women's rights

Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe has said Met Police may end policy of automatic belief of sex abuse complaints.

International Volleyball Association criticised for not fighting stadium ban on women in Iran

In Europe, the UK has by far the highest number of girls and women who have undergone FGM.

Research shows 60% of female workers in the UK are likely to be underpaid, compared with 40% of men.

Cologne has done its utmost to make sure that the Weiberfastnacht festival continues as normal, without any security worries

Adolescent girls who have fled the conflict in Syria pose as their future selves -  having achieved their goals.

The plans were approved by Netanyahu's cabinet over objections despite concerns by Orthodox Jews

The Zika virus can cause microcephaly and brain defects in new-born babies but in Brazil abortion is still illegal

Women are still chronically under-represented across all fields of science.

While I protest the burqa and niqab, the hijab is used by Muslim women to assert their identity.

The scholarships are to encourage girls to stay 'pure' and are subject to tests.

David Cameron accused of 'stigmatising' Muslim women - but why shouldn't the PM discuss Islam?

The bodies of Blake and her two children were discovered at her home in Erith in London.

The teenager survived her terrifying ordeal to identify her attackers and now calls for capital punishment

Violence towards women can increase after seeking a Sharia divorce.

Youngest convicted rapist in the 2012 Delhi bus rape case has been released from a correctional centre.

The woman kissed a newborn camel and now her mother-in-law is calling for a divorce.

A number of women have been elected to political office for the first time in Saudi Arabia.

A total of 978 women registered as electoral candidates, along with 5,938 men.

Rights groups warned women have been abandoned after defying husbands' orders.

A South African appeals court has found Pistorius guilty of the murder of Steenkamp.

A ruling by the Belfast high court found Northern Ireland abortion legislation to be in breach of human rights law.

Chancellor announces spending review cuts on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

Fawcett Society finds women's voices are absent from economic views in the media.

IBTimes UK inteviews the president of the Sierra Leone Football Association about sexism in football and ebola.

YouGov research found out global attitudes to gender equality in 24 countries.

Child rights activist Abraham Keita has won the International Children's Peace Prize.

New Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau appoints a cabinet that is half men and half women.

Post-mortem examination following death of the two cousins revealed they had been raped several times.

Women are still regularly sidelined from political life and subject to violence in public and at home.