Thai airport workers seek compensation for lost lunch breaks
The complaint is the latest dispute involving Thai airport staff during the COVID-19 pandemic and comes amid a crackdown on labour unions in recent years
African sex workers face digital abuse as pandemic pushes them online
A lack of digital security awareness is leaving sex workers vulnerable to having their photos and videos shared without their consent
Where are the hotspots for abortion rights in 2021?
In a turbulent year for abortion rights worldwide, which countries are making changes?
Malala pleads with world to protect Afghan girls' education
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai said she worried the Taliban would act as they did when they were last in power despite an increase in opportunities for Afghan women since then
What next for Afghanistan's deserted beauty salons?
Beauty salons have provided jobs for women across Afghanistan, but with the Taliban back in power, their future appears bleak
'Fashion is resistance': The Afghan designers championing traditional dress
As Taliban officials impose a dress code on female students, émigré Afghan designers are highlighting the rich diversity of women’s traditional attire
Afghanistan's Taliban say working on reopening girls' high schools
The Taliban said last week they would open schools for high school-aged boys, but not girls
Biden calls on U.S. Supreme Court to protect abortion rights
Women athletes including soccer star Megan Rapinoe have also spoken out over Mississippi's move to restrict abortions
Poor, Black, Hispanic bear brunt of Texas abortion law
Texas's near-total abortion ban will affect Poor, Black and Hispanic women the most as other states brace for similar restrictions
San Marino abortion debate heats up ahead of historic referendum
A "Yes" vote in San Marino will allow abortion up to 12 weeks of pregnancy and thereafter only in the case of the mother's life being in danger or of grave malformation of the foetus