National Women’s News from the New York Times

A sex-crime case may prompt Britain's Pakistani community to review its attitudes toward women.

Four U.S. economists say equal rights for women and blacks have accounted for as much as 20 percent of the growth in productivity in the United States over the past 50 years.

For 305 women gathered at the Women's World Boxing Championships in Qinhuangdao, a seaside town about three hours' drive east of Beijing, shorts ruled. And fists flew. The championships are historic, with women's boxing debuting as an Olympic event at the London Games.

The physical and mental challenge of climbing Africa's highest peak was used to encourage female business students to work together.