Indonesia inches closer to outlawing child marriage
About one in every seven girls in Indonesia is married before the age of 18 and the country is among the 10 countries with the highest numbers of child brides
Role of female coaches reaches well beyond playing fields, U.S. sports leaders say
Globally, fewer than one in 10 registered soccer coaches is female
Germany to criminalise 'disgusting' practice of upskirting
Upskirting has become an increasing concern in many countries - in many cases images or videos are shared on porn sites, social media or other platforms
Rape convictions in England and Wales slump to decade low
The decline comes amid growing concerns that the justice system is failing rape victims with many saying they are re-traumatised by the process while their attackers walk free
Australian state provides free tampons to students to tackle taboos
Victoria state has joined a handful of governments, including Scotland, this week by supplying public schools with free tampons and pads
FIFA officials to visit Iran after death of 'Blue Girl'
While foreign women have been allowed limited access to matches, Iranian women have been banned from stadiums when men's teams have been playing since just after the 1979 Islamic revolution
Climate change and inequality derailing global goals, scientists tell U.N.
Countries must put into practice ways to address vast gaps in wealth distribution and access to economic opportunities and technological advances, leading scientists tell U.N.
Geena Davis says Hollywood gender imbalance an 'embarrassment'
Davis criticised the Hollywood gender gap from the red carpet of the festival, where she was promoting her new documentary 'This Changes Everything' on gender inequality
London broker wins sexual discrimination lawsuit against BNP Paribas
The case has been brought at a time of increasing scrutiny of sexual discrimination in the workplace in the wake of the #MeToo movement
Fashion victims: Anger over murder-themed Kazakh photoshoot
Critics say images showing models posing as murder victims eroticise violence against women