"Rusty" instruments used at India sterilisation camp where 13 died
Such camps are held regularly in India as part of a long-running effort to control its booming population
INTERVIEW-Rape, abortion ban drives pregnant teens to suicide in El Salvador
Teenage pregnancy is one of the leading causes of suicide in the Central American country
Credit for all: Increasing women's access to finance
Affirmative action programs can ensure that creditors recruit and engage qualified women to provide equal opportunity in access to important financial services.
Men are victims of patriarchy, machismo too - rights activist
"Top of the list of pressures is that men have to be providers for their families," expert says
Malala Yousafzai denounced by Pakistani schools group
The organisation says the 17-year-old's popular memoir, "I Am Malala," offends Islam and the "ideology of Pakistan"
Turbulent path for Syrian Kurd fighters' "first foreign female recruit"
A Canadian-born immigrant to Israel becomes first foreign woman to join Kurds battling Islamic State in Syria
Botswana targets police, prisons and army to battle gender inequality
'Men Sector' encourages men to discuss personal problems in step to combating violence against women
Ten women die after botched surgery at sterilization "camp" in India
Fourteen more women are in a serious condition
What price the rape of a child? In Kenya, impunity can be bought with a goat
Campaigners say sexual violence in Kenya has reached "epidemic" proportions