A new U.S. study shows that women who drank the equivalent of one beer or a small glass of wine daily had less risk from chronic medical conditions such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes than nondrinkers or those who drank much more.

A 2011 study from U.S. researchers shows that cancer targets sex (gender): a much higher percentage of men die from cancer than do women.

Two well-known members of the free and open source software community have kicked off an initiative to promote women's participation in FOSS technology and culture.

According to a U.S. study performed on over 2,200 young women, 25% of women are overweight but consider themselves of normal weight. Some women of normal weight thought they were overweight. Both groups of "misperceivers" have the potential for serious health problems.

According to a new 2010 study from Wake Forest University and Florida State University, men are much more emotionally hurt than women are, when relationships turn sour.  

For every 15 male IT managers there is just one female counterpart. Although lower down the IT tree the balance is slightly less skewed, still only one in five IT professionals is a woman – an issue which left unchecked could exacerbate the IT skills crisis according to recruitment firm Greythorn.

A joint initiative between computer maker Dell and the Australian Government intended to recognise individuals and organisations striving to help women rise through the Australian Public Service’s ICT ranks, last night announced the programme’s inaugural award winners at a dinner in Canberra.

The call has gone out for women ICT professionals to step forward and act as mentors for females entering the profession, a group still significantly outnumbered by their male peers.

According to international research involving almost 70,000 people, the daily use of vitamin D and calcium was showed to reduce the risk from hip fractures, vertebral fractures—in fact, all types of bone fractures in all ages of men and women.

A study by American, Canadian, and Austrian researchers has shown that it is easier to identify emotions of happiness and fear in the faces of women and easier to identify emotions of anger in men’s faces. However, it is much more difficult to identify an angry women.