Women's rights

South Korea’s unfinished fight for menstrual rights

Officials say the ultimate goal is to ensure anyone can access menstrual products freely in urgent situations.

Taliban’s new marriage separation decree draws UN criticism

The decree sets out various grounds for separation in Afghanistan, including a husband’s prolonged disappearance and “incompatibility” between couples.

Abortion pill lawsuit leaves Trump silent, and in a political bind

Mifepristone is the first pill taken in a two-drug medication abortion regimen that has become the method used in nearly two-thirds of abortions in the United States.

Brutal stabbing in Kelantan puts spotlight on femicide

Muhammad Hazim Muhammad, 19, being escorted by police officers at the Kota Bharu Magistrate's Court, Kelantan, on May 12.

UNICEF warns that Afghanistan could lose up to 25,000 female health workers and teachers

The Taliban has banned women from most public sector jobs and limited girls to receiving an education only until the age of 12.

As some hijabs come off in Iran, restrictions still in place

Wearing the headscarf in public has been mandatory for women in Iran since shortly after the Islamic Revolution of 1979.

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Aware’s new leader and the art of mending what is broken

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Ms Lim Shoon Yin, executive director of AWARE, with her kintsugi pottery, on April 2, 2026.

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Role of women in the Anglican, Catholic Churches

Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally was installed on March 25, 2026. Around 37 per cent of active clergy in the Church of England are women.

Cowgirls of Philippine rodeo tackle steers, stereotypes

Ms Christel Mae Firme competing in the lassoing on horseback event during the Rodeo Festival in the province of Masbate.

Mexico masculinity summit ploughs ahead after public funding backlash

FILE PHOTO: Eduardo Verastegui speaks during an interview with Reuters, in Mexico City, Mexico September 27, 2023. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha/File Photo

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