"People need to see more people like me out there in the world."

The science of pain is complex and its assessment subjective, leading to bias and health inequality. Now, researchers are searching for a reliable, objective measure of pain.

Eight years of fighting between government-aligned forces have taken a heavy toll on the population, especially women and children. Female-headed households face the highest levels of food insecurity, as only a tiny percentage of women work outside their homes in Yemen. And yet the United Nations Population Fund estimates women are the main breadwinners for one in three families displaced by the fighting.

Doctors are warning that embarrassment about naming parts of the female anatomy is putting women's health in jeopardy.

The Rossettis, a new exhibition at Tate Britain, invites us into the world of a very atypical Victorian family. It's a world where avant-garde fashion meets female liberation, drug addiction, political radicalism, and wombats.

Including ministers outside cabinet, there are now more women in country’s executive than men.

An increasing number of women in Angola are working to get rid of the scourge of landmines left from the 27-year civil war, which are still claiming victims long after the fighting finished.

Christina Koch will become the first woman astronaut ever assigned to a lunar mission, while Victor Glover will be the first black astronaut on one. They will join Reid Wiseman and Jeremy Hansen to fly a capsule around the Moon late next year or early in 2025.

Iranian authorities have begun installing cameras in public places to identify unveiled women, the police have announced.

Two women have been arrested in Iran after being attacked with yoghurt. Iran's judiciary said the two women have been detained for showing their hair, which is illegal in Iran.

Despite the growing trend in solo travel, women still encounter challenges when they travel abroad alone. But some places are topping the rankings when it comes to safety and equality.