Bullied online? Speak out, says Britain's Princess Beatrice
"I would say to young girls you are not alone. Keep going."
FGM rates drop for African girls but teens still at risk
Campaigners welcome drop in FGM but warn against complacency
Minnesota, Michigan send first Muslim women to U.S. Congress
Ilhan Omar is a former refugee who fled Somalia's civil war and Rashida Tlaib comes from a Palestinian immigrant family in Detroit
As slavery evolves in Mauritania, silent victims prove harder to find
Despite being criminalised slavery endures in Mauritania with tens of thousands exploited from farms to wealthy mansions.
Girl Scouts sues Boy Scouts over trademark as Boys welcome girls
The lawsuit seeks a permanent injunction against trademark infringement and a variety of damages for the alleged dilution of the Girl Scouts trademark
British women protest as their pension age rises to meet men's
In the past, British women were able to claim their pension at age 60, while men had to wait until they were 65
Sky's not the limit: young women build Kyrgyzstan's first satellite
Women make up less than 10 percent of Kyrgyzstan's science, technology, engineering and maths graduates
Thousands of child soldiers still trapped after South Sudan war -UN
U.N. funds for reintegrating children had halved over the past seven years while needs doubled
Donors pledge $1 bln for maternal and child health fund
Money will help replenish the Global Financing Facility - a fund set up in 2015 to help poor countries change the way they finance health
Women in tech call on global summit for greater roles as #MeToo hits
A 2016 report found women made up 37 percent of entry-level roles in technology but only 25 percent reached senior management roles