PHOTOBLOG: Celebrating International Women's Day
On March 8 activists around the globe celebrate International Women's Day, which dates back to the beginning of the 20th century and has been observed by the United Nations since 1975. It is an occasion to commemorate achievements in women's rights and to call for further change, the U.N. says
Women's rights in focus TWC 2013
Full coverage of the second annual TrustWomen conference - women’s rights campaigners and leaders in the fields of law, finance, business, technology and government came together to forge strategic commitments to empower women to know and defend their rights
A glimpse of persecuted Rohingya women in western Myanmar
Sexism, racism, blight Rohingya women's lives in Myanmar
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SLIDESHOW: Senegalese women battle sexism on football pitch
In Senegal some important battles for women's rights are being fought on sandy pitches across the West African nation where female teams gather to play football
Long-sought IDs give trans Indonesians the right to vote
Hundreds of trans women will be able to vote for the first time in Indonesia's Feb. 14 election after getting KTP identity cards