Activists urge U.S. states to pass laws banning FGM
The number of women and girls in the U.S. who have undergone FGM or are at risk of the procedure has more than doubled since 2000 to more than half a million
Overwhelming majority of U.S. women don't regret abortion - study
Abortion rights are hotly debated and are an increasingly politicised topic in the United States
Iraqi govt, UN agencies begin training women to farm
Women and girls in Iraq face a slew of challenges including lack of access to education and mass displacement due to conflict, sexual violence and exploitation
INTERVIEW-Shattering stereotypes, US transgender man hopes to land Men's Health cover
"If I make the cover of Men's Health it would mean that anyone who decides to live their life authentically can do so and people will support them" -Aydian Dowling
Loss of health staff could increase maternal mortality in Ebola-hit countries -World Bank
More than 4,000 women could die during pregnancy or childbirth as Ebola leaves health systems in shatters
The staggering numbers of the World Cup gender pay gap
Women's World Cup champions take home $2 million, while the men's winning team gets $35 million? Some cry foul
Balkan route a road of beatings for migrants, refugees - Amnesty
Balkans route has become busiest irregular passage to Europe overtaking the deadly Mediterranean route
U.N. rights body calls for end to child and forced marriage
Some 15 million girls are forced into marriage every year
Child labour on the rise among Syrian children as crisis spirals -agencies
Syrian refugee children are the joint or sole breadwinners in almost half of households surveyed in Jordan
INTERVIEW-Larry Kramer 'still has work to do' as film celebrates his life
"It's heartbreaking when people won't die, or won't fight for their own rights"