Film spotlights women medics taking lead in Syria's bunker hospitals
'The Cave' follows doctor Amani Ballour as she deals with everything from babies choking on building debris following airstrikes to terrifying aftermath of chemical weapons attack
Slovakia - in sixth vote - backs abortion rights
The legislation in overwhelmingly Catholic Slovakia would have been the first of its kind in the European Union
Nepal makes first arrest over 'menstrual hut' death
The suspect is being investigated on suspicion of sending the woman to her death in the hut
First period in school: award-winning UK film upends bloody shame
'My Time' is the latest film to tackle the stigma around menstruation
INTERVIEW-Daughter's murder led activist to hunt for Mexico's disappeared
About one in four of those listed as missing in Mexico are women
'When will things change?' - India rallies for rape victim
India has a grim record of sexual violence against women, with an average of some 90 rapes reported each day in 2017
New York weighs first U.S. ban on virginity testing
The move comes after a U.S. rapper sparked controversy by saying he subjected his daughter to yearly virginity tests
Netherlands to force companies to have more women on boards
Companies that do not meet the threshold will have to replace any man leaving the board with a woman, or leave the position empty
Deaths prompt Nepal to offer cash to women who shun 'menstrual huts'
The one-off payment aims to break customs where women are banished to huts while they are on their period
Afghan official fined, banned for failing to report sexual abuse
Victims of sexual harassment in Afghanistan are often extremely reluctant to come forward for fear that they will be accused of adultery