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USA

Dustin Hoffman accused of sexual harassment

Dustin Hoffman has become the latest Hollywood star to become embroiled in sexual misconduct claims

02/11/2017

Egypt

Egyptian lawyer says raping women in revealing clothing is ‘national duty’

“A girl walking like this – harassing her is a patriotic duty and raping her is a national duty.”

30/10/2017

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia will allow women to attend sporting events in stadiums

Women in Saudi Arabia will be allowed to attend sporting events in three selected stadiums from early next year. The plan is part of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman's reforms laid out in his 'Vision for 2030'.

30/10/2017

Japan

Sailors and their dogs rescued after five months drifting at sea

Two Americans and their two dogs have been rescued from their sailing boat in the Pacific Ocean after drifting for five months.

27/10/2017

China

IKEA to pull 'sexist' advert in China following backlash

The Swedish furniture giant said it was thankful for the "candid feedback"

25/10/2017

Kyrgyzstan

Krygyzstan grapples with forced marriage of minors

"Taking and running away" custom mostly older men taking underage brides by force in central Asian nation, despite being outlawed.

25/10/2017

Sweden

Rallies calling for equal rights for women take place across Sweden

22/10/2017

USA

Playboy's first transgender centrefold as magazine honours Hugh Hefner

Ines Rau is the first transgender model to feature on the men's magazine's centre pages.

20/10/2017

World News

The world’s most dangerous megacities for women

Where do women fare the worst in terms of sexual violence, access to healthcare, cultural practices and economic opportunities?

17/10/2017

Poland

Beauty has no boundaries: First Miss Wheelchair World breaks down barriers for disabled women

The world's first Miss Wheelchair World was held in Poland.

08/10/2017

Norway

Norway men’s football team takes pay cut so women’s side earns the same

Male and female national players in Norway will earn the same wages in what is thought to be a first in world football.

08/10/2017

USA

Trump curbs access to free birth-control

The US President has given more employers the right to opt out of offering coverage, on religious or moral grounds

07/10/2017

World

Indian women in the workforce: discussion from the India Economic Summit

India has one of the lowest female labour force participation rates in the world, and this number is declining.

06/10/2017

Saudi Arabia

Female drivers will reduce crashes in Saudi Arabia, says minister

Saudi Arabia currently has one of the world's worst traffic death rates, will female drivers make a difference?

29/09/2017

Pakistan

Pakistan's pioneer female truck drivers

These 60-tonne yellow trucks are a familiar sight around Pakistan's largest open pit mine in the Thar desert. Usually driven by men, now the region's women are eyeing a road out of poverty by snapping up truck-driving jobs

29/09/2017

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: money-saving decree?

Saudi Arabia's decree allowing women to drive is hailed as both a victory for human rights and a money-saver for many families.

27/09/2017

Saudi Arabia

Saudi king issues decree allowing all women to drive - Al Arabiya TV

26/09/2017

Living

A single shoe taking you from low to high

Interview with entrepreuneur Tanya Heath on her innovative shoe heel concept.

10/09/2017

World News

Which EU country has the most teenage mothers?

02/09/2017

Ukraine

Made in Chernyhiv: Ukrainian factory's female workforce prevent disputed factory takeover

The female workforce of a Ukrainian clothing factory has forcibly resisted a disputed takeover of their clothing factory.

01/09/2017