Campaign launches to elect first female U.N. Secretary-General
The U.N. has had eight leaders since its founding 70 years ago, all of them men.
U.S. Senate unanimously approves anti-trafficking bill
The Senate bill imposes tougher financial penalties on traffickers and establishes a fund, using that money, to combat trafficking and provide services for victims.
The gender gap in financial inclusion and the 2014 Global Findex
For women in developing countries, ownership of a bank account and access to digital payments can be game-changers.
Branson applauds UK anti-slavery law, urges firms to clean up supply chains
The Modern Slavery Bill became law last month
Indian minister says 2,000 girls "killed" every day
Despite laws that ban parents having tests to determine the gender of unborn children, sex selective abortions remain common in parts of India
Healthy profit for Kenyan women selling aloe to UK cosmetics firm
Exporting aloe, which thrives in dry conditions, enables former goat-herders to send their daughters to school
Meryl Streep funds initiative to help women screenwriters
Only 17 percent of off-screen workers in the film industry were women in 2014, according to one study.
FEATURE-Colombian acid survivor seeks tougher justice for 'an identity erased'
Colombia reported one of the highest rates of acid attacks against women per capita in the world in 2012
Erdogan divides Turkish women with approach to tackling violence
Women's rights groups complain Erdogan is sidelining them despite calling violence against women Turkey's "bleeding wound"
FEATURE-Women take on floods and hunger in rural Pakistan
Women in Punjab are planting trees and vegetable gardens, urging local government to give them land