Women's rights slipping, equality 'under attack,' says Canada's PM Trudeau
"Individuals and interest groups are trying to roll back women's rights. Politicians are giving into the pressure, shamefully campaigning to undo women's hard-won victories."
Tough at the top: girls believe female leaders suffer widespread harassment
More than nine in 10 girls and young women said female bosses could expect unwanted physical contact and to be treated unfairly
Canadian inquiry calls deaths of indigenous women 'genocide'
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police revealed in 2014 that 1,017 aboriginal women had been murdered between 1980 and 2012
Canadian report on murdered, missing indigenous women
The report said the deaths in Canada of more than a thousand aboriginal women and girls in recent decades was a national genocide
New Delhi vows free transport for women in what opposition calls a gimmick
On social media many women were critical of the plan, calling for better security instead of free rides
FACTBOX-From money to violence, 10 facts about women's lives today
Here are 10 facts illustrating where women stand today
Next generation of female footballers hope World Cup nets new fans
Football Association aims to double female participation by 2020, since only about 41% of girls under 10 currently play soccer in Britain compared to almost all boys of the same age
Separatist conflict in Cameroon traps girls in sex and servitude
Separatist conflict in Cameroon has forced more children into work and left them vulnerable to slave-like conditions as thousands of schools shut and families fight poverty
At least two migrants die, 25 missing in boat accident off Libyan coast
The migrants included 40 men, 25 women and eight children from Sudan, Kenya, Ivory Coast and Nigeria
Missouri abortion clinic to stay open for now after court order
Planned Parenthood sued Missouri this week after state health officials said the license for Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood in St. Louis was in jeopardy