Congolese rape survivors re-enact trauma in new film
The movie SEMA, meaning "speak out" in Swahili, is a fictional story about two rape survivors in their struggle to rebuild their lives and combat stigma
Argentine filmmaker throws spotlight on abortion amid legalization push
Argentine President Alberto Fernandez is pushing a bill to Congress to legalize abortion that would make the country the first major economy in Latin America to do so
OPINION: What does data have to do with gender equality?
Women and girls count, which is why we count them
Cameroon's 'Gurl Boss' crew takes on male-dominated film world
Tatapong Beyala launched an all female production company to take on male-dominated world of film
Pepper spray and punches: S. Africans ready for Women's Day
Ahead of International Women's Day, South African women learn self-defence to stop violence
Africa's first elected female president to train 'wave' of women leaders
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is launching a new initiative to help African women compete with men in leadership positions
Marching to the beat of her own drum: Kenyan breaks gender taboo
Kasiva Mutua has propelled herself to become one of Kenya's leading percussionists in a country where drumming was long considered taboo for women
Meet the female squad who clear out Vietnam's unexploded bombs
Known as the "landmine girls" the group detonates left behind bombs from the war with the United States that ended in 1975
Australian Rules - Newspaper shuts down "sexist" feedback on women's game
Melbourne daily Herald Sun cancelled all reader commentary on its coverage of the Australian Football League Women's competition due to "vile" and sexist posts
Actress Mira Sorvino calls for action on pimps, buying sex to end trafficking
Sorvino, a U.N. Goodwill Ambassador to Combat Human Trafficking, says there are too few prosecutions compared with millions of people trafficked globally