United Nations moves to help combat sexual abuse in its ranks
UN names an array of experts to a panel aimed at ending incidents of harassment that have plagued the global agency for years
Leader of U.S. anti-harassment group Time's Up resigns
Time's Up formed in the fall of 2017 amid a wave of U.S. media reports about sexual assault and harassment accusations against rich and powerful men
South Korean women abandon makeup to fight male domination
A growing band of young women have given up makeup and cut their hair short to rebel against long-held ideals of beauty they claim to have been subjected to in male-dominated South Korea
Women in Hollywood see some gains after Oscars equality plea
About 28 percent of this year's Oscar nominees are women, the highest percentage in history
Australian sports sign up to gender pay equality scheme
A number of Australia's major federations have made significant investments in women's sport in recent years, establishing professional leagues in cricket, soccer and Australian Rules football
The coffee farmers betting on blockchain to boost business
Technology is helping Ethiopian coffee farmers keep as much of the profit as possible at home
Lebanese women hail first female Arab interior minister
Lebanon has appointed Raya al-Hassan the Arab world's first female interior minister
Kenyan activist's death in botched abortion spotlights 'killer' backstreet clinics
Unsafe abortions account for 35 percent of maternal deaths in Kenya
Rape still endemic in South Sudan's Unity state despite peace -UN
U.N. mission in South Sudan recorded 175 cases, mainly rapes lasting hours by multiple uniformed and armed men, just between September and December 2018
Kenyan Maasai mark momentous milestone in move to end female genital cutting
The Maasai are replacing cutting with an alternative non-harmful rite of passage for girls