An all-female comedy line-up will open Electric Picnic next summer.

The initiative will provide female students with basic knowledge of computer languages and development programmes, with the aim of building a website upon completion.

Later this month, Uncharted will live up to its name for arguably the first time. The series will untether itself from hero, Nathan Drake, and drift into new territory, by featuring a female lead and a new storyline, writes Ronan Jennings.

The term has been doing the rounds since Sofia Amoruso released her book, #Girlboss, but Carolyn Moore wants to know if the label is doing women any justice?

Thousands of British women are planning to travel either on their own or as part of a female group to countries ranked as the world’s most dangerous destinations for women, according to a new study. 

Women who experience migraines are also more likely to suffer from major heart problems, a study has found.

Women are sharing their experiences of being sexually harassed, discriminated against and sexually abused on Twitter.

It seems that not only do men think they are more savvy when it comes to buying cars — women also agree.

Two female suicide bombers detonated their explosives in a town in north Cameroon, killing at least five people and injuring 12 others.

Hasna Aitboulahcen lived a secular life, drinking alcohol and rarely visiting a mosque, but police say she died an extremist’s death: blowing herself up by detonating a suicide vest.

Women’s sexuality is more “adaptive” than men’s, psychologists have found.

Controversial moves to force political parties to put more women candidates up for election appear to be working, campaign groups say.

Political parties could be forced by law to have a minimum number of women candidates in elections if the threat of having their state funding cut does not work, warned Minister Pat Rabbitte.

Despite repeated promises by the four main political parties to get more women involved in local politics, only 15 out of 71 candidates standing for Cork County Council in May’s local elections are female.