How dangerous is Australia for women?
By Frances MaoBBC News, Sydney Image copyrightAYA MAASARWE / INSTAGRAMImage captionAya Maasarwe was killed after getting off a tram in Melbourne last week In the […]
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Oscar nominations shut out female directors — again
By ASHLEY LEE “Leave No Trace” director Debra Granik, right, was shut out of the 2019 Oscar nominations, which were announced Tuesday morning. (Scott Green / […]
Kamala Harris officially enters US presidential race
Democratic senator portrays herself as a fighter for justice and equality as she enters crowded field of candidates vying to take on Trump in 2020 […]
Women’s March 2019: thousands to protest across US
Erin Durkin in New York Activists protest against the Trump administration and rally for women’s rights on International Woman’s Day, 8 March 2017 in Washington […]
Rahaf Mohammed: Saudi teen says women ‘treated like slaves’
Media captionRahaf Mohammed told Canadian media she’ll work in support of women’s freedom around the world A Saudi teenager given asylum in Canada after fleeing […]
Lady Gaga breaks her silence on R Kelly
By Mark SavageBBC Music reporter Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionR Kelly and Lady Gaga performed together at the 2013 American Music Awards Lady Gaga has apologised […]
Why a Saudi woman can be arrested for disobeying her father
BBC News Image copyrightAFPImage captionSamar Badawi, pictured with Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton, has campaigned for equality Saudi Arabia drew international plaudits last year when […]
Cyntoia Brown: Tennessee governor grants clemency in 2004 murder
By BBC Image copyrightCBS NEWS A Tennessee woman serving life in prison for the 2004 murder of a man who solicited her for sex as […]
18 countries where women need their husband’s permission to work
By Stéphanie Thomson All are equal in the eyes of the law. Except, it seems, if you’re a woman. Of 173 economies covered in a recent World […]
French author, 50, says women over 50 are too old to love
Yann Moix, a prize-winning novelist, says women of same age are ‘invisible’ to him Update: ‘Prisoner of my tastes’ – Moix defends his comments Kim […]