The sexual assault claim against Brett Kavanaugh could impact on the way women vote in November’s midterms

Chair of ABI uses first comments to focus on failure to appoint more women to boards

Widely-held ideas about merit skew hiring and promotion decisions

Australia’s former prime minister is on a mission to tackle challenges to female success

The backers’ boys club often balks at women’s bright ideas, leaving the door ajar for others

A decade of mandatory 40% female quotas for boards has had mixed outcomes

Lawmakers complain of bullying and pervasive culture of gender bias

Move by Silicon Valley investor comes amid attacks on sector for lack of diversity

Shinzo Abe’s female empowerment policy seen largely as push for more and cheaper workers

Need for Brexit balance seen as factor in prime minister’s disappointing record

Sebsi’s support for reform likely to anger traditionists who fear undermining of Islam

Female doctors say they face discrimination in every phase of their careers

Measure sought to allow termination of pregnancy in first 14 weeks

Tokyo Medical University says it ‘betrayed’ trust by discriminating against women

Tokyo Medical University accused of discrimination over female applicants’ scores

Achieving more diversity in the workforce is moving up the agenda for in-house teams and law firms

Progressive policies have encouraged a generation of academics to excel

Supreme court finds against printer who refused work for LGBT group

Court rules it has no jurisdiction but five justices say law is incompatible with human rights

Women urged to come forward and express views on government policy