"How did they expect me to do exams or even get through lessons." A national survey of 3,001 girls and women aged 12 to 18 commissioned by Women of Wellbeing found 97% experienced painful periods ...

Women do not do as well as men in Oxbridge exams because of premenstrual syndrome, a think tank report has suggested.

I found my finals at Cambridge – in English literature, if you please – incredibly stressful. Studying hard wasn’t enough.

The study shows that although all students get more marks when questions are “scaffolded”, women benefit more. The style ...

The assessment system at Oxford and Cambridge could be worse for women as they tend to be more risk averse and can suffer ...

A well-woman exam—also known as a women’s wellness exam—is a routine checkup with a women’s health provider. It’s an opportunity to check your overall health and discuss your health risks, especially ...

Was it my menstrual periods that held me back? This is what a paper published by the Higher Education Policy Institute last week suggests. Apparently, women get fewer firsts in exam-heavy Oxbridge ...