Over a dozen women are suing Texas after being denied abortions they say were medically necessary.

The laws redefine rape and raise the age of consent from 13, after public anger over rape acquittals.

A third of young men in Germany find it acceptable to use violence against women, according to a new survey which has caused outrage among gender equality campaigners.

Before home pregnancy tests, the most reliable test was just to wait and see. But people still wanted to know as early as possible whether they were harboring a tiny human.

Afghanistan faces a worsening mental health crisis amid a clampdown on women's freedoms and rights.

Catriona Ní Ghribín is working to record at-risk traditional songs from north-west Donegal.

Experts say Indian politicians' engagement with the Indian American diaspora is "unique".

The health ministry says making the pill more easily available "removes an important barrier".

Saudi biomedical scientist Rayyanah Barnawi will carry out breast cancer research while in orbit.

Broadcast journalist Connie Chung was the first Asian American woman to co-anchor a major network newscast.

From serving in the Iraq War to becoming the first U.S. senator to give birth in office, Tammy Duckworth has an impressive history of overcoming adversity with grit and humor.

Interpol are searching for the names of 22 women murdered in Belgium, Germany and The Netherlands over the last few decades, whose identity remains a mystery.