Leaders call for action as latest data shows European women face an average 14% pay gap as compared to male workers

Widespread outrage among women and others greeted the abortion ruling which bans terminations due to foetal defects

Pandemic risks slowing women’s progress still further as unpaid caring duties grow and paid work shrinks

Abortion in Poland will be banned in the case of foetal abnormalities and will be legal only in the case of rape, incest or a threat to the woman's health

Protesters interrupt a mass in Poznan chanting "we are sick of this" and hold up banners with slogans in front of the altar

Abortion will only be allowed in Poland in the case of rape, incest or a threat to the mother's health and life

The amendment would have doubled waiting periods, banned clinics from advertising services and made women declare their reasons for termination

Under Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand's parliament will be the most inclusive ever, with several people of colour, LGBT+ members and a high number of women

The French government plans to introduce jail terms and fines for doctors who provide controversial so-called "virginity certificates" for traditional religious marriages