Women

Transgender rapist will not serve time in women’s jail: Sturgeon
Scotland’s first minister says a trans woman convicted of raping two women will not serve a sentence in Cornton Vale.
Published On 26 Jan 2023
Myanmar women target of online abuse by pro-military social media
Women threatened for expressing views opposing military rule with their online abusers calling for off-line punishment.
Published On 26 Jan 2023
‘I ask for justice’: Haiti faces sexual violence crisis
Sexual violence is surging in Haiti amid widespread insecurity, advocates say, but impunity ‘remains the norm’.
Published On 25 Jan 2023
‘Now or never’: Kishida says Japan has to act on population drop
Kishida says government will take steps to tackle the slowing birth rate, which fell to a record low in 2021.
Published On 23 Jan 2023

Nationwide marches mark anniversary of ruling, the first since Supreme Court struck down federal abortion protections.

As anti-abortion activists rally in Washington, rights groups pledge to keep fighting on 50th anniversary of Roe v Wade.

The delegation includes Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and Sima Bahous, executive secretary of UN Women.

For as little as $35, Indian women and girls are being sold by traffickers and forced into marriages against their will.

Inside a shelter dubbed ‘FemApartment’, residents support one another as they help others affected by the Ukraine war.

In Diyarbakır, Turkey, one 24-year-old is documenting an ancient practice and popularising it among a new generation.

Regulatory change to expand abortion access comes after more than a dozen states banned abortion.

A modern, cross-national young African woman runs a portfolio of careers in Gabon and looks towards her future.

The court selected Norma Pina in a 6-to-5 vote on Monday, elevating a figure who has clashed with Mexico’s president.

‘I closed my eyes to connect with my mom and the first thing I saw was a sparrow.’

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