Even though the Empress Dowager Ling’s rule was problematic and short — resulting in her assassination — she laid the foundation for other, more successful female rulers across medieval East Asia.

The first Navrathri usually occurs during the months of March or April and the other is usually  in September or October ...

This was also the path of the Hindu hermit, Adi Shankaracharya in 8th century ... again reflecting a discomfort with female sexuality. While Buddha leaves his wife and renounces worldly ...

How Greeks Took Buddhism to Various Parts of the World. Credit: Greek Reporter illustration Buddhism, a religion, or according to some, a path towards experiencing ultimate reality, was founded by ...

But Quartey persisted. And last year, at 27, she became Ghana’s first female world boxing champion and the first woman to travel the world as a member of the West African nation’s national team. ACCRA ...

The memo defines terms such as sex − "a person's immutable biological classification as either male or female" − and female versus male. Kennedy's announcement comes a week after he was ...

Despite the majority of them being male, the female characters stand out for their strength, determination, and unique personalities. From the fearless Boa Hancock to the cunning Nami, the girl ...

For Fatou Baldeh, the past year was critical in the fight to end female genital mutilation. A survivor and the founder of the organization Women in Liberation & Leadership (WILL), Baldeh ...

Yet a definition of biological sex put forth by U.S. President Donald Trump designates people as either male or female based solely on the size of the reproductive cells they make. Millions of ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued guidance updating its official definitions of terms such as sex, female, and male on Wednesday following ...