OPINION: It's time to legalise abortion in Argentina
I stand alongside other feminist activists to urge Argentina's new president to fulfill his promise and prioritize the decriminalization of abortion
Harvey Weinstein reaches tentative $25 mln settlement with accusers -NY Times
The accord would end nearly all lawsuits by actresses and former Weinstein employees who accused him of offenses ranging from sexual harassment to rape
FACTBOX-Following Finland: 9 facts about women in government
As the Nordic nation blazes a trail putting women in positions of power what are other countries doing?
Hotline launches to help Polish women travel abroad for abortion
The Abortion Without Borders service will refer women to medical abortion providers in Germany, the Netherlands and Britain
'Big Sisters' ride to rescue of Nepali child brides
Hundreds of Big Sisters - many of them former child brides themselves - have volunteered to counsel teenage girls, their families and communities, on the impact of marrying young
EXCLUSIVE-Thai electronics firm compensates exploited workers in rare award
Thousands of Burmese migrants will be compensated for excessive recruitment fees they were charged to secure jobs
Rape map and murdered women - welcome to South Africa's Republic of Sexual Abuse
The fictional country is the centrepiece of an exhibition to raise awareness of South Africa’s high levels of violence against women
Bangladesh film about girl surfer faces calls to be banned
The much anticipated film has caused a furor in Bangladesh where it is unusual for women to swim in public
Women under 35 run Finland as world's youngest leader takes office
Twelve ministers in the new cabinet are women and just seven are men
Refugee girls in Chad embrace school as path to university opens up
Only one in four Chadian boys and half as many girls attend secondary school, with poverty, lack of access and child marriage contributing to the low rates