Millions of Ugandans denied vital services over digital ID cards
Pregnant women have been turned away from health centres and the elderly denied welfare payments, said the Initiative for Social and Economic Rights, Unwanted Witness and New York University
Women falling behind in India's COVID-19 vaccination drive
India has vaccinated about 17% more men than women, official data shows, highlighting wider gender inequalities
UK police officer pleads guilty to woman's rape and kidnap
Everard's murder provoked outpourings of anger from women who have recounted their own experiences and fears of walking the streets on their own at night
Women score historic wins in Mexico's mid-term elections
Seven out of the 32 regional governments, including Mexico City, will be run by women
Salvadoran woman freed from jail after 30-year abortion sentence
Salvadoran law applies one of the world's strictest bans on abortion with no exceptions made for rape, incest or when the mother's life is at risk
China policies could cut millions of Uyghur births in Xinjiang
Research estimates Beijing policies could increase the Han Chinese population in southern Xinjiang and cut millions of Uyghur births
Afghan schoolgirl determined to return to school after deadly blast
Fatima was in the school corridor getting ready to go home when the first bomb exploded outside the school gate. Two more bombs detonated as people rushed to escape
Bangladesh arrests sex trafficking suspects who lured women on TikTok
A video of a Bangladeshi woman being tortured and sexually assaulted went viral on social media last week, prompting the investigation by police
OPINION: Doctors sterilised us because we're Roma
Czech MPs have approved a bill to compensate women who were forcibly sterilised between the 1970s and 2000s
Canada vows action, but no time frame, on violence against indigenous women
The plan aims to improve services like health care for indigenous communities as well as tackling systemic racism in the police, but gave no time frame for achieving its goals