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United Kingdom

First woman bishop smashes Church of England's glass ceiling

The Church of England has consecrated its first woman bishop more than two decades after it allowed women to become priests. Mother-of-two Reverend

26/01/2015

Saudi Arabia

What now for Saudi Arabia after the death of King Abdullah?

23/01/2015

United Kingdom

Sun drops topless page three girls and shunts nudity online - at a price

After 44 years of literally titillating its readers with bare-breasted women on page three, British daily tabloid The Sun is dropping the semi-naked

20/01/2015

United Kingdom

The Sun newspaper drops topless models from Page 3

20/01/2015

India

Uber rape case drives expansion of all-female cab services in New Delhi

With violence against women in India coming more and more to the fore, one company, Cabs for Women by Women, a service in the capital, New Delhi

19/01/2015

Afghanistan

Shukria Barakzai fears Afghan women's rights will worsen

Coinciding with an international troop pull-out from Afghanistan, politician Shukria Barakzai fears losing the human rights many women have fought

31/12/2014

Saudi Arabia

Saudi women drivers referred to terrorism court

Two Saudi women detained for nearly a month in defiance of a ban on females driving have been referred to a court established to try terrorism cases

25/12/2014

United Kingdom

History is made - the Church of England appoints its first female bishop

Forty-eight-year-old, mother of two, Libby Lane has made Church of England history by overturning centuries of tradition and becoming its first

18/12/2014

India

Candlelit vigil on second anniversary of fatal gang rape that shocked India

Dozens of people gathered in the Indian capital New Delhi on Tuesday to condemn violence against women on the second anniversary of the brutal gang

16/12/2014

India

Praise for Indian sisters after fightback video goes viral

01/12/2014

Hungary

Women's rights groups in Hungary condemn police rape video

01/12/2014

World

Sakharov Prize winner Mukwege on justice for DRC's women

26/11/2014

World

WISE choice: Ann Cotton transforms African girls' lives through education

07/11/2014

USA

Update: Emma Watson nude photos threat may be elaborate PR stunt

23/09/2014

World

Mother nurture: the impact of maternal influence on children's education

16/05/2014

World

Boko Haram: rebels with a cause, or simple gangsters?

14/05/2014

France

Portuguese Helena Costa to be first ever female manager of French professional men's team

07/05/2014

World

Women's Day, India, suffering in world's largest 'democracy'

08/03/2014

World

Breaking down the barriers to equal education rights

07/03/2014

United Kingdom

UK: Female prisoners 'coerced into sex for cigarettes and alcohol'

25/02/2014