Dutch Finance Minister Sigrid Kaag has faced multiple death threats since she became the leader of the liberal Democrats 66 party in 2020 and then finance minister in 2022. Earlier this year, she was confronted by an angry mob carrying torches during a work visit. A man with a flaming torch was arrested outside her house last year.

The taboos around the symptoms tied to this natural phase cause some female corporate leaders to step back.

In what’s admittedly a minor victory, the record 41 women now running S&P 500 companies no longer need to measure themselves against John, or, for that matter, any Tom, Dick or Harry.

In Ebetsu, a small city in northern Hokkaido, more than 40 per cent of the city council members are women. For context, in Japan, women currently hold just 15 per cent of seats in parliament. At the local level, women make up just 14 per cent of elected officials. The city voted in its first female council member in 1975, and women have been on the council almost ever since.

The Women’s National Basketball Association is at the top of its game. The 2022 season was the most watched since 2006. The league also secured a record number of corporate sponsorships and raised $75 million, the largest amount in women’s sports history, last year. But key stakeholders haven’t been reaping the full fruits of their labor: the players.

Momsitter provides the tools to allow women to challenge the idea that they cannot have both children and a career, she said. Such social pressures contribute to one of the gravest long-term threats to South Korea’s economy: a declining population. The country has the world’s lowest fertility rate.

Koji Sato, Toyota's incoming CEO, unveils new management structure from April. Notably, all of his top deputies are male executives,

Buch, Delgado, Donnery emerge as potential candidates.

Denmark plans compulsory military conscription for women, as the Nordic country seeks to significantly boost the size of its armed forces. The move can help Denmark meet its requirements under its NATO membership but it would also be “beneficial” for the military if it had more women employed,

On the streets of Beijing and Shanghai, women defied heavy police presence in some areas, joining fellow protesters venting their anger and frustrations on local officials and the Communist Party. Several women were also observed making impassioned speeches despite the risk of possible consequences.

Less than 2% of nearly 2 million seafarers globally are female, with many experiencing gender discrimination.