Runaway Saudi sisters get help offer from Georgia
The case is the latest to draw attention to Saudi Arabia's strict social rules, which force women to obtain the permission of a male "guardian" if they want to work, marry or travel
Female managers do not close gender pay gap - study
Women earned 7 percent less than men on average - whether they worked for a man or a woman and regardless of the share of women managers in the organisation
Solar power 'cow' helps children swap farming for classes
About 262 million children between the ages of 6 and 17 - or one out of every five globally – do not attend school
'Change the men', say U.S. fighters against sex trafficking
Some 1.5 million people in the United States are victims of trafficking, mostly for sexual exploitation
European Parliament condemns Brunei over 'retrograde' death penalty for gay sex
Along with stoning for sodomy, Brunei Islamic laws impose the death penalty on rapists and punish thieves with amputation
Girls got game: Young women hope to level up video game coding skills
Despite the huge appetite for video games from both men and women, only 22 percent of game developers are female
Britain must boost support for modern slaves, court rules
The short period of support leaves victims at risk of homelessness, destitution or being exploited afresh, activists say
Only for 'naughty girls': stigma lingers after S. Korea abortion ban overturned
Society's traditional, patriarchal views on women and their sexuality are still deeply rooted in the East Asian country
Stop the music! Indians shun trafficked dance troupes at weddings
Families hope that the dip in demand will stem the supply of trafficked girls from neighbouring West Bengal state and across the border from Nepal
Trans weddings in Japan: forced surgery before 'I do'
Japan requires transgender people to be sterilised before they can get married