Women bear brunt of job losses as UK retail shuts up shop
Women make up 60% of the UK retail sector and face job losses at Topshop, Dorothy Perkins and other high street stores
Pandemic hits wages of women, lowest-paid hardest - ILO
Pandemic losses in working hours and jobs have exacerbated existing workplace inequalities
India's 'badass' female comic superhero fights a new enemy - COVID-19
In the latest "Priya's Shakti" series, the superhero battles the new coronavirus
OPINION: African women are leading community responses to COVID-19 crisis
From providing meals to hygiene promotion and mask-making, grassroots groups working on climate, conflict and other issues are crafting local responses to the pandemic
'A shot can end the stigma': African women pin hopes on anti-HIV jab
Compared to the pill, the single shot was so successful in preventing HIV in clinical trials among women in Africa that the study was wrapped up early
Women who escaped slavery turn anti-trafficking crusaders in India
Charity initiative aims to train survivors to serve as leaders in communities at high risk of slavery
Women's movement sweeps Latin America to loosen abortion restrictions
Inspired by mass protests in Argentina, women across the region are demanding more rights to end pregnancies and tackling stigma
COVID-19 worsens Europe's inequalities in yet another way - the fertility gap
Evidence suggests that pregnancies are declining during the pandemic, with the sharpest drop in southern countries where safety nets are weakest
Nepal's female soldiers break taboos to tackle COVID crisis
Female soldiers are helping to move bodies of coronavirus victims, a task normally forbidden to women
Biden names his picks for top economic advisers, signaling more diverse White House
The president-elect's economic policy team is set to include former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and Wally Adeyemo, president of the Obama Foundation