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The Huthi rebels’ violation of women’s rights is on the rise in conservative Yemen. The situation grew ‘more acute last year.

After her boyfriend repeatedly beat her, Marija reached out for help from the authorities. But like many other women in Serbia, she soon lost hope in a system unable to protect her.

Iranian women were allowed Thursday for the first time in almost three years to attend a football match of their country’s national team in a Tehran stadium.

Images of Tunisa MPMakhlouf, which went viral on social media, sparked an unprecedented outpouring of testimonies of sexual harassment

Nine years ago, Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head for fighting for her right to an education in Pakistan and now she has married the love of her life!

“In Benin, nearly 200 women die each year as the result of abortion complications,” said health minister Benjamin Hounkpatin

“The situation is that the Taliban don’t respect anything: not journalists – foreign and local – or women,” she said

‘I want to fight and regain the rights that they took from us. We don’t need to go to another country. This is our homeland.’

The Taliban seek to distance themselves from the harsher policies of old, when half the population was excluded from work and education.

GBV activist, Leilani Kuter will take on her third annual walk to highlight sexual assault survivors in South Africa.

Afghan women held a rare protest saying they were willing to accept the burqa if their daughters could still go to school under Taliban rule.

From tech to medicine, the women of Mzansi have shown resilience while making contributions to the development and unity of the world.

As we celebrate Women’s Day on 9 August, we must take the time to highlight the extraordinary women on social media.

There’s still very little understanding of the concept of pink tax among men and women, although awareness is starting to grow.

Saadawi’s outspoken brand of feminism — including campaigning against women wearing the veil, inequality in Muslim inheritance rights between men and women, polygamy and female circumcision – gained her as many critics as admirers in the Middle East.

Trade Union UASA has on International Women’s Day highlighted statistics which show how women have been affected during the pandemic

Despite some successes in improving women’s rights, South Africa did not have a great deal to celebrate on International Women’s Day.

The ’16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children’ campaign calls for the prevention and elimination of violence against women and children.

Kenya is hosting a United Nations-coordinated International Conference on Population and Development in Nairobi this week.

The Interim Steering Committee on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide has identified key actions that will pilot emergency response to the crisis.

“Women must know that their rights are promoted, protected and advanced.”

The Global Conference on Violence Against Women is the world’s key research conference on violence against women and other forms of violence driven by gender inequality in low and middle-income countries.

The BBC named SA’s Lucinda Evans one of the most inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2019.

The day addresses discrimination against girls in all spheres of life