World Toilet Day: The link between gender equality and sanitation
Just as investing in sanitation services benefits gender equity, improvements in gender equity advance improved sanitation.
Police search India drug factory linked to sterilisation deaths
India is the world's top steriliser of women, and efforts to rein in population growth have been described as the most draconian after China
British Olympic champion warns against re-signing of soccer player convicted of rape
Jessica Ennis-Hill has asked her name be removed from a Sheffield United stand if the club re-signs convicted rapist Ched Evans
Brazil will deny visa to woman-choking pick-up artist
The UK and Canada are also considering banning dating coach Julien Blanc from their territories.
UN Women names Indian star Farhan Akhtar goodwill ambassador
The popular actor, filmmaker and singer is the first man to be selected to represent the organization
Pfizer, Gates Foundation, expand contraceptive access in poor nations
Easier use of newer contraceptive formulation could spare many women the need to travel dozens of miles every three months for a new injection
Tainted drugs suspected in Indian sterilisation surgery deaths
Survivors say paid paltry sum for procedure
Children's rhymes to challenge sexist attitudes in Indian families - author
Horrified by the sexism rampant in children's literature, Indian feminist Kamla Bhasin wrote some new rhymes