'Not going back': Abortion rights forces voice worry outside U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court is deciding the fate of one of many restrictive laws passed by conservative states that make access to abortion more difficult
Why is coronavirus killing more men than women?
Hand washing habits or hormones? With nearly 50% more men than women dying from COVID-19, researchers are looking for answers
In major abortion case, U.S. Supreme Court weighs curbs on doctors
Hope Medical Group for Women is challenging a law which would force it to close two of its Louisiana clinics that perform abortions
Driving lorries, blasting rocks - Women break the mould at Burkina Faso gold mines
More than 100 women work at the Hounde gold mine, many trained for jobs that would more traditionally be done by men in West Africa
Banks globally eye UK scheme giving accounts to trafficking survivors
Initiative aims to give victims of trafficking and slavery financial independence and help them rebuild their lives
Ethiopia's enslaved child maids seek solace at night school
Kept indoors, far from home, and unprotected by labour law, many child servants are denied an education, exploited and enslaved
Spanish government backs tougher action against sex crimes in draft law
The law would toughen punishments for sexual offences, including qualifying all non-consensual sex as rape
India PM Modi hands over his social media accounts for Women's Day
Narendra Modi, who has more than 50 million Twitter followers, is asking women to share posts using the hashtag #SheInspiresUs
South Korea's first feminist party launches on International Women's Day
The party aims to push women's rights issues to the forefront of politics in the socially conservative nation
FEATURE-Sri Lankan Tamil women fight for land a decade after war ends
Women whose land was seized by the army during a long-running war are protesting to have their ancestral homes returned