Afghan girls' education in danger - aid groups
Girls' education in Afghanistan, a big gain for women since the 2001 overthrow of the Taliban, is at risk, aid groups say
Three women: climate, sustainability and patriarchy
Humanitarian Futures Programme consults three prominent women for the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day
IT and Social Media Empowering Girls
Linda Raftree, social media and ICT expert with Plan International, blogs from the UN Commission on the Status of Women sessions currently taking place in New York
Shake up workplace gender roles to advance women
It is about 35 years since UK equal opportunities legislation came into force. This should mean that women are treated fairly at work
Rights groups welcome jail terms for Congo mass rape
Groups say mass rapes by armed men including soldiers are far from rare in Congo but few perpetrators are ever held accountable.