Mexican president defends 10-foot barriers to wall off women protesters
Ahead of International Women's Day on Monday, barriers were also installed around other emblematic buildings
Not your bitch: Campaign against 'sexist' dictionaries moves to Italy
Women's rights campaigner Maria Beatrice Giovanardi launches petition to change Italy's Treccani dictionary after successful push to amend Oxford Dictionaries' definition of 'woman'
Myanmar protesters string up women's clothes for protection
For more than one month, protesters have demonstrated across Myanmar against the Feb. 1 military coup
Mexico barricades presidential palace ahead of women's march
Last year's march was punctuated by clashes between marchers and apparent Nazi sympathizers that left dozens injured
White House says Biden to sign women's economic equity executive orders on Monday
White House press secretary Jen Psaki did not elaborate on the executive order
Women wanted: Abbey Road Studios tackle industry imbalance
London's Abbey Road Studios celebrate International Women's Day by launching a week-long festival of workshops for women
Kenyan tribal elders vow to end FGM, child marriage in 'milestone' for girls
Kenya outlawed female genital mutilation (FGM) a decade ago, but the practice remains common in some communities
Afghanistan pledges to double female police numbers as attacks surge
Afghanistan says it will double the number of female police officers by 2024, as the country grapples with a spate of attacks against working women
India's top judge urged to quit for suggesting rape defendant marry victim
Chief justice’s remark could encourage lower courts to consider marriage offers floated by defence lawyers in a bid for leniency in rape cases, campaigners warn
More than a quarter of lawmakers worldwide are women, but parity 50 years away
It will take another 50 years before we see equal representation between men and women in parliaments around the world