Tokyo Olympic committee to select woman as new chief after sexist comments furore
Seiko Hashimoto has served as the Olympics minister, doubling as minister for women's empowerment
Brazil's anti-slavery wins bring new test: how to compensate victims
Brazil seeks to improve access to banking for undocumented migrants rescued from slavery
Dubai's Sheikha Latifa issues video from 'villa jail'- BBC Panorama
"I am a hostage and this villa has been converted into a jail," Latifa, 35, said in the video
Inspired by protests, India's women farmers revive their own demands
India's neglected women farmers are seizing the moment to dust off their own long-standing demands
OPINION: How to stop violence against women in Kurdistan
COVID-19 is spurring child marriage and domestic violence. Governments and NGOs must empower women legally and financially, to take control of their own lives
Tokyo 2020 organisers says new head needs deep understanding of gender equality
There are calls for the new Tokyo 2020 head to be younger and/or female, rather than another octogenarian male
In their own blood, Mexican women demand help for victims of violence
Mexico has registered nearly 80,000 missing people, most of them victims of gang-related violence since the start of a 'war on drugs' in 2006
Incoming WTO head warns 'vaccine nationalism' could slow pandemic recovery
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said her top priority was to ensure the WTO does more to address the pandemic
Tokyo Olympics chief's 'annoying' women remark and six other sexism rows in Japan
Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori's departure from office is a rare case of a Japanese official being held responsible for sexist remarks. Who are the others?
More Spanish girls report sexual abuse despite progress on gender
Though the internet has helped raise awareness of abuse among young women, it has also brought new forms of exploitation and risky behaviour