Jordi Roth

Not even Sheryl Sandberg, the poster-woman for career success, can escape patronising attitudes from men.

We’re all pretty fond of it.

British supermarkets stocking magazine covers displaying scantily clad women could face sexual harassment claims from their customers if a collection of British feminist groups have their way.

Sara Blakely, the woman behind the shape wear brand Spanx and the youngest-ever female to amass her own billion dollar fortune, has just pledged to give most of her money away.

Gender issues in the overwhelmingly male-dominated tech industry have been getting plenty of airtime of late; particularly with a number of women taking on some high-profile roles in the industry.

When the results of the 85th annual Academy Awards trickle in this afternoon there will invariably be naysayers taking to social media to air their grievances with the ceremony: the show is too long, the fashion ridiculous, the films that won didn’t deserve to win and why wasn’t Ben Affleck nominated for Best Director? And the most common argument of all? That the awards are often a reflection of a homogeneous, out-of-touch group of faceless people.

When news broke late last month about the death of a 23-year-old woman who died after succumbing to horrified injuries sustained from a brutal attack on a bus in New Delhi, there was horror expressed around the world.

The story of Savita Halappanavar, who died in an Irish hospital after being denied an abortion despite the fact that she was miscarrying, has drawn international scrutiny to Ireland’s draconian abortion laws.

Mitt Romney’s run for the White House has picked up pace over the last few weeks, particularly among women.

Despite Hillary Clinton telling US Marie Claire writer Avalet Waldman that she hopes America will one day elect a women as president, it seems that it won’t be Hillary ’16.

The growth of the world economy is being stunted because of  the restrictions placed on women’s participation in the workforce, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declared on Tuesday.

Today is presidential debate round two, and most of the world will be taking notes on President Obama’s performance following his much maligned first round.