Women in Russia make up a rising proportion of those being detained in protests against President Vladimir Putin's mobilisation for the war in Ukraine, data show, as many Russian men fear being sent to the frontlines if they demonstrate.
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Argentine President Alberto Fernandez on Monday again reshuffled his Cabinet and appointed three women to lead the labor, social development and women's ministries, as a deep economic crisis has sparked weeks of protests.
India's Supreme Court has upheld the right for all women to terminate a pregnancy up to 24 weeks, regardless of marital status.
Beyond the Screen, founded by Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, will create an open database to document ways that Big Tech companies are failing their "ethical obligations to society" and outline possible solutions.
Mexico City mayor eyes history in bid to be first female president
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Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, a trained physicist vying to become the country's first female president, is hoping her environmental credentials and success in curbing crime will help set her apart in the race for the top job in 2024.
Pope rules baptised lay Catholics, including women, can lead Vatican departments
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For centuries, the most Vatican departments have been headed by male clerics, usually cardinals or bishops, but that could change from June 5 when the new charter takes effect after more than nine years of work.
Turning trauma into art, Brazilian tattoo artist gives women reason to smile
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"You can transform someone's life with your art. You can see it in her eyes. Her soul brightens and she glows with happiness."
Teachers and students from three high schools around the capital Kabul said girls had returned in excitement to campuses on Wednesday morning, but were ordered to go home. They said many students left in tears.
The gender ministry has become a lightning rod for an increasingly acrimonious gender debate in the country of 52 million where several inequalities remain - the women's labour market participation rate is below the OECD average and it has the worst gender pay gap in the same group.
The Taliban will allow girls around Afghanistan to return to class when high schools open next week after months of uncertainty over whether the group would allow full access to education for girls and women.
European Union states have given initial approval to pushing firms to appoint women to at least 40% of non-executive director roles or 33% of all board jobs by 2027, the latest attempt to advance a draft law that has been stalled for a decade.
While the overall number of suicides edged down from the year before, the number of women who took their own lives rose by 42 to 7,068, the second straight year of increase.