'No voice': Child brides left out of India's domestic violence data
Child brides were excluded from India's latest domestic violence survey, despite early marriage heightening the risk of spousal abuse
Humiliated in Ankara, EU chief to fight for women's rights
EU's first female chief executive Ursula von der Leyen pledges to fight for women's rights after she has been denied a chair in a meeting in Ankara
Chloe Zhao makes Oscars history as first Asian woman best director
Chinese-born Oscar winning director Chloe Zhao makes Oscars history as first Asian woman best director
Egypt toughens penalties for FGM; activists remain sceptical
Most of the 28 countries in Africa where FGM is endemic have banned FGM, although enforcement is generally weak
Reinvented Oscars hands 'Nomadland' win on diversity-packed night
Chloe Zhao was named best director for 'Nomadland', making her the first Asian woman and only the second woman ever to take home the trophy
Female car repair shop owner blazes a trail in UAE
Mechanic Huda al-Matroushi now runs her own car repair business after convincing her family to let her work in the male-dominated sector
Calls for women's shelters as Kenya reports COVID-19 surge in violence
Across the world, violence against women has spiked during pandemic-related lockdowns
Women plant 'water farms' to fight drying soil in northeast Brazil
Women farmers are growing the umbu tree, which stores water in its roots, to help reforest the country's semi-arid northeast
Oscar line-up is packed with firsts
Viola Davis became the most nominated Black actress in Oscar history with four nominations
Companies, not poor, get most COVID-19 aid in developing world, says study
COVID-19 has unleashed an economic storm that has hit the poor and vulnerable hardest, with women and marginalised workers facing the worst of job losses