BACKSTORY-'You will do your reporting and leave, but I have to live here'
The gang rape and murder of a young woman on a Delhi bus prompted India to enact some of the world's toughest laws on rape but women's rights activists say the reforms have had little impact
Unmarried Chinese woman sues hospital over refusal to freeze eggs
According to China's laws on human assisted reproduction, only married couples can use such health services, and they must be able to prove their marital status by showing a marriage license
Fazle Abed, founder of world's biggest non-government organisation BRAC, dies aged 83
Along with helping the landless poor, particularly women, BRAC tackles problems such as infant mortality and illiteracy
FACTBOX-From 'cancelling' J.K. Rowling to 'eco-anxiety', 7 terms that took off in 2019
The surge in the use of 'cancelled' over the year came alongside increasing discussions over 'flight shaming' and the use of 'they' as a singular pronoun
Iran gives FIFA commitment on women's access to matches - source
Women had been banned from watching men's games in Iran since shortly after the 1979 Islamic revolution with only a few exceptions made for small groups on rare occasions
Haiti gov't demands justice for women and girls abused by U.N. peacekeepers
There have been multiple reports of sexual contacts - and several rape claims - involving peacekeepers
Criminal or victim? Female drug mules trapped as 'legal zombies' in Brazil
Exploitation for drug trafficking in Brazil is a growing problem with an influx of poor migrants from neighbouring Venezuela and Bolivia
Haitians say underaged girls were abused by U.N. peacekeepers
So many babies were fathered by foreign peacekeepers that Haitians nickname them 'Petit MINUSTAH' - combining 'small' in French with the acronym of the U.N. mission
'You have to fight': For women refugees, finding work is doubly hard
Finding work is not easy for any refugee, but women say they face particular challenges in accessing jobs, from sexism to the burden of caring for children and elderly relatives
Sherrock wants more chances for women after landmark darts win
'The women's game has come on leaps and bounds and it was time we beat a man,' England darts player Fallon Sherrock