OPINION: Japan’s universities are leading on trans rights – will the government follow?
Four women's universities in Japan allow trans women to attend, yet sterilizing surgery is still a requirement for legal gender recognition
U.S. voters split over abortion access in election votes
Colorado voters go one way, Louisiana voters the other, on abortion questions on ballot
Polish abortion ban seen triggering wider retreat on women's rights
As Warsaw restricts abortion, activists fear a knock-on effect for millions of women, minorities across eastern Europe
Pakistani police rescue Christian teen forced to convert, marry
Forced conversion and marriage of girls from minority religions is a growing problem in Pakistan, campaigners say
Kenyan charities urge gov't to quit U.S.-led anti-abortion pact
Critics say the Geneva Consensus Declaration is a bid to weaken global efforts to safeguard women's sexual and reproductive health and rights
Bangladesh's High Court questions ban on marital rape prosecutions
Court's decision welcomed by women's rights activists who say current legislation discriminates against married women and girls
International donors likely to pledge less aid for Afghanistan - sources
Amid ongoing peace talks, donors may pledge less aid at a time when Afghanistan needs it most over fears the Taliban could secure greater influence and try to roll back women's rights
Thai women use pro-democracy protests to challenge sexism
At protest sites throughout the country, people are being asked to sign petitions calling for abortion and prostitution to be decriminalised
Polish abortion protest leader seeks inspiration from Belarus
Top organiser of Poland's abortion protests, Marta Lempart, looks to Belarus as a role model, with both movements run by Eastern Europeans and by women
OPINION: I’ve spent decades working towards Nigerian women’s power. #EndSars is our moment
Witnessing women's leadership of #EndSars is heartening for Nigeria, which is still deeply entrenched in patriarchy. We must seize this moment