Indian mother, daughter have heads shaved after resisting gang rape
India has a grim record of sexual violence against women despite legal reforms after the gang rape of a Delhi student on a bus in December 2012, which triggered global outrage
African abortions rose under U.S. policy to stop them, study says
When the policy was in place in the Bush era, modern contraception use declined by 14% and pregnancy rates rose 12% in countries most reliant on U.S. family planning aid
Nepalese mum tells how unfair citizenship laws squander children's futures
Twenty-five countries - including Nepal, Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Sudan - do not let women hand their nationality to their children, placing them at risk of becoming stateless
Shot during fight, Alabama woman charged after losing unborn baby
Alabama enacted the country's strictest restrictions on abortion last month, when its governor signed a measure that bans the procedure in nearly every instance
Laundry ad promoting working women sparks furore in Pakistan
Women make up 7% of Pakistan's labour force, according to the World Bank, which has pushed for more childcare and a crackdown on sexual harassment
Women who have accused Trump of inappropriate conduct
Jessica Leeds recounted in a video interview posted on the New York Times website in October 2016 that Trump grabbed her breasts and tried to put his hand up her skirt
Asian firms with women leaders deliver better financial results
Firms whose boards were at least 30% female generated more income from their assets than those with all-male boards
Trial resumes for some Saudi women activists; rights record in focus
Few charges have been made public but those against at least some of the activists are related to contacts with foreign journalists, diplomats and human rights groups
U.S. states unsure how to halt online sales of abortion pills amid clinic crackdown
State pharmaceutical regulators say they have no effective way of tracking and policing online orders from foreign doctors and pharmacies
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