Saudi director al-Mansour eyes female empowerment in 'The Perfect Candidate'
Director Haifaa al-Mansour said she hoped to send a message of empowerment to Saudi Arabian women who face tight restrictions on their freedom
Case against Jeffrey Epstein dismissed following his death
Prosecutors said the charges would not prevent them from charging possible co-conspirators
In global first, UN body orders Bosnia to pay wartime rape victim
At least 20,000 women were subjected to sexual violence as a tool of warfare during the Bosnian war, the United Nations estimates
INTERVIEW-U.N. agency urges U.S. to reinstate funds to protect women
The U.N. Population Fund works on family planning and maternal and child health, but might face a $350 million shortfall in part due to the U.S. funding cut
FEATURE-Village by village, the quest to stop female genital cutting in Somaliland
Almost all women between the ages 15 to 49 are thought to have undergone the procedure in Somaliland
U.S. mixed martial artist is fighting for better pay for women
Martial artist Paige VanZant is the latest star to call out huge pay gaps between men's and women's sport
Venice Film Festival director, jury head disagree on gender quotas
Around 23% of the films submitted to the festival were directed by women
Indian state expands work scheme to tackle exploitation
The scheme provides unskilled work to about 70 million rural people building everything from dams to school toilets, helping them avoid debt bondage
Rosa Parks, Sally Ride join Barbie's burgeoning social circle
Toy company Mattel announced the addition of the new dolls on Women's Equality Day
Federal judge blocks restrictive Missouri abortion law
The ban was written with the hope it would bring abortion rights to the Supreme Court