As the US overturns Roe v Wade, South America seeks to enshrine abortion as a fundamental right
Chile’s women are on the brink of winning their fight as the region’s ‘green wave’ gains momentum
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Men at Afghan TV station wear masks to support female colleagues told by Taliban to cover up
As female television anchors are ordered to cover their faces during broadcasts, their male counterparts join them in solidarity
All branches of Indonesia's military end 'virginity tests' for female recruits
Since the 1960s women applying to the armed forces have been subjected to the invasive practice, sometimes called the 'two finger test'
Under a deadly spell: In Mali, cancer is considered a curse – with devastating consequences
Dangerous superstitions mean women with breast cancer face a stark choice: avoid diagnosis or endure hostility, abandonment and isolation
Changing attitudes is an important first step towards eradicating FGM, but it isn’t enough
Breaking the cycle of this extreme form of violence against girls will also take money
From FGM to child marriage, we must remove all the barriers to girls' education
Enabling a girl to go to school has a huge impact - that's why the UK and Kenya are urging countries to fund education globally
Tackling Egypt’s FGM problem means cracking down on doctors who mutilate girls
Female circumcision won’t end until the health professionals who carry out the procedure are held to account
International aid should put its money where its mouth is when it comes to women’s grassroots activism
Donors are happy to use African women as the 'faces' of fundraising drives, but almost never directly fund the groups they represent
Long-term impact of pandemic will be felt for 'decades', warns Red Cross
Women, migrants and people living in cities have been hardest hit by economic and social toll of Covid
Hyper masculinity, power and patriarchy: why some men abuse women
One in three women experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetimes. Can working out why help tackle the scourge?
Violence against women ‘devastatingly pervasive’ as world’s largest study reveals 1 in 3 endure abuse
Gender-based violence is a ‘a global public health problem of pandemic proportions’, the WHO report found, affecting 736 million women
Millions remain at risk as funding to stop violence against women fails to match need
Covid-19 has led to a 'shadow pandemic' but governments have prioritised other issues, charity warns
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Girls left in tears after Taliban says schools cannot reopen because of dispute over uniforms
The Ministry of Education said pupils would have to wait until a plan was drawn up in accordance with Islamic law
India’s maternal mortality rates are in decline – but rural communities create a ‘puzzling’ picture
Experts warn progress hasn’t been universal and some poorer states are falling behind
Fury as court upholds ban on schoolgirls wearing hijab in southern India
Fears of tensions grow as Karnataka's high court rules it is not ‘essential’ for Muslim Indian students to wear the hijab
Guatemala triples jail time for women seeking abortion and bans same-sex marriage
Critics said the bill, which was approved on International Women's Day, 'should really be called a law to imprison and kill women'
Teen pregnancy is rife where I grew up – I didn’t learn about contraception until university
Teaching girls about reproductive health is the beginning of a path to many other rights
Colombia decriminalises abortion as Green Wave protests gain ‘unstoppable momentum’
The ruling is hailed as a 'landmark moment' which will set an 'important precedent' for historically conservative Latin America
After bearing the brunt of war, Afghan women and girls now pay the price of peace
'My message to the world is please help us,' says one desperate Afghan woman who like many is facing a catastrophe
Malala Yousafzai condemns ‘horrifying’ hijab school ban
Schools in the southern Indian state of Karnataka shut for three days following violent clashes between protesting Muslims and Hindu mob