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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

United Kingdom

'A defining moment': RAF opens up close-combat unit to women

The RAF becomes the first branch of the British military to open up all roles to men and women.

01/09/2017

Sport

Hero's welcome for victorious Black Ferns in NZ

The team beat England 41-32 in a thrilling Women's Rugby World Cup final in Belfast

29/08/2017

USA

Ladies and gentleman, we have a winner - US health care worker scoops a massive 643 million euros on the lottery

Massachusetts lottery officials identify a 53-year-old health care worker as the winner of more than 643 million euros in a Powerball draw, the largest prize for a single ticket-holder in the contest's history.

24/08/2017

Iran

Iran bans teachers with acne, unsightly moles and dental problems

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

24/08/2017

United Kingdom

Netflix show, 'Glow' boosts interest in female wrestling

Female wrestling has had a boost since the Netflix show, 'Glow' hit our screens.

17/08/2017

World News

Melbourne cafe introduces 'man tax' to highlight gender pay gap.

An Australian cafe is charging its male customers more to draw attention to the Australian gender pay gap.

11/08/2017

United Kingdom

UK advertising watchdog cracks down on gender stereotypes

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) wants to write potentially harmful cliched roles out of the script.

18/07/2017

World News

Peru reveals face of ancient priestess

3D imaging technology and forensics archaeology used to reveal face from Peru's ancient past

05/07/2017

France

French abortion pioneer Simone Veil dies aged 89

A figurehead of the struggle for women's rights in Europe, French politician and holocaust survivor Simone Veil, has died aged 89.

30/06/2017

World News

Heart Federation launches #MatchFitWoman to get women moving

14/06/2017

Sport

Unseeded Ostapenko wins historic French Open title

Latvian Jelena Ostapenko is first unseeded woman to win Roland Garros since Briton Margaret Scriven in 1933

10/06/2017