One key to getting women back to work post-pandemic: Childcare
Vaccines offer a hope for return to normal, but some parents face being stuck at home as they struggle to get childcare
Call for more midwives as millions die in childbirth
Ending the shortfall in midwives could save 4.3 million lives each year by 2035, say researchers
Taliban would roll back Afghan women's rights -U.S. intelligence report
The Biden administration has warned that Afghanistan would suffer isolation and sanctions if it backslides on human rights
Samoa's female PM challenger set for rerun after gender quota row
Samoa, which has a population of about 200,000, lies in a region with one of the world's lowest levels of female political participation
Hands off my hijab! Young Muslim women protest proposed French ban
The amendment to an 'anti-separatism' bill designs to strengthen France's secular values and which applies to girls under 18 has drawn outrage and prompted an online protest
Hong Kong pauses plan to force COVID-19 vaccines on migrant maids
Migrant workers say plans for mandatory COVID-19 testing and vaccines are discriminatory and lead to further stigmatisation
Texas city bans abortion, allows family to sue providers, helpers
The local measure in the city of Lubbock bans abortion in all cases except when a woman's life is in danger
Caitlyn Jenner says she opposes trans girls in female school sports
Caitlyn Jenner said trans girls should not be allowed to compete in sports with other girls as it 'just isn't unfair'
Climate finance targets top agenda for this week's G7 meetings
Britain, which is chairing the meeting of foreign ministers, promises progress on fair access to vaccines, girls' education targets, climate change and new measures to prevent famine
Malaysian teen slams rape jokes by teacher in viral video, vows to #MakeSchoolASaferPlace
Malaysian teen slams rape jokes by teacher in viral video, sparkling a nationwide debate on sex education