An Italian study backs up Alasdair Thompson's claim that women take more sick leave due to their periods, but experts say the reasons behind gender-related pay inequality go much deeper.

Anna Paquin faces a lot of "prejudice" because she's bisexual.

Hundreds of people braved the cold in Wellington and Auckland as part of a worldwide protest against the culture of blaming the victim rather than the rapist for attacks on women.

Antenatal testing devalues children's lives and aims to cut Down births, battlers say.

We asked Labour's Jacinda Ardern and National's Nikki Kaye for their views on same-sex marriage.

Natalie Portman has signed Freedom to Marry's Say, "I Do" letter to President Barack Obama asking for marriage equality for gay couples.

Fat activism is the latest movement sweeping the globe as plus-size people rally against prejudice and discrimination.