Somali PM reserves 30% of parliament seats for women in upcoming poll
Women’s groups welcome move, but say implementing it in time for Feb. 8 vote will be challenging
Gender violence takes centre-stage in new Spanish opera
The death of a woman at the hands of her former lover is played out repeatedly in a dark new take on a classic opera in Madrid
Haunted by forced sterilizations, Peruvian women pin hopes on court hearing
Judge could open criminal probe into accusations that thousands of indigenous women underwent forced sterilizations in the 1990s
Tokyo fumes after S.Korea court orders Japan to compensate 'comfort women'
A South Korean court has ordered Japan to compensate 12 "comfort women" forced to have sex with Japanese troops during the colonial era
Toxic air in India linked to large number of miscarriages
Scientists found 29.7% of annual pregnancy losses in South Asia were attributable to pollution above World Health Organization guidelines
Dominican Republic bans child marriage amid fears of global rise
The Caribbean nation has one of Latin America’s highest rates of child marriage
FACTBOX-What is female genital mutilation? Where is it practised?
New law says United States should lead the way in banning the ritual
U.S. toughens ban on 'abhorrent' female genital mutilation
President Donald Trump has signed a law which says the United States should lead the way in banning FGM
OPINION: Lebanon’s sexual harassment law: a sea-change for the Middle East?
Lebanon is the first Arab country to outlaw online sexual harassment. Enforcement will be key if wider change for women’s rights in the Middle East is to happen
Wages for housewives: party's manifesto pledge stirs debate in India
Critics say proposal might end up confining even more Indian women to full-time domestic chores