Limited abortions, contraception and maternity care: Welcome to Trump's new world order for women
His cabinet is unsympathetic, at best, when it comes to issues affecting women.
8 individuals own as much wealth as the world's poorest 3.6 billion people
'The principles of our economics have taken us to this extreme, unsustainable and unjust point,' says Oxfam.
Dramatic increase of male part-time workers struggling with low wages
Number of part-time workers on low wages has increased dramatically over the past two decades.
Read the full text of US President Barack Obama's farewell speech
The outgoing leader talked about his time in office and the dangers facing American democracy.
Corbyn makes U-turns on maximum wage and immigration policies – hours after they are announced
Labour Party leader's much-trailed attempt to 'reboot' marred by confusion and contradictions.
Corbyn's maximum wage proposal is the right strategy, but wrong tactics
Tories will use this to dismiss his economic credibility, but they also condemned minimum wage originally.
Three reasons why the gender pay gap is more complicated than sexism alone
Inequality isn't just about women being paid less than men for the same job.
Gender pay gap halves for British women in their 20s
Resolution Foundation says pay gap narrows for women in their 20s, but progress is not sustained later in life.
What is Fat Cat Wednesday? Inequality campaign exposes vast pay gap between workers and bosses
The UK's top bosses have already earned more than the typical UK worker will make all year.
Millions to enjoy a happy New Year as 19 US states decide to increase minimum wage
Massachusetts and Washington will offer the highest minimum wage in the country at $11 an hour.
Labour backs triple-lock pension guarantee after 'generational inequality' warnings
Work and Pensions Committee said the system should be scrapped because of its 'unsustainable nature.
Private schools to offer 10,000 free places to families that cannot afford their fees
The offer is equivalent to building 10 schools and is billed as an engine for 'real social mobility'. Private schools offer 10,000 free places to the disadvantaged
Companies in Portland to pay more tax if CEO makes 100 times more than average workers
The move has been inspired by Thomas Piketty's work aimed at tackling inequality.
So long 2016, thanks for all the tweets: A retrospective look at the year's top ten Twitter hashtags
As users are invited to join in with the #ThisHappened hashtag, IBTimes UK looks back at Twitter's top trends in 2016.
How South Africa's women are eradicating HIV at the front line of the Aids epidemic
Local women are the key to stopping human immunodeficiency virus being transmitted from mother to child.
Joe Corré celebrates the end of the 'punk rock swindle' as he burns £5m punk Sex Pistol trove
'You can't learn to be a punk at a Museum of London workshop,' claimed Corré
YouTube star TomSka: There is no excuse for lack of diversity in Hollywood
Filmmaker, comedian and online sensation says industry must spotlight creators "so that they are seen".
Swedish trade union faces backlash for setting up 'sexist' mansplaining hotline
Initiative was met with scepticism on social media, with many union members pledging to cancel membership.
Privileged liberals should accept that economics led to Trump's victory – not a huge rise in racism
Only those ensconced in their class bubble can say Trump's victory had nothing to do with economics.
Women in the UK are working for free from 10 November until the end of the year
Women's financial equality is not only beneficial to economy, it is also linked to tackling domestic abuse.
Following Icelandic example, women in France walked out of their jobs at 4.34pm
The protest is meant to bring the issue of gender pay gap to the top of the political agenda.
Australian state to teach students about 'male privilege'
The Victorian government has launched the $21.8m programme to combat 'family violence'.
Alesha Dixon reveals the truth about Amanda Holden rivalry on Britain's Got Talent
IBTimes UK exclusive: Dixon addresses sexism in showbiz as part of AOL's Makers series.
'Shame on you, shame on you': Women protest Conservative conference over state pensions
Video captures Women Against State Pension Inequality demonstration in Birmingham.
'Cancer hotels' – sad symbols of crippling poverty and inequality in China
Patients often travel hundreds of miles to city hospitals, creating a wave of cancer 'refugees' often living on a shoestring.
Read Jeremy Corbyn's full speech at Labour's 2016 conference in Liverpool
Left-winger said the party is about protest, campaigning and winning elections.
Tom Watson: Read Labour deputy leader's full speech to 2016 party conference
Watson urged his party to unite saying they 'can't afford' bitter in-fighting any longer.
Women make up for just 18% of UK's top 1% earners, says LSE research
These top 1% people earn pre-tax income of £119,000 or more annually.
Officials dismiss 'manifesto' by self-proclaimed 'NY bomber' posted on Tumblr
Investigators now probing if bomb in New Jersey is linked to the one in Manhattan that injured 29.
UK one of the most unequal countries in the developed world, Oxfam says
Assets of the richest 1% in the UK worth more than 20 times that of the poorest fifth.