Nearly everyone is biased against women, U.N. research finds
Prejudice against women includes thinking that university education is more important for men or that they deserve jobs more
Bangladesh minister urges women to work, pledges to tackle sexual violence
The women's minister hailed the contribution of female workers and pledged to crack down on sexual violence that deters some from getting jobs
Kazakh chess queens inspire new generation
Young female players are helping to drive a chess boom and confounding gender stereotypes
Legal gaps seen failing female 'sextortion' victims
Sextortion remains largely hidden as victims often don't report abuse due to stigma
Mexican school teaches students to shun sex trafficking tradition
Lessons aim to prevent boys from becoming sex traffickers and stop girls from falling prey in Mexico's Tlaxcala state
Equality for 2.1 bln women and girls under threat as progress stalls
Half the countries that pledged to achieve gender equality by 2030 are on course to fail
EU executive seeks to crack down on gender pay gap
Women in the European Union earn on average 16% less than men, and improving gender equality would boost EU's GDP per capita by up to a tenth
'I'd never felt so vulnerable': Mexican survivors recount attempted femicides
Attacks against women that have long been a problem in Mexico, with femicides surging to 976 cases last year, more than double the number of five years ago
'Unpaid and unseen': Female workers bolster Britain's economy
Women aged 18 to 30 contribute 140 billion pounds to the economy, which is more than the finance sector
Saudi women footballers seek equality as first league launches
Female footballers say they face major disadvantages compared to male players in the conservative kingdom