Japan to delay 'womenomics' target for female leaders by up to a decade - media
A plan to bring more women into top politics roles is stuttering after failing to hit its target this year
Coronavirus puts millions more at risk of child marriage and FGM - UN
From breast ironing to virginity testing, flagship UNFPA report highlights ‘silent crisis’ of harmful practices
With U.S. abortion ruling, both sides look at next moves
Supreme Court ruling will have both sides of abortion issue strategizing their next moves, experts said
In major ruling, U.S. Supreme Court strikes down strict Louisiana abortion law
Two of the three clinics that perform abortions in Louisiana would have been forced to close if the law had taken effect
U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana abortion clinic restrictions
The measure had required doctors who perform abortions to have a sometimes difficult-to-obtain formal affiliation called "admitting privileges" at a hospital within 30 miles (48 km) of the clinic
Egypt court jails belly dancer for ‘debauchery’ in social media crackdown
Sama El-Masry was sentenced to three years in prison posting "indecent" videos and photos on TikTok
Mexican president slammed after comments on women staying at home
'The tradition in Mexico is that daughters are the ones who care the most for parents,' President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said
Africa's unsung army of women wage war on COVID-19
Community health workers are the foot soldiers – mostly female – who are known in the neighbourhood and trusted to save lives
Victims and villains: anti-trafficking movement urged to tackle racial bias
Black victims of trafficking too often face suspicion or criminalisation by authorities, experts said
Unilever faces calls to pull skin lightening products in South Asia
India's skin lightening industry has products appearing to offer dark-skinned Indians a lighter and fairer version of themselves