Former Emirates staff say cabin crew returning from maternity leave face incredible pressure to satisfy the airline's strict image and weight standards enforced by an internal group of officers known by some as the "weight police."

A high-end sushi restaurant in Surrey, UK, suggested that women wear "skinny jeans with sexy black ankle-strap heels and with a form-fitting top," per media reports. "Alternatively, there are many different types of dresses that would look good at a bar in the summer or winter, namely a midi or bodycon dresses," the restaurant said in a terms and conditions document published Tuesday.

The former captain of the Afghan women's soccer team is urging her teammates to burn their kits. She also advised them to delete their photos to protect themselves from the Taliban.

"When Michelle read her role, she was like, 'No, I'm not playing that.' And then she changed it completely. It went from a trophy girlfriend to this really layered character," fellow cast member Jordana Brewster said.

The Washington Post newsroom is banding together in support of a reporter who said she was barred from covering sexual misconduct and #MeToo because she is a survivor of sexual assault.

In honor of Women's History Month, here are 11 pioneering female rock stars — some of whom you might not know — who changed the course of rock-and-roll history.

Afghanistan's Kam Air says it performed the first all-female crewed flight in the country's history. The Boeing 737-500 flew from Kabul to Herat with two female pilots and four female cabin crew.

Very few women founders have been able to scale and lead their startups to an IPO. Only about 4 accomplished this in 2020. Only about 20 have in recent history.

"They don't really have an arc of their own. And they usually feel very one-dimensional in the sense that there's not a lot of layers to them, meaning they all seem very kind of like the same person over and over and over again. It would have been great and it would have been fine, but I wouldn't have grown at all."

As millions more women fall into poverty because of the pandemic, period poverty will only increase. It's time the US addressed period poverty and ensured all women have the access they need to menstrual products. If Scotland can do it, so can we.

Capt. Amy Bauernschmidt will become the commanding officer of a carrier in fiscal year 2022. Bauernschmidt previously made history by becoming the first woman to be selected as an executive officer aboard a carrier.