Lebanese illustrator challenges views of Arab women through art
The project tackles issues of female freedom, beauty and sexuality in societies traditionally dominated by men
Europeans, Canada, Australia issue first rebuke of Saudi Arabia at UN rights forum
It is the first rebuke of the kingdom at UN Human Rights Council since it was set up in 2006 and came amid growing international concern about Saudi violations of basic freedoms
Former TV news anchor set to become first Druze woman in Israel's parliament
More than 140,000 Druze live in Israel, making up just under two percent of the population
Mandela, gender equality and me
We can be the generation that achieves a truly gender-equal society. As Mandela said, it only looks impossible until it's done.
Hong Kong allows fleeing Saudi sisters to stay another month -lawyer
The sisters are the second high-profile example in Asia this year of Saudi women seeking to escape their country
U.S. Senator McSally, an Air Force veteran, says she was raped by a superior officer
Sexual assault and harassment in the U.S. military is largely under-reported and came under renewed scrutiny after a scandal involving Marines sharing nude photos of women online came to light
'Primary losers' in war, women must be part of peacemaking - Iraqi ex-ambassador
Rend Al-Rahim says peace talks are "a matter of life and death", and nobody understands that more than women
One small step for a woman, one giant leap for womankind in planned spacewalk
Astronauts Christina Koch and Ann McClain will walk outside the International Space Station as members of Expedition 59 planned for March 29
S. African leader condemns violence against women as assault film goes viral
A video apparently showing a popular singer being attacked by her boyfriend sparked outrage in a country with some of the world's worst rates of violent crime
Female naval cadets say Russia not ready for women in combat roles
A Russian government decree lists 456 jobs in 38 industries which women are barred from doing because they would entail 'heavy work and work in harmful working conditions'