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Saudi Arabia

Rights groups welcome Saudi decree ending driving ban on women

After years of campaigning Saudi Arabia is to end its ban on women driving

Ireland

Ireland’s thorny abortion debate

Abortion is currently illegal in the country, except if a pregnant woman's life is in danger. Rights campaigners will be closely watching what changes are put to voters in a referendum on the issue next year.

Tunisia

Tunisia overturns decades-old ban on women marrying non-Muslims

The move follows recent pledges from President Beji Caid Essebsi to improve women's rights in the country

World News

Which EU country has the most teenage mothers?

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Iran

Iran bans teachers with acne, unsightly moles and dental problems

Rules also exclude women with facial hair or fertility problems from classrooms

Saudi Arabia

Saudi woman arrested over miniskirt

Saudi Arabia has some of the world's strictest laws for women, who must wear loose-fitting, full-length robes known as abayas in public.

Iran

How death of maths genius Mirzakhani is breaking taboos for women in Iran

Spain

Iberia ditches employee pregnancy test

Iberia announced on Monday that it will stop requiring pregnancy tests from women who apply to work for the Spanish airline.

Tanzania

Don’t stop pregnant girls from returning to school, urge NGOs

France

No dogs, no alcohol, no veiled women

The rules state that women are only allowed to wear one-piece or two-piece bathing suits

World News

[Watch]: Australian Senator breastfeeds while moving motion in parliament

The Greens senator made headlines in May this year as the first woman to breastfeed within Federal Parliament

India

Judges to examine 'sexist' instant divorces in India

A multi-faith five-judge bench said it will look at whether the practice is "fundamental" to the right to Islam, according to local reports.

World News

Breastfeeding first in Australian parliament

Larissa Waters, senator for Queensland in the Australian Senate, has made history by becoming the first mother to breastfeed in the Senate chamber.

Poland

Poland's right to life bill raises the question "What kind of life?"

Every two hours during the night Małgorzta Tomczyk gets up to rub ointment into her son’s skin to prevent it drying and cracking up.

Sweden

The Swedish melting pot where women work for a better future

Yalla Trappan, a Swedish social enterprise that combines work, inclusion and women’s empowerment started with just six women when it was founded seven years ago.

World News

What choices for European women seeking gender equality?

Efforts to end discrimination that affects half of the European population have fallen through in a European Union dedicated to economic harmonisation.

Economy

New British law could be major boost in womens' fight to close gender pay gap

From Thursday all British forms employing 250 people or more will have to publish by next April the complete gender breakdown of their workers' pay, and will no longer be able to hide the lower rates

Focus

Role of African women: a key issue at Dakhla forum

Agriculture, food security, sustainable development and the role of women — just some of the topics covered at this year’s Crans Montana Forum which was held in…

USA

Women's Day marchers target Trump on abortion and pay gap

International Women’s Day saw demonstrations across America in favour of economic equality and against President Trump’s policies on abortion and healthcare.

World News

'A Day Without Women' highlights lack of gender diversity

A statue of a young girl stands in front of Lower Manhattan’s well-known bronze charging bull, as if to fearlessly stare it down.