Congo's women stepped up to fight Ebola. Now they want equality
As Ebola returns to Congo, many of the local women who worked to end the last major outbreak are struggling to find jobs
Afghan women lawyers on the run face life in limbo abroad
Afghan women who work in the legal sphere are left with no choice but to flee as Taliban go on look out for ex-government workers
Sierra Leone names Africa's first chief heat officer
From floods to droughts to landslides, the West African nation has been battling the realities of climate change for more than a decade
Black Americans, women make big strides on top U.S. corporate boards -report
Black Americans now account for 11% of board seats at S&P 500 companies, while women now make up 30% of all S&P 500 directors
As women flee Afghanistan, brain drain hits economy and girls' hopes
The exodus of working women from Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover could set the country back decades and deprive the next generation of role models
Four U.S. venture capital funds founded by minority women band together for change
Over $7 billion in investments were made by Black and Latino-founded startups this year, but greater investor diversity is still needed say US capital funds
WHO to send in experts to prevent sexual abuse after Congo scandal
Following a joint investigation by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and The New Humanitarian, an inquiry found 83 aid workers were involved in sex abuse during the Ebola epidemic
IN PICTURES: Four Afghan women tell of lives upturned by Taliban
Whether they have left Afghanistan or stayed, professional women have seen their lives upended since the Islamist group took over
Afghan minister wants good relations, needs more time on girls' education
The Taliban have so far refused to give ground on allowing girls to return to high school, one of the key demands of the international community
U.N. panel says it can't rule on climate case brought by Greta Thunberg
The committee said the children should have taken the case to national courts first but upheld a "sufficient causal link" between the harm they alleged and the acts or omissions of five countries