U.S. astronauts embark on the first all-female spacewalk
The much-anticipated milestone for NASA was achieved during a relatively routine mission
Billie Jean King says gender equity in sport far from realized
"Women are still so far behind," said King
African refugee women report surge of sex attacks in Egypt
African migrants often have no recourse to the police or family to protect them
Historic all-female spacewalk set for Friday at International Space Station
An all-woman spacewalk was canceled in March due to one woman's ill-fitting suit, leading to her replacement by a male colleague
Polish lawmakers vote for bill criminalising 'promoting underage sex'
Outside the parliament hundreds of protesters assemble, brandishing placards such as 'Education protects against violence' and 'Banning sex education is rape'
Poland plans bill to criminalise 'promoting underage sex'
Protests against the new bill, which some activists fear may mean sex educators would risk up to five years behind bars, are planned in several cities
Moroccan king pardons journalist in abortion case
Extramarital sex and abortion are illegal in Morocco, a mostly orthodox Muslim country
Scientists back wider family-planning access to ease climate threats
Making affordable contraception available to those who want it would be a cheap, easy way to curb climate change - but it faces obstacles, scientists say
Keep girls in schools to end hunger and poverty, Sachs tells governments
Failure to keep girls in schools will bring more misery and suffering to the region, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa where nearly one in four people already go hungry
INTERVIEW-Tech could help Myanmar smash sex taboos as rapes rise
The overall number of rape cases in Myanmar surged from 1,100 cases in 2016 to more than 1,500 in 2018, nearly two-thirds involving a child