Samoa set to appoint first female prime minister
Dressed in red, Fiame Naomi Mataafa's supporters celebrated by singing outside the court in the capital Apia on Monday
Whore no more: Italian dictionary scraps 'sexist' definitions of a woman
Leading online dictionary removes synonyms including ‘puttana’ (whore) and ‘cagna’ (bitch) after a campaign by high-profile figures
Latin America's female scientists pack a big punch despite glass ceiling
Women account for 45% of researchers in Latin America and the Caribbean, compared with around 29% globally, according to the U.N.
Afghan girls determined to go back to school after deadly attack
Pupils, families and teachers all expressed their commitment to education in a country where girls were blocked from school under Taliban rule
Mosques disappear as China strives to 'build a beautiful Xinjiang'
Researchers, rights groups and former Xinjiang residents say thousands of mosques have been targeted in a crackdown on the region's mostly Muslim Uyghur people
Britain urged to enshrine paid leave post-miscarriage
As companies develop new policies for employees dealing with miscarriages, the government faces calls for more inclusive legislation
China uses coercive policies in Xinjiang to drive down Uyghur birth rates, think tank says
Fines, imprisonments, and threats of internment are among the methods used by authorities to discourage births among minority Uyghurs, says think tank
Eco-friendly Eid - the Indonesian women on a mission to plant trees
Muslim women's group 'Aisyiyah is helping the environment and local communities by restoring forests, tackling climate problems and raising awareness on the need to reduce waste
Lawmaker urges Malta to stop criminalising women who seek abortions
Surprise bill tabled by Marlene Farrugia in Catholic Malta seeks to remove criminal sanctions for women who seek abortions
Frustration in Egypt as Cairo hotel gang rape case is shelved
Public prosecutors freed four suspects in a case involving a woman who said she was drugged and raped in 2014 at the Fairmont Hotel in the capital, Cairo.