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The reluctant businesswoman who became CEO of a $2-B firm

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 09:05 AM

Under Lorraine Belo-Cincochan's leadership, Wilcon Depot grew into retail giant for construction materials that is now worth around P110 billion. Read more »

Transgender athletes banned from women's events

Luke Phillips, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 24 06:25 AM

Transgender women will no longer be allowed to compete in female track and field events regardless of their levels of testosterone, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said. Read more »

'Girl power': PAL operates all-female flight to Guam

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 24 01:53 AM

Philippine Airlines said it has flown an all-female flight to Guam on Thursday, exemplifying how it empowers women in the aviation industry. Read more »

Fire Olympics nilahukan ng mga kababaihan sa Maynila

Karen de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 10:25 AM

Pinangunahan ng Bureau of Fire Manila ang Fire Olympics para sa mga kababaihan, sa pagdiriwang ng Women’s Month at Fire Prevention Month. Read more »

Chef Johanne Siy cooks up a storm in Singapore's food scene

Shiela Reyes, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 15 11:19 AM

Johanne Siy, head chef of the acclaimed Lolla in Singapore, was recently hailed Asia's best female chef in 2023. Read more »

On Women’s Month, help raise up and embrace women-owned businesses

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Mar 13 01:10 PM

If it takes a whole village to raise a child, then it takes a global community to embrace equality and equity. Read more »

Nica del Rosario uses gender as secret weapon in songcraft

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 09 11:20 AM

May it be pop or for a campaign, singer-songwriter Nica del Rosario did not view her gender as a weakness to strive in the male-dominated music industry in the Philippines. Read more »

Mexico's top court elects its first female chief justice

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Jan 03 04:08 PM

Mexico's Supreme Court chose the first female chief justice in its history, but Norma Lucia Pina's election wasn't without controversy. Read more »

Art at QC jail

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 03:31 PM

A person deprived of liberty (PDL) showcases her art work during the unveiling of a mural inside the Quezon City Jail female dormitory on Monday. Read more »

Filipino, French artists unite for mural at QC jail

Zyann Ambrosio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 02:45 PM

Filipino and French artists joined forces for a mural at the Quezon City Jail Female Dormitory, in a bid to help rehabilitate the persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) through art. Read more »

Giorgia Meloni's far-right triumphs in Italy vote

Alice Ritchie and Ella Ide, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 26 01:12 PM

Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni said Monday she was ready to govern for "all Italians" after her eurosceptic populists swept to victory in general elections, putting her on course to guide Italy's most right-wing government since World War II. Read more »

Google pays $118-M to settle gender discrimination suit

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 13 03:15 PM

Google said it was "very pleased" to be settling, without admission of wrongdoing, a class-action lawsuit that argued it underpaid female employees. Read more »

As Leni eyes presidency, experts explain state of women’s vote

Wena Cos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 05 01:28 PM

Can Robredo rely on the women’s vote in the elections? Experts say the issue is more nuanced than an electorate just siding with a candidate based on gender. Read more »

PH Air Force produces first female jet fighter pilot

Raffy Cabristante, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 08:08 PM

The Philippine Air Force on Thursday, the last day of Women's Month, celebrated a historic first: a female jet fighter pilot in its ranks. Read more »

Next only to Cuba, PH has most number of female investors seeking patents

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 18 02:09 PM

Cuba and the Philippines have the most female inventors in 2021 with pending international patent applications, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization. Read more »

Tokyo’s Natsuko Shoji is Asia’s Best Female Chef 2022

ANCX Staff
Posted at Feb 16 08:15 PM

The pastry chef is known for her designer creations which includes a peach cake that evokes the stitching on Chanel’s Matelassé bag. Read more »

Pope Francis says female genital mutilation affronts dignity, must end

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Feb 06 10:42 PM

Pope Francis condemned female genital mutilation and trafficking of women for prostitution on Sunday, calling them humiliating affronts to women's dignity and urging officials to do everything possible to end both. Read more »

Vatican website gives space to female priesthood demand

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Jan 21 06:28 AM

The pope has ruled out a female priesthood, saying the ‘door is closed’ on the issue. Read more »

New IOC transgender rules slammed by medical experts

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 19 06:24 AM

IOC guidance on transgender inclusion poses a risk to the integrity of female competition, according to a study produced by 38 medical experts. Read more »

Scientists discover brain region that responds to clitoris

Lucie Aubourg, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 21 06:51 AM

A new scientific study has identified the brain region linked to genital touch in women. Read more »