Biden to end Trump-era anti-abortion "global gag rule"
The new president will revoke a policy which prevents foreign groups providing abortion services or counselling from receiving U.S. funding
From climate change to coronavirus, 'frayed' global order blocks problem-solving
Addressing big global challenges may require rethinking institutions, combining expertise - and looking for more answers from the grassroots, governance experts say
UK officials struggle to persuade suspected modern slaves to accept help
Britain’s labour abuse authority says coronavirus fuels risk of exploitation for workers
Tables turn as India's female health workers get COVID jab
India’s all-women army of rural healthcare workers feel validated to be among first recipients of COVID-19 vaccine
U.S. inauguration turns poet Amanda Gorman into best seller
Amanda Gorman's debut poetry collection 'The Hill We Climb' topped Amazon.com after a powerful reading at the Biden and Harris inauguration
Egypt's cabinet toughens law banning female genital mutilation
Perpetrators could be jailed for up to 20 years under amendments aimed at stamping out the ancient practice
European firms improve gender diversity scores in pandemic year, study finds
Companies from Norway, France, Britain, Finland and Sweden led the rankings, with Switzerland and newly represented Poland at the bottom of the table
Russian women in the driver's seat as ban on some professions lifted
Russia has shortened the list of jobs it bars women from holding because of their physical demands, allowing them to become metro drivers, train conductors and lorry drivers
Pope urges U.S. reconciliation as bishops call out Biden on abortion
The nation's bishops have condemned Biden's pro-choice stand on abortion
Poet Amanda Gorman, 22, captures 'bruised, but whole' U.S. at Biden, Harris inauguration
Amanda Gorman joined the ranks of poets Robert Frost, Maya Angelou and Elizabeth Alexander at the swearing-in of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris