Women and girls
UN adopts post-Assad Syria resolution recognizing women searching for missing family
Syria’s representative to the UN, told the General Assembly ahead of the resolution’s adoption that Syrian women faced what he described as “the worst missing persons crisis in modern history."
Five years after Taliban takeover, Afghan women remain trapped in deepening rights crisis
European Parliament demands Pakistan free 13-year-old Christian girl in forced marriage, conversion
The Israeli-Bedouin women’s rights activist bringing women to the negotiation table - interview
WATCH: Sharia law scholar warns against higher education for women
"We throw our daughters and our children into the ocean and we say to them, 'Don't you dare get wet.'"
London Orthodox teacher fired for living with boyfriend wins legal case
Zelda de Groen told a tribunal that school managers subjected her to a “humiliating” hour-long interview.
All-female police motorbike squad to fight gender crimes in Delhi
The squad of 600 policewomen will ride in pairs through the streets on state-of-art motorbikes, equipped with guns, pepper sprays and body cameras.
Police arrest man for erasing women's faces from Jerusalem signs
"Dehumanizing women by erasing their faces is a very dangerous phenomenon that we have to fight."
First female IAF pilot appointed deputy commander in combat squadron
Captain Y lost her grandfather, also an IAF pilot, during the Yom Kippur War.
Saudi women riled by robot with no hijab and more rights than they have
"It hit a sore spot that a robot has citizenship and my daughter doesn't."
Despite assault allegations, ministry awards singer prize
Shlomo Gronich’s wife accepts lifetime achievement award day after songwriter accused of sexual assault.
More than 40 million people trapped in slavery worldwide
Almost three out of every four slaves are women and girls and one in four is a child, according to the report.
1 in 6 female soldiers report sexual harassment in IDF
The majority of female soldiers who reported being sexually harassed said they had been harassed more than once during their service.
Cyber-bully attacks increase, watchdog reports
Results showed that 62% of teenagers have encountered sexual content online.