raise additional barriers, underscoring the importance of Canada's efforts to promote equitable trade opportunities for women entrepreneurs.
GAC
Young women in some parts of England are at greater risk of cervical cancer owing to low uptake of the vaccine that prevents it.
LBC
Young women across certain regions of England are facing an elevated risk of cervical cancer, a direct consequence of alarmingly low uptake rates for the preventative human papillomavirus vaccine, health experts have cautioned.
The Independent
Indonesia stands unwavering in its mission to eliminate cervical cancer by 2030, ensuring that every woman, regardless of socioeconomic status, can live free from its threat.
World Health Organization: WHO
While Poka's Ghanaian data do not measure STI rates directly, many women described recurring urinary tract infections or persistent vaginal itching-suggesting that subsidized access to safer, reusable products could reduce health burdens.
MyDailyNewsOnline
The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation's 2025 proposal to convert underutilised plots into community gardens with a gender quota is promising and could transform land access if adopted broadly.
The Friday Times
Pakistan's absence of a tailored micro-grant programme for female urban farmers represents a critical gap and missed opportunity to enhance food security and women's economic resilience.
The Friday Times
Among women, the projected AAMF levels and their decline are, on average, rather similar for Eastern and Western Europe.
PubMed Central (PMC)
Women are more likely than men to achieve early blood pressure control after initiating antihypertensive treatment, with significant differences in stroke and ASCVD risk within three years.
TheEMTSpot
Although there were significant diversity improvements around the world, digital gender biases in AI has the potential to bring back restrictions from the historical past.
NHSJS
Last updated: 03 July 2025
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