For the first time in Georgia, the Interagency Commission on Prevention of Violence against Women and / or Domestic Violence, Protection and Assistance to Victims of Violence was established in Zugdidi Municipality to ensure systematic and coordinated work on the prevention of violence against women and / or domestic violence

Brazil has become one of the few countries to adopt an equal pay policy for both women’s and men’s football, the country’s football association announced

Employer aims to remove stigma in a nation where menstruation is still taboo to some

Female US politicians write letter calling on Facebook to protect women in politics from threats of violence and sexism

The government is under pressure to encourage more women to report assault after a slew of complaints on social media

The lawmaker asked whether people are 'sick of sexist garbage' before calling out a columnist who criticised her clothing choices

New Zealand’s parliament has unanimously passed an Equal Pay Amendment Bill that ensures workers are not paid less because of their gender

The ruling Georgian Dream Party has picked only one woman to run as a majoritarian candidate in October’s parliamentary elections, out of 30 candidates.

Swedish teen climate activist says she hopes the award will help her "do more good in the world"