MPs block debate of bill to ease Malawi's strict abortion law
The abortion bill has met strong opposition from church groups in the mainly Christian country
Contraceptive cost of COVID: a million unplanned pregnancies
Millions of women lost out on family planning services due to pandemic, leading to 1.4 million unplanned pregnancies, new U.N. data shows
Curbs on girls reading, singing in public stir rights fears in Afghanistan
Education Ministry's directive comes as the government negotiates a power-sharing deal with the Taliban
Curbs on girls reading, singing in public stir rights fears in Afghanistan
Education Ministry's directive comes as the government negotiates a power-sharing deal with the Taliban
With 'Sarong Revolution', women in Myanmar defy coup and patriarchy
Prominence of female protesters highlights the role women have long played in Myanmar's fight for democracy
Africans slam rich nations for blocking access to generic COVID vaccines
Africa has received only 0.2% of 300 million coronavirus vaccine doses administered worldwide while Western members of the World Trade Organization seek to defend their patent rights
Lebanese sexologist lambasts ridicule by 'childish' TV hosts
In a country where sex education is all but absent from schooling and discussions on sex remain taboo, Atallah hopes to bring facts to the table and dispel disinformation
With 'Sarong Revolution', women in Myanmar defy coup and patriarchy
Prominence of female protesters highlights the role women have long played in Myanmar's fight for democracy
Turkish police detain 13 over women's day protest
Prosecutors ordered the arrests after reviewing a video of a group chanting at a women's rights march in Istanbul
Artist on mission to change Indonesia's misogynistic dictionary entry for 'woman'
Hussy, mistress, whore - these are all synonyms listed for 'woman' in Indonesia's official dictionary