Pandemic, funding gaps seen fueling gender-based violence in Yemen
Women and girls most at risk as funding gap for protection services puts millions at risk of sexual exploitation, abuse and trafficking
Botswana sets up gender violence courts to tackle pandemic backlog
Rights groups hope dedicated courts will speed up justice for abuse victims in the southern African country
Football in hijab: Thai Muslim lesbians tackle stereotypes
In Thailand's Muslim-majority south, LBQ girls and women confront bias with football
Afghan female artist breaks tattoo taboo in Kabul studio
Soraya Shahidy believes she is the first female tattoo artist in Afghanistan
Low-income parents lonelier in pandemic, says British royal Kate
British royal Kate unveiled a survey showing that parents in deprived areas are most hit by loneliness in the pandemic
Uzbek domestic abuse victims feel judged, trapped despite new law
The law criminalising domestic violence will only help protect victims if patriarchal attitudes change too, women's campaigners say
European Parliament says Polish government influenced abortion ruling
Hundreds of thousands of Poles have taken to the street to protest a ruling that sharply limits Poland's already restrictive abortion laws
OPINION: Why miscarriage is something no one should face alone
I lost my baby during the pandemic. I’m grateful to people like Meghan Markle for talking openly about miscarriage - it’s not something you should have to face alone
In prison, with periods and no pads: life in a Thai jail
Female inmates in Thailand's prisons face difficulties in gaining access to sanitary products
Beer maker backs India solar desalination plant to boost water, jobs for women
The solar-powered plant, part of Carlsberg's water conservation plan, could be a model to improve water supplies in coastal communities and provide local work