Almost two-thirds of boards have no female representation, and just 8.5% of tech leaders are from minority backgrounds, report finds.

Nearly 22.5 million of Pakistan’s children are not in school, the majority of them girls, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch.

New research suggests that the UK is decreasing in popularity as a destination for migrant workers.

68% of voters aged 18–24 in the US midterm elections voted for the Democratic party and researchers discovered that there has been a significant decline in childbirth globally. Here's a snapshot of some of the news stories you may have missed this week.

Hundreds of Australian school students will strike in protest of the failure of politicians to take urgent action against climate change. 

The state pension age for women in the UK rises to 65 today, bringing it in line with men for the first time.

Obesity in childhood can be caused by exposure to high levels of polution in the first year of life, finds new research.