Weinstein found guilty of sexual assault, rape, in victory for #MeToo movement

Once one of Hollywood's most influential producers, Weinstein was found guilty of sexually assaulting former production assistant Mimi Haleyi and raping Jessica Mann, a onetime aspiring actress

South Korea's feminists fight to go braless in push for equality

A growing number of women in South Korea choose not to wear a bra in public in a bid to reject traditional social norms and to push for gender equality


India's grandmothers harvest new social status from climate-smart farming

As they learn techniques to help them get a harvest even in the face of climate pressures, rural women are winning new respect and clout


Scotland to approve free sanitary products for all women

The legislation will make products such as tampons and sanitary pads free for all women in Scotland


Senegal opens West Africa's first big wind farm in push for renewables

With the wind farm, Senegal will get 30% of its energy from clean sources, in a push to cut its dependence on fossil fuels


Colombia court poised to make historic abortion ruling

Abortion is only allowed if a mother's life is at risk, a fetus is malformed or the pregnancy is a result of rape


Croatia's president condemns burning of gay couple effigy

Zoran Milanovic said the burning of the effigy, which depicted two men kissing, at a festival in southern Croatia on Sunday was 'inhumane and totally unacceptable'


INTERVIEW-Trans BMXer riding high as Olympic dream edges nearer

'I would be getting to be the person that I needed to see when I was younger, which is - I mean that would be so important to me'


Family of murdered British backpacker backs domestic violence campaign

The 'Love Grace X' project donates handbags full of toiletries to women fleeing domestic violence


Opinion

OPINION: In 2020, the power of people must defeat failing politics on climate change

It’s time to reject political leaders who offer gradual steps when what we need is transformation



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