Sudanese women at forefront of protests after years of oppression
Thousand of women gather outside the Ministry of Defence every day, hoping for democracy and 50 percent representation in any new government
Pink for girls: Does toy marketing affect girls' career choices?
Six in 10 parents believe the way products are marketed for children reinforces stereotypes
Breaking from tradition, indigenous women lead fight for land rights in Brazil
Brazil's 850,000 indigenous peoples live on reservations that make up 13 percent of the territory
UK rape victims told to give police phone data or risk case being dropped
Women's groups and privacy campaigners said this could add to victims' feelings of violation and deter them from reporting serious sexual crimes
Sri Lanka bans face veils after attacks by Islamist militants
There are concerns within the Muslim community that a prolonged ban could fuel tensions in the religiously-diverse nation
Pope appeals for evacuation of refugees in Libya camps
Last week UN refugee agency evacuated 325 African refugees from a detention centre in southern Tripoli following escalating violence
Making history, UK's new feminist party leader aims to popularise 'f-word' politics
"None of the other parties are nearly ambitious enough when it comes to gender equality."
Man-made crisis: toxic masculinity drives climate change, say UK artists
Women and girls account for 80 percent of those displaced and their vulnerabilities are exposed during climate disasters, UN says
U.N. to probe sex-for-food aid allegations after Mozambique's Cyclone Idai
Community leaders were accused of demanding money from survivors so they could receive aid, while others coerced women into having sex for a bag of rice
U.S. judge blocks new Trump abortion rule for health clinics
Abortion supporters who have decried the policy as a "gag rule" designed to silence doctor-patient communications about abortion options