Women’s rights in principle, women’s rights in practice
Gender equality should not just be written into law, but part of everyday life
Let’s ‘Make It Happen’: No Woman Should Die Giving Life
Kenyan leaders and foreign agencies are determined to reduce the large number of women dying in childbirth
Lured by marriage promises, climate victims fall into trafficking trap
Girls who marry to escape worsening poverty sold by their 'husbands' to traffickers in India's Sundarbans
Obama: "Every girl deserves an education"
On International Women's Day, President Barack Obama uses his weekly address to promote education for girls everywhere
Director calls Indian ban on rape documentary "international suicide"
Filmmaker Leslee Udwin said, if given a chance, she would persuade India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow the screening.
Afghan leader says won't compromise social freedoms in peace efforts
Officials in Pakistan and Afghanistan recently said Afghan Taliban were willing to open peace talks with Kabul
China detains feminist activists ahead of Women's Day
China is taking an increasingly tough line against freedom of expression, rights groups say
Editor's picks: How to use floodwater for agriculture, Malaria resurfaces in Brazil and U.N. threatens action in Syria
A selection of the humanitarian stories of the day, selected by Thomson Reuters Foundation's editorial team at trust.org
Canada failed to protect aboriginal women - U.N. committee
Canada's 1.4 million Aboriginals have higher levels of poverty and a lower life expectancy than other Canadians, and are more often victims of violent crime
225 million reasons to support reproductive choice for women and girls
225 million women and girls still lack access to modern contraception