Biden backs taking sexual assault prosecutions away from U.S. military commanders
The change recommended would represent a major shift in how the military has handled sexual assaults for decades
Salvadoran woman, freed after 10 years in prison on abortion charge, seeks new footing
El Salvador has one of the world's strictest bans on abortion. There are no exceptions, and prison sentences can stretch up to 40 years.
Bill Cosby release sparks worries it will set back #MeToo progress
Comedian and actor Bill Cosby was freed after Pennsylvania's highest court overturned a 2018 conviction for sexual assault
Women protest as Turkey quits violence-on-women treaty
President Tayyip Erdogan defends Turkey's withdrawal from an international treaty to prevent violence against women
Bill Cosby to be freed from prison after court tosses sexual assault conviction
Cosby was sentenced to up to 10 years in prison for sex assault in a 2018 case seen as a landmark moment in the #MeToo movement
Gender equality makes democracy stronger, says Kamala Harris
'Democracy is strongest when everyone participates and it is weaker when people are left out,' Harris told a summit in France
Women are being squeezed by the pandemic. Here's how to fix it
To those attending the historic Paris gender forum we have a simple message: close the gender gap to build a better post-pandemic future
Senior Malaysian police official says forced labour not 'out of control'
Official maintains that labour abuses are not widespread despite U.S. bans on three companies within the last year
Olympics organisers to allow nursing mothers to bring children to Games
Organisers relent after athlete mothers competing in the Tokyo Games said they were ordered not to bring nursing children
France allows IVF for single women, lesbians
In a final vote in the lower house lawmakers approved the legislation by 326 votes to 115