U.S. firms urged to set targets to get Black women in top jobs
Firms must set goals combining race and gender to reach 'overlooked' Black women, said a women's rights group
Lockdown lands domestic abuse on British financial sector radar
Lloyds and NatWest have stepped up support for domestic abuse victims after the coronavirus lockdown
Record number of women candidates hope to make inroads in Bougainville polls
Over 40 women hope to better the 'milestone' poll for female political representation in 2015, with two running for president
No pay, no freedom: Brazil struggles to rescue maids from slavery
Few victims of domestic servitude are rescued as most do not see themselves as modern slaves, authorities say
Black activists praise Biden's pick of Harris, but warn challenges remain
Joe Biden's running mate Kamala Harris is the first Black woman on a major party presidential ticket in U.S. history
India's COVID-19 lockdown threatens efforts to stop spikes in child marriage
Rise in child marriages feared as struggling families marry off girls to ease their economic hardship during the pandemic
Pandemic seen changing how women get reproductive health care
Under COVID-19 restrictions, women using medication to end unwanted pregnancies becomes a viable option, said Medicins Sans Frontieres and Marie Stopes International
Outrage as Somali parliament drafts law permitting child, forced marriages
The United Nations says the law, which would allow girls to be married as soon as they reach puberty, is “deeply flawed”
Rome's first woman mayor to run for second term
Virginia Raggi became Rome's first woman mayor when elected in 2016
See much progress in women's equality? Depends who you ask
Half as many women as men think there is equality at work or in politics