A 16-year-old mother receives a free contraceptive implant during a reproductive health medical mission organized by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Tondo, Manila
A 16-year-old mother receives a free contraceptive implant during a reproductive health medical mission organized by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Tondo, Manila, September 6, 2013. The Philippine Supreme Court has stopped the implementation of the Reproductive Health Law, which would have provided families access to free birth control and promoted sex education, after pro-life groups filed a case questioning the constitutionality of the law, media reports said. REUTERS/Erik De Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: HEALTH POLITICS SOCIETY)
Breaking Colombia's silence over its war rape victims
Colombia’s macho culture and decades of war have indoctrinated men in sexual violence, but if a peace deal is reached and men no longer have guns, attitudes toward women will not just fade away
Indian author and women’s rights activist killed in Afghanistan
Extremists may have targeted Sushmita Banerjee for her bestselling memoir and film about her escape from the Taliban
Pregnant women sit together while waiting to be registered in the labour and delivery unit at the Escuela hospital in Tegucigalpa
Pregnant women sit together while waiting to be registered in the labour and delivery unit at the Escuela hospital in Tegucigalpa September 3, 2013. According to a spokesperson of the hospital, 52 women gave birth on September 3 and 35 of them were younger than 18 years old. The hospital attends to approximately 60 births a day with a high percentage of them adolescent patients going through their second or third pregnancy. Picture taken September 3, 2013. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera (HONDURAS - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH)
It's a girl! Tests reveal gender of giant panda born in U.S. zoo
USA-LIFE/PANDA:It's a girl! Tests reveal gender of giant panda born in U.S. zoo
'A Teacher' and 'Adore' Focus on Much Younger Men
September is an exceptionally strong month for films by and about women. Especially appealing among early openers are two femme-helmed narrative features that delve into illicit relationships between women and younger men. Both films open Sept. 6.
Indonesian Muslim women protesters gather during a protest against the upcoming Miss World pageant in Jakarta
Indonesian Muslim women protesters gather during a protest against the upcoming Miss World pageant in Jakarta, September 5, 2013. Hundreds of Muslim protestors staged a rally in Jakarta to protest against the Miss World pageant which will be held in Bali in September, a local paper reported on Thursday. The placard reads "Miss World = the lie concept of brain, beauty and behaviour." REUTERS/Beawiharta (INDONESIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST RELIGION)
Indonesian Muslim women protesters shout slogans during a protest against the upcoming Miss World pageant in Jakarta
Indonesian Muslim women protesters shout slogans during a protest against the upcoming Miss World pageant in Jakarta, September 5, 2013. Hundreds of Muslim protestors staged a rally in Jakarta to protest against the Miss World pageant which will be held in Bali in September, a local paper reported on Thursday. REUTERS/Beawiharta (INDONESIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST RELIGION)
"Widespread misogyny" root of online abuse -victim
“We need a new series of protocols that deals with the fact that people are behaving like this online in the same way we have protocols for dealing with it offline.” - Stella Creasy, MP and victim of rape threats on Twitter
Porn film industry faces new condom challenge in Florida
USA-FLORIDA/PORN:Porn film industry faces new condom challenge in Florida