The word "patriarchy", meaning "rule of the father", reflects how male power has long been believed to start in the family with men as heads of their households, passing power from fathers to sons. But across the primate world, this is vanishingly rare. And patriarchy isn't universal among humans, either.

Connecticut lawmakers have voted to exonerate 12 people more than 370 years after they were convicted of witchcraft in colonial America. Other countries have also sought to recognise people that were unfairly persecuted for witchcraft in the past.

The US needs a million more electricians to meet its climate goals. Breaking down barriers for women in the industry could help recruit them.

The first woman of colour has been appointed as Lord Mayor of Cardiff. Bablin Molik said her journey in politics began as she wanted to show women of colour and young mums they can "achieve greatly".

"A great pleasure and honour that I'm very happy to carry."

The laws requiring companies to post salary ranges help level pay disparities in some ways. But these steps may not go far enough.

The first four months of 2023 have seen record TV viewing figures for women's sport in the UK. From 1 January-30 April, 20.6 million people watched at least three minutes or more of women's sport, including many new to viewing women's sport. This is up from 18.9 million in the same period in 2022.

Sperm quality appears to be declining around the world but is a little discussed cause of infertility. Now scientists are narrowing in on what might be behind the problem.

Organisers from the University of Portsmouth said traditional histories of the city often focussed on the activities of men. But a new plaque celebrates the university's Women's Community Activism project, which recorded oral histories of female campaigners and pioneers from 1960s onwards.

At least 400 women in prison for being part of the Islamic State group are in the second week of a hunger strike. They are in prison for being part of the Islamic State group, after what they say were unfair trials. The group is said to include foreign nationals from Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Syria, France, Germany and the US.

Although many children have returned to school and nursery, not every mum has the help she needs yet.

Film critic Karina Longworth points to the film's ability to inspire many readings was part of its success: "That film that was in the American media for nine months after its release. There was so much debate to be had. Some people saw it as being feminist, others saw it as very anti-feminist." She added, "Fatal Attraction almost played like a completely different movie to different people depending on what their point of view was at the time."