Hundreds gather at U.S. Supreme Court to protest state abortion bans as step backward
Alabama passed an outright ban last week, while other states have banned abortions absent a medical emergency after six weeks of pregnancy or after the fetus's heartbeat can be detected
McDonald's faces 25 new sexual harassment complaints from workers
More than 90 percent of the locations are franchised, and McDonald's has long maintained it should not be liable for how employees in franchised restaurants behave
U.S. abortion rights activists blast new state bans in Supreme Court rally
Some of the new laws passed by Republican state legislatures amount to the tightest restrictions on abortion seen in the United States in decades
British MP urges law to protect new mums from redundancy
Tens of thousands of pregnant women and new mothers are pushed out of work every year through dismissals, redundancies, discrimination or poor treatment
U.S. must ensure access to safe abortions - U.N. rights office
Evidence and experience have shown that complete bans on abortions do not reduce their number, but drive them underground 'jeopardising the life, health and safety of the women concerned'
Spain's parliament leads Europe in gender-equality despite rise of far right
At 47%, Spain has a bigger proportion of female lawmakers than even Sweden, which has a far longer history of promoting gender equality
U.S. abortion-rights activists rally at Supreme Court to protest new state bans
Some of the new laws passed by Republican state legislatures amount to the tightest restrictions on abortion seen in the United States in decades
The Taj Mahal becomes first Indian monument with breastfeeding room
Public breastfeeding still carries a social stigma in India where mothers are expected to be covered head-to-toe
From darkness to light
Women bring light to remote villages on islands of Zanzibar
Women bring light to remote villages on islands of Zanzibar
Grandmothers and single mothers are among those being trained as community solar engineers, a programme which they say could transform lives in their communities