Sex education lessons must engage boys and young men in order to tackle "a scourge" of sexual harassment and violence in schools, according to a group of elected representatives in the UK.

Australian scientists say they have made the world's first diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in a professional female athlete.

A new study from More Than Equal finds that women struggle to progress to the higher echelons of motorsport partly because of problems raising funding based on gender bias. Other obstacles included the lack of female-specific training, too few role models, and mechanical challenges.

Mark Wright, director of science at conservation charity WWF, says Goodall was "a real trailblazer" in many ways. But this photograph helped people recognise the importance of a female perspective within the scientific research community. "She was a young woman saying that women are equally well-placed to do really first class research in the field."

Extreme heat is having a detrimental impact on women living in Indian slums. Now a simple solution is helping them keep cool.

For many women, the moment is long overdue in a Taiwanese society otherwise praised globally for its progressive politics and commitment to gender equality. President Tsai Ing-wen, the island's first female leader, has apologised and vowed reform.

Farrell described the new role as a "unique opportunity to take on one of the most exciting and challenging jobs in UK policing". She will have responsibility for 23,000 officers and staff in what is the UK's second largest police force.

The UN estimates that one in two people in Afghanistan - most of them women - suffer from psychological distress even before the Taliban takeover in 2021. But things are now worse than ever before because of the Taliban government's clampdown on women's freedoms, and the economic crisis in the country.

"Everyone now knows me by my name. Identity is not a small thing. Earlier only men were known by their names, now women are identified by their names too."