women's rights

He previously bragged about sexually assaulting women.

It aims to highlight the gender imbalance in fiction by 'silencing' male authors.

"You feel so supported it's fantastic. I love it."

The 'A day without a woman' strike aims to highlight the value of women in society.

Cases of female genital mutilation are on the rise but police are struggling to find the offenders.

Twenty years after it first aired, the show is still a cult hit thanks to its powerful women.

Situated in the village of Fangane, Aajibaichi Shaala teaches elderly women – six days a week, for two hours in just one room – to read during afternoon classes.

Women around the world will stage a mass walkout of paid and unpaid work on 8 March.

Women have always been at the forefront of radical political and social change.

The theme for this year is 'Be Bold for Change'.

Being child-free is still a taboo.

The Eurythmics star said his 'locker room talk' acted as 'catalyst' for many women

Young lives are being ruined because of a lack of knowledge when it comes to drinking and sex.

This year has already seen millions of women take a stand against inequality.

The incident was caught on camera by a passing moped rider.

Planned Parenting spokeswoman condemns Republican's comment as 'repugnant'.

On average, there is an 11% pay gap between men and women in public sector work.

More than 200 competing pro-life and pro-choice rallies took place across the US.

Women fear violence and abuse as they attempt to reach safety in Europe.

The US President attitude towards women has been hostile - to say the least.

More than 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation.

The owner of The Joy of Knitting-branded participants of the Women's March as 'vulgar, vile and evil'.

There is no such thing as a partial-birth abortion.

The March for Life has taken place every year for the past 43 to protest at the legalisation of abortion.

Jennifer Lawrence was one of the 30 victims of the mass photo hack.

The lawmaker wanted to highlight failure in tackling sexual harassment of women in the workplace.

Dutch minister Lilianne Ploumen disappointed by Trump signing policy through executive order on day three in office.

An inquiry was launched after receptionist Nicola Thorp was sent home for refusing to wear high heels.

Women threaten to strike if referendum on abortion ban is not held before 8 March.

Every year, 12,000 women are killed in episodes of domestic violence in Russia, one every 40 minutes.