Kenyan woman jailed for six years for circumcising twin daughters
The mother said she wanted her daughters to undergo female genital mutilation to avoid a curse from her deceased grandfather
UK makes biggest investment to end FGM in Africa
Cutting is a rite of passage in many northern and central African countries
Acid attacks, beatings, crowdfunding: ABC of Thai domestic violence
Brutalised in life, ignored in her hour of need, Chorlada Tarawan has become a symbol of the pervasive violence so many Thai women face
UK soccer league reduces injury pay for women
Several of England's leading soccer clubs are providing women with far less protection than their male counterparts
'She provoked him': Colombia struggles to convict murderers of women
Latin America is home to 14 of the 25 countries with the world's highest rates of femicide, and many women accept violence as a normal part of life
UNAIDS puts Nigeria country director on leave over sexual harassment allegation
The U.N. has tried to increase transparency after a string of sexual exploitation and abuse charges
Women raped by Islamic State need justice, UK ex-foreign minister says
William Hague and actress Angelina Jolie launched an initiative in 2012 to stop impunity for rape and boost support for survivors
CDC says U.S. abortion rate plunged in decade ending 2015
Abortion rights advocates attribute the decline to increased use of contraceptives as well as decreased access to abortion services in some states
Lost lives, lost billions: the cost of child marriage in Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest child marriage rates in the world, with more than 3 million - or one in three - girls marrying before they turn 18
Girl power! India's 'solar gal pals' light up rural homes
In sunny Rajasthan, women solar promoters fan out to persuade families of the benefits of renewable energy